Tag: Jones Act

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a report on the feasibility of four current Jones Act vessels completing their routes using renewably sourced liquid hydrogen via fuel cells. 

Platypus Marine announced this week that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Damen Shipyards for the building of a Fast Crew Supply (FCS) vessel, compliant with the Jones Act, to serve the offshore wind industry in the United States. 

Congressman John Garamendi introduced the “Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act,” which would close nearly 50 years of loopholes.

The Transportation Institute (TI) released a study by Ernst & Young (EY) evaluating the Jones Act and its implications on freight rates, container availability, port congestion, and carrier performance in the Caribbean Region relative to global averages.

Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement for a joint development project (JDP) with Northeast Technical Services Co., Inc. (NETSCo) to design and develop a Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted, and Eversource inked a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV).

America's Congressman, John Garamendi and Senator Roger Wicker are reintroducing the 'Energizing American Shipbuilding Act', aiming to recapitalise the US's strategic domestic building and maritime industries. This would be achieved by increasing the percentages of LNG and crude oil exports that will be transported on US-built, flagged, and crewed vessels. 

The US Naval Institute focused on the Jones Act, providing an insight into what it is, what's its history and whether it is successful. Generally, the Jones Act is a federal law that regulates maritime commerce in the United States. The Jones Act only applies to domestic U.S. trade. It has no impact on vessels transporting cargo to or from another country.