The U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held hearings on Oct. 3, 2017 (“Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Coast Guard Stakeholders’ Perspectives and Jones Act Fleet Capabilities”), taking testimony from four representatives of the domestic U.S. maritime or Jones Act industry. The subcommittee
There have been several developments in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that might lead to a Jones Act waiver for the movement of crude petroleum oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM) area. This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to
The Maritime Professional published on May 5, 2017, an opinion-editorial, “Electrocuted,” commenting on five (5) protectionist U.S. maritime policy issues that can be more or less included under the Jones Act rubric and importantly have been in the domestic maritime news within the past year or so. The author of
The Houston Chronicle reported in a news article, “Trump faces dilemma as maritime fleets face off in Gulf,” published on May 1, 2017, that President Donald J. Trump is facing a difficult decision regarding a pending U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) general notice of January 10, 2017, proposing to
There has been a flurry of news articles regarding the proposed revocation of nine (9) Customs rulings regarding the application of Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 as amended — commonly known as the Jones Act — to the offshore oil and gas industry. Section 27 is
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin published on Sunday, November 20, 2016, an opinion-editorial (op-ed), “Don’t rush into raising wharfage rates,” written by Todd Offutt, who was until recently, the Hawaii State Harbors Division Oahu District Manager, questioning the need for the proposed Hawaii wharfage increase. Offutt states ”wharfage rates would jump 47%
The Hawaii Shippers’ Council and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group recently exchanged letters to the editor of the Honolulu Star Advertiser offering different points of view regarding the significant increase in Hawaii Wharfage rates proposed by the Hawaii State Harbors Division. Gary North retired Matson Inc. executive and currently executive
Bloomberg reported on Thursday, November 3, 2016, in an article, “What happens when the most important pipeline in the U.S. explodes,” that the accident in Northern Alabama, which shut down the Colonial Pipeline on Halloween (Monday, October 31st), resulted in the doubling of Jones Act tanker rates from the U.S.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported on Monday, October 3, 2016, in the news article, “Federal funds will help state conduct study on new ferries,” that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HIDOT) a grant of $500,000.00 to complete a feasibility study of various intra-island (within
Platts reported on July 20, 2016, in their news article “US agency creates Jones Act enforcement division,” that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established a new office in New Orleans to better enforce Jones Act cabotage especially on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) where the oil and
The U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held hearings on Oct. 3, 2017 (“Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Coast Guard Stakeholders’ Perspectives and Jones Act Fleet Capabilities”), taking testimony from four representatives of the domestic U.S. maritime or Jones Act industry. The subcommittee
There have been several developments in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that might lead to a Jones Act waiver for the movement of crude petroleum oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM) area. This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to
The Maritime Professional published on May 5, 2017, an opinion-editorial, “Electrocuted,” commenting on five (5) protectionist U.S. maritime policy issues that can be more or less included under the Jones Act rubric and importantly have been in the domestic maritime news within the past year or so. The author of
The Houston Chronicle reported in a news article, “Trump faces dilemma as maritime fleets face off in Gulf,” published on May 1, 2017, that President Donald J. Trump is facing a difficult decision regarding a pending U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) general notice of January 10, 2017, proposing to
There has been a flurry of news articles regarding the proposed revocation of nine (9) Customs rulings regarding the application of Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 as amended — commonly known as the Jones Act — to the offshore oil and gas industry. Section 27 is
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin published on Sunday, November 20, 2016, an opinion-editorial (op-ed), “Don’t rush into raising wharfage rates,” written by Todd Offutt, who was until recently, the Hawaii State Harbors Division Oahu District Manager, questioning the need for the proposed Hawaii wharfage increase. Offutt states ”wharfage rates would jump 47%
The Hawaii Shippers’ Council and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group recently exchanged letters to the editor of the Honolulu Star Advertiser offering different points of view regarding the significant increase in Hawaii Wharfage rates proposed by the Hawaii State Harbors Division. Gary North retired Matson Inc. executive and currently executive
Bloomberg reported on Thursday, November 3, 2016, in an article, “What happens when the most important pipeline in the U.S. explodes,” that the accident in Northern Alabama, which shut down the Colonial Pipeline on Halloween (Monday, October 31st), resulted in the doubling of Jones Act tanker rates from the U.S.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported on Monday, October 3, 2016, in the news article, “Federal funds will help state conduct study on new ferries,” that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HIDOT) a grant of $500,000.00 to complete a feasibility study of various intra-island (within
Platts reported on July 20, 2016, in their news article “US agency creates Jones Act enforcement division,” that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established a new office in New Orleans to better enforce Jones Act cabotage especially on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) where the oil and
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