Revised Jones Act Waiver Takes Effect August 17

EDITORIAL: Trump's Jones Act waivers offer rare price relief

President Donald Trump last week extended for 90 days a waiver that allows foreign ships to transport goods including oil, fertilizer and other fossil fuel products between U.S. ports.

U.S. Extends Jones Act Waiver Another 90 Days, Adds U.S.-Flag Vessel Availability Test

The Trump administration has extended its emergency Jones Act waiver for another 90 days while substantially tightening the process for using foreign-flag vessels in domestic trades, including a new requirement...

Jones Act Waiver Extended for Foreign-Flagged Vessels: New Guidelines Released

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Jones Act Waiver Exposes the Cost of U.S. Shipping Protectionism.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Since March, America has been running an accidental experiment and glimpsing what the country might look like without one of its dumbest statutes. The results are in, and they embarrass a century’s worth of U.S. lawmakers and defenders. The statute is the Jones Act, passed in 1920 to rebuild and protect the U.S. merchant marine fleet after World War I disrupted American shipping capabilities. It requires that any vessel moving …

Revised Jones Act Waiver Takes Effect August 17

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday the Department of Homeland Security has approved a second 90-day extension of a Jones Act waiver first issued on March 17, 2026, allowing certain covered cargoes to continue moving on foreign-flagged vessels between U.S.

US extends Jones Act waiver 90 days, revises compliance rules

Aug 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday the Department of Homeland Security has approved a second 90-day extension of a Jones Act ​waiver first issued on March 17, 2026, allowing ‌certain covered cargoes to continue moving on foreign-flagged vessels between U.S. ports under specified conditions. The waiver will commence on August 17, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. ET, the CBP guidance said. CBP said any covered product ‌must …