Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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]
The Jones Act was sponsored by Senator Wesley Livsey Jones of Washington. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as The Jones Act, requires U.S.-flagged vessels to be built in the United States, owned by U.S. citizens, and documented ("flagged") under the laws of the United States. [101]
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 ...
In Chandris, Inc. v. Latsis, O'Connor again wrote the majority opinion and here laid out two elements necessary to qualify as a seaman under the Jones Act: "The worker's duties must contribute to the function of the vessel or to the accomplishment of its mission, and the worker must have a connection to a vessel in navigation (or an ...
The Jones Act, which stipulates only American ships can carry cargo between American ports, as a major effect on the New England economy. The Jones Act, which stipulates only American ships can ...
Several shippers said they have started to book Jones Act (JA) vessels for foreign voyages or to store refined products. Oil traders are hiring expensive U.S. vessels, normally only used for ...
Not every worker injured on board a vessel is a "seaman" entitled to the protections offered by the Jones Act, doctrine of unseaworthiness, and principle of maintenance and cure. To be considered a seaman, a worker must generally spend 30% or more of his working hours onboard either a specific vessel or a fleet of vessels under common ownership ...
The move temporarily waives the Jones Act, which permits only U.S. flagged vessels to complete maritime cargo transport between U.S. ports. … Puerto Rico gets Jones Act waiver for liquefied ...