How a controversial shipping law is swaying the price of gas
The Jones Act is one of America’s most controversial laws. Reforming it could slash fuel prices, but there are caveats.
The Jones Act is one of America’s most controversial laws. Reforming it could slash fuel prices, but there are caveats.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Horizon Lines, once the largest Jones Act shipping line.
The U.S. secretary of transportation testifies before Congress on the Biden administration’s infrastructure priorities.
Fewer options means less competition and less incentive to control costs.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, TFI International will acquire UPS Freight. Plus, the West Coast has supplanted Chicago as the king of the freight world, and outbound tender volumes keep falling.
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U.S. shipbuilding also hit as demand dropped amid excess vessel capacity.
Crowley has the Jones Act-compliant marine transportation assets to accommodate the start of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry.
Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Port of Alaska and ocean carriers calling Anchorage insist that ships loaded with containers will continue to arrive on schedule.
The Florida port set records in 2019 and scored a harbor deepening funding win early in 2020.