FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Horizon Lines was largest Jones Act maritime logistics company

One of the Horizon Lines' ships. (Photo: uglyships.wordpress.com)

Horizon Lines, Inc. was the largest Jones Act maritime shipping and logistics company in the United States. During its corporate lifetime, it was responsible for about 37% of all U.S. container shipments linking the continental United States to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 

Under the terms of the Jones Act, maritime shipments between U.S. ports are restricted to U.S.-built, owned, and flagged vessels that are operated by crews that are predominantly U.S. citizens. 

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