21 May 2021 Archives

Waiver goodbye to the Jones Act?

by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | May 21, 2021 | Jones Act, President's Corner

If a shipping law that ostensibly protects “national security” has to be waived every time there’s a crisis, maybe the problem is the law itself. President Joe Biden granted two limited Jones Act exemptions over the past 10 days in response to the ransomware attack...