Let It Go, Let It Flow – Jones Act Waiver Opens Up New Routes for Foreign-Flagged Ships on U.S. Waters

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Jones Act waiver allowing foreign-flagged tankers to operate between U.S. ports.

The White House gave the green light on March 18 for foreign-flagged tankers to move crude oil and refined products between U.S. ports by waiving the Jones Act. In less than two months, about 60 waivers have been recorded. Today, we’ll dig into the new patterns that have emerged. 

Topics covered

• Jones Act
• foreign-flagged tankers
• crude oil transport
• U.S. ports
• waivers
• shipping routes

Keywords

• Jones Act
• waiver
• foreign-flagged ships
• crude oil
• refined products
• U.S. waters
• shipping patterns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House

Places: U.S. ports

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