White House expected to extend Jones Act waiver up to 90 days: Report
A 90-day Jones Act waiver extension permits foreign tankers to transport petroleum and fertilizer between U.S. ports, an effort to ease fuel costs.
- President Donald Trump is considering extending the Jones Act waiver for another 90 days to ease fuel prices that spiked following the war in Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday.
- Following fuel price spikes caused by the Middle East crisis and de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump issued an initial 60-day waiver on March 18.
- Since the waiver took effect, 40 foreign-flagged tankers have delivered about nine million barrels of petroleum between United States ports, boosting the available fleet by 70%.
- Aaron Smith, president and CEO of the Offshore Marine Services Association, warned the extension "sells out our American maritime industry" to benefit foreign shippers and undermines national security.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the move mitigates short-term oil market disruptions as the military continues meeting objectives for Operation Epic Fury.
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NEWS HEADLINES: Trump extends Jones Act waiver to August to lower fuel prices – One America News Network
(Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Jenna Lee6:32 PM – Friday, April 24, 2026 The Trump administration announced that a waiver of the Jones Act will be extended for another 90 days to lower fuel prices and to make it easier to ship oil, fuel, and fertilizer around the nation amid the conflict in Iran, which is in its second month. The waiver, initially set to expire on May 17th, will allow foreign vessels to move […] Source
Trump extends Jones Act waiver, citing national securit
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has suspended for an additional 90 days a law forbidding foreign-owned and crewed ships from transporting goods between U.S. ports in an effort to contain price increases and to advance national security aims.
The Trump Administration announced this Friday a 90-day extension to the temporary exemption from the Jones Act, with the aim of facilitating the maritime transport of oil, fuel, natural gas and fertilizers between US ports and mitigating the impact of the energy crisis resulting from the conflict with the Iranian regime. The Jones Act of 1920 states that any goods transported by sea between US ports must do so on ships built in the US, owned by…
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