A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his decision to waive the Jones Act to allow the delivery of…
https://gcaptain.com/house-lawmakers-demand-answers-on-novel-and-problematic-jones-act-waivers/
MARAD determination letter reveals a sudden weekend scramble to waive the Jones Act to avoid what Puerto Rico’s governor described as an imminent power emergency. A determination letter from the…
https://gcaptain.com/marad-letter-reveals-new-details-about-latest-unusual-jones-act-waiver/
The U.S. Department of Homeland has issued a second Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico as the island continues to recover from Hurricane Fiona. The “temporary and targeted” waiver applies…
American maritime unions the Seafarers International Union; the American Maritime Officers; the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; and the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association have issued a joint statement…
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), representing most of the U.S. domestic maritime industry including ship operators, mariners, shipyards, and pro-defense organizations, has sent a scathing letter to Department of Homeland…
https://gcaptain.com/american-maritime-furious-over-unlawful-jones-act-waiver/
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón, Puerto Rico’s sole Representative to the U.S. Congress, has issued the following statement in reference to Puerto Rico’s fuel supply and, in part,…
https://gcaptain.com/congresswoman-gonzalez-colon-no-diesel-supply-crisis-in-puerto-rico/
Puerto Rico’s Governor has sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a limited waiver of Jones Act for petroleum products and LNG as the U.S. Commonwealth continues to recover…
https://gcaptain.com/puerto-ricos-governor-calls-on-biden-for-jones-act-waiver/
With Hurricane Fiona’s path of destruction in Puerto Rico, there are growing calls to waive Jones Act requirements that would allow foreign-flagged ships to deliver supplies between the U.S. mainland…
https://gcaptain.com/calls-for-puerto-rico-jones-act-waivers-grow-louder/