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Trump’s Jones Act waiver to expire Sunday unless extended
Industry groups want the White House to extend the waiver, while shipbuilders say 243 days of exemptions failed to cut pump prices.
- President Donald Trump faces a Sunday deadline to decide whether to extend temporary Jones Act waivers that allow foreign-flagged ships to haul fuel and farm goods between U.S. ports in an effort to curb rising consumer prices.
- Passed by Congress in 1920, the Jones Act generally requires cargo shipped between U.S. ports to travel on domestic vessels; Trump first invoked waiver authority in March, creating the longest continuous suspension at 243 days.
- American Maritime Partnership President Jennifer Carpenter urged Trump to let the waiver lapse, citing $2.6 billion in delayed ship production investments and $700 million in deferred dredging orders as evidence of domestic industry harm.
- Maritime Administration data shows foreign-flagged vessels logged 311 voyages under initial waivers but only 19 trips after August restrictions took effect, supporting energy groups' argument that stricter rules reduced fuel shipments.
- On Monday, AAA reported the national average for regular gasoline stood at $4.01; Carpenter warned that more than 28% of exemptions involved companies tied to China, raising national security concerns for the White House.
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Trump’s Jones Act waiver to expire Sunday unless extended - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump will decide by Sunday whether to extend temporary Jones Act waivers that allow foreign-flagged ships to haul fuel and farm goods between U.S. ports in an effort to curb rising consumer prices. The Jones Act, passed by Congress [...]
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Trump’s Jones Act waiver to expire Sunday unless extended
(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump will decide by Sunday whether to extend temporary Jones Act waivers that allow foreign-flagged ships to haul fuel and farm goods between U.S. ports in an effort to curb rising consumer prices.
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