About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Jones Act on shipping costs and supply chains in the U.S.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The century-old Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is under fire again after temporary waivers highlighted how the law restricts shipping between U.S. ports. Critics argue it drives up costs, weakens supply chains, increases traffic, and even forces places like Puerto Rico to import energy from overseas instead of the mainland U.S.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Markowski

Topics covered

• Jones Act
• shipping costs
• supply chain
• energy import
• U.S. ports

Keywords

• Jones Act
• shipping
• costs
• supply chain
• Puerto Rico
• energy import

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Merchant Marine Act of 1920

Places: Puerto Rico, United States

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