原文传递
State Jones Act Resolutions Are A Great Idea
| 题名： | State Jones Act Resolutions Are A Great Idea |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | Earlier this year, Tennessee's General Assembly celebrated the Jones Act by passing a resolution in its support. The Jones Act, more properly known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was named for Sen. Wesley Jones. It has been updated and amended many times, most recently in 2006. It supports and protects the U.S. merchant marine-including on the inland waterways-by requiring that all point-to-point waterborne commerce between U.S. ports be conducted in U.S.-built, U.S-crewed vessels. This is known as a cabotage law, and about 80 percent of all the world's coastlines are covered by similar laws. Tennessee's resolution garnered lots of praise and support from many quarters. The American Waterways Operators praised the resolution, as did the Seafarers' International Union and a number of barge industry executives in guest editorials, from George Leavell, executive vice president at Wepfer Marine, to John Roberts, the president and CEO of Ingram Barge Line, who wrote in the Tennessean expressing his thanks. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 136 |
| 期： | 18 |
| 页码： | 4-4 |
检索历史
应用推荐
