Jones Act Archives

Keeping Up With The Jones Act

by Tom O'Brien, Guest Author and Tyler Reeb, Guest Author October 9, 2017May 1, 2023

In late September, President Donald Trump waived the Jones Act – a nearly century-old law that restricts the transport of goods between U.S. ports exclusively to ships built in the United States and owned by U.S. citizens or corporations. The Jones Act is an example of legislation designed to protect cabotage, or trade within a […]