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Jones Act Snipers Come Out Again
| 题名： | Jones Act Snipers Come Out Again |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | Here we go again. Every time there's an issue in the news that affects economics and grabs public attention-whether it's COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, or overseas turmoil-you can trust the oil companies to use it as an excuse to once again attack and blame the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires that point-to-point shipping in the U.S. be carried on American bottoms crewed by American crews. It's been a target of oil shippers for decades. Now that Russia and Ukraine are in the news, oil companies are again reportedly applying for Jones Act waivers. That led America's Maritime Partnership, a coalition that advocates for and defends the Jones Act, to write a letter March 10 to President Joe Biden. AMP represents virtually every element of the U.S. domestic maritime fleet, including maritime workers, vessel operators, and shipyards. The letter, signed by Ku'uhaku Park, president of the AMP, reminded the president, "Today there is more than adequate American vessel capacity to address any requirements to transport oil within the United States." There is a waiver process available under Section 501, and one was applied for but denied when the U.S. Maritime Administration and Customs and Border Patrol determined that domestic vessels were available. Most of the waiver requests after the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline were also found to be unlawful. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 50 |
| 页码： | 4-4 |
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