On October 9, 2017, the following Associated Press article was published in newsprint from LA to New York, from Miami to Seattle, and from San Juan to Pearl Harbor, to Juneau. The American Merchant Marine Veterans organization diligently works to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Jones Act
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In a hearing convened October 3 by the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation in the House of Representatives, the facts about the Jones Act and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the beneficial role the crucial American cabotage … Continue reading
By Paul Doell National President, AMO In what may have been the most publicly played Jones Act controversy ever, the venerable domestic shipping law was the lead in nationwide news coverage for much of the last week in September. The … Continue reading