Jones Act

Diversified vessel owner shipping fuel, water and other supplies as part of island’s ‘long-term’ recover.

Another interesting presentation at CMA's Shipping Conference and Exhibition Legal session was by Jeanne M. Grasso, Partner at Blank Rome's Washington D.C. office.

Last week, the Senate approved and passed the Keystone XL bill with a suite of amendments.  Sen. John McCain’s (R-Arizona) amendment to repeal the built-in-America provision of the Jones Act was not among those included.  The House of Representatives has already passed its own version of the bill, and they are set to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate this week.

The shipping media has reacted powerfully to an amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline bill offered by Senator John McCain, which calls for the repeal of the domestic-build clause set forth by the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, colloquially known as the Jones Act. 

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

Our friends at Blank Rome brought the following to our attention - Action Item: U.S.

The latest edition of the Connecticut Maritime Association newsletter was distributed this week, and among the articles featured is Don Frost's latest in his series on US shipping policy.

Don Frost, author of the May editorial "The Fall of U.S. International Shipping 1960-1990" has continued his piece in the June issue of the Connecticut Maritime Association newsletter, posted as follows.

In a feature published by Maritime Professional, US Deputy Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen spoke about domestic and international policies, including the Jones Act, as cited in the following excerpt from the article:

More than Advocacy: Incentives

New Jersey Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker released a statement Wednesday in response to the delivery of much-needed salt to state ports whose delay was largely but not necessarily accurately attributed to the Jones Act.