Revised Jones Act Waiver Takes Effect August 17

Jones Act Waiver Extended for Foreign-Flagged Vessels: New Guidelines Released

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Jones Act Waiver Exposes the Cost of U.S. Shipping Protectionism.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Since March, America has been running an accidental experiment and glimpsing what the country might look like without one of its dumbest statutes. The results are in, and they embarrass a century’s worth of U.S. lawmakers and defenders. The statute is the Jones Act, passed in 1920 to rebuild and protect the U.S. merchant marine fleet after World War I disrupted American shipping capabilities. It requires that any vessel moving …

Revised Jones Act Waiver Takes Effect August 17

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday the Department of Homeland Security has approved a second 90-day extension of a Jones Act waiver first issued on March 17, 2026, allowing certain covered cargoes to continue moving on foreign-flagged vessels between U.S.

US extends Jones Act waiver 90 days, revises compliance rules

Aug 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday the Department of Homeland Security has approved a second 90-day extension of a Jones Act ​waiver first issued on March 17, 2026, allowing ‌certain covered cargoes to continue moving on foreign-flagged vessels between U.S. ports under specified conditions. The waiver will commence on August 17, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. ET, the CBP guidance said. CBP said any covered product ‌must …

Trump extends suspension of ‘Jones Act’ once again to ensure access to essential resources

The Corner Consejeros Editorial Team President Donald Trump has decided to extend the exemption from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known as the ‘Jones Act’, for a further 90 days, with the aim of ensuring that the country’s armed forces and key industries ‘maintain uninterrupted access to essential resources’. This is the second extension of the exemption from the law, which stipulates that only US-flagged vessels may be used to transport...