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Sparrows Point shipyard could bring thousands of jobs, promises billions in investments
By Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters. President Donald Trump joined state and local leaders Tuesday to welcome a huge new shipyard that will bring billions
IBEW Backs Jones Act & Domestic Shipbuilding
By the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Delegates to the 41st International Convention of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in San Diego sent a
Long Jones Act Waiver Could Cut Shipbuilding Activity by $2.6B
By The Maritime Executive. In a new study conducted for the Transportation Institute, international consultancy PwC has calculated the potential cost to U.S. maritime capability
Analysis: Jones Act waivers risk Puerto Rico jobs
By Julio Rivera. Puerto Rico has seen this novela before. A crisis erupts overseas. Markets panic. Fuel prices jump. And suddenly, the same people who
Mississippi River mayors help cities navigate rising data center interest
By Héctor Alejandro Arzate, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. Mississippi River mayors came together this week to help river communities evaluate data center
McCown says Jones Act waiver hasn’t reduced gas prices but made profits for profiteers
By Stas Margaronis, Ports & Maritime Editor, American Journal of Transportation. John McCown, maritime analyst and publisher of the McCown Report, says the Trump administration’s
Emergency Energy Waiver Doesn’t Match the Market
By George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom. America needs a strong oil and gas industry. We also need a strong American maritime industry. Those two
What the Washington Post Gets Wrong about the Jones Act
After more than 100 days, ships using the Jones Act waiver moved only about 32 million barrels of petroleum. That is roughly 1.5 percent of
Trump’s Jones Act waiver isn’t ‘America First,’ it’s a gift to foreign fleets
By William P. Doyle, CEO, Dredging Contractors of America. The Trump administration acted quickly after the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waiving the
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