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Source: USCG - This report collates data from the Coast Guard’s Marine Information Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) database regarding vessel population, inspections conducted, and deficiencies issued for the 2018 calendar year. The vessel populations used within this document are defined in the definitions appendix on page 28.

5/23/2018 Credit: splash247.com: Bi-partisan legislation was introduced to Congress on Tuesday, a bill with the aim of requiring that quotas of vessels carrying US crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) should be US-built and US-flagged.

We thought our subscribers might be interested in a recent discussion as to the history of and continued debate about the Jones Act (aka the Merchant Marine Act of 1920). Here's the link to the video. 

http://www.heritage.org/events/2014/12/jones-act-vs-free-markets