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Laws similar to the Jones Act date to the early days of the United States. In the First Congress, on September 1, 1789, Congress enacted Chapter XI, "An Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes", which limited domestic trades to American ships meeting certain requirements. [7]
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
The Jones Act Enforcer is a one-of-a-kind ship that President and CEO Aaron Smith uses to check on the foreign vessels working on wind projects in American waters including the Vineyard Wind ...
Horizon Lines, Inc. was an American domestic ocean shipping and logistics company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the largest Jones Act-compliant maritime shipping and logistics company, and accounted for approximately 37 per cent of all U.S. container shipments linking the continental United States to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. [2]
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This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
The Maritime Merchant Act of 1920, known as the Jones Act, mandates that only American ships, with U.S. owners, flags, and crews can deliver supplies from ports within the country.
Carrier Code Parent company Route miles Arizona and California Railroad: ARZC Genesee & Wyoming: 190 (84 in CA) California Northern Railroad: CFNR Genesee & Wyoming: 210: Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad: CORP Genesee & Wyoming: 305 (56 in CA) Central Valley Union Railroad: CVUR 12: Lake County Railroad: LCR/LCY Frontier Rail 54: Napa Valley ...