Jones Act

The Jones Act is more than 100 years old and recently Representative Ed Case began calling for a year long exemption from the maritime legislation because of the rising inflation and fuel costs.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case says it’s time for the Biden Administration to support an exemption for Hawaiʻi when it comes to the federal 1920 Jones Act. That law requires any cargo, including fuel, transported between two U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built and U.S-flagged ships.

Hawaii Congressman Ed Case wants amendments to the Jones Act, the maritime shipping law that requires only American-owned and built ships transport cargo…

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