gCaptain picture of the week =Jones Act violation?

**Jeffrox** · June 15th, 2011, 07:06 PM

The picture of the week shows the M/V Tsuru, the caption reads that the ship is hauling coal uploaded in Rhode Island and will deliver the cargo in Massachusetts. The vessel is foreign flagged. So what gives? A Jones Act violation?

**rshrew** · June 15th, 2011, 10:48 PM

Didn't see the picture, if it is true they may of have a trip waiver from the goverment.

**rob** · June 16th, 2011, 05:59 AM

They are delivering the coal to Rhode Island, it could be coming from any number of places...

**Steamer** · June 16th, 2011, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by Jeffrox

The picture of the week shows the M/V Tsuru, the caption reads that the ship is hauling coal uploaded in Rhode Island and will deliver the cargo in Massachusetts. The vessel is foreign flagged. So what gives? A Jones Act violation?

The caption reads "M/V Tsuru, a self-unloading coal carrier, was outbound from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island last week. This vessel is currently on the spot charter market and had just unloaded her cargo bound for the Brayton Point Power Station."

Apparently "what gives?" is reading comprehension.

**Jeffrox** · June 16th, 2011, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Steamer

The caption reads "M/V Tsuru, a self-unloading coal carrier, was outbound from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island last week. This vessel is currently on the spot charter market and had just unloaded her cargo bound for the Brayton Point Power Station."

Apparently "what gives?" is reading comprehension.

So isn't loading cargo in Rhode Island and Discharging it in Massachesetts transferring cargo between 2 USA ports and therefore a violation of the Jones Act when said vessel is foreign flagged? Or, are there so few available USA flagged vessels available that a waiver was given? That seems surprising. Does "spot charter" status trump the Jones Act? Also why was this vessel chosen as "Picture of the Week"?

Steamer, No need to attack MY reading comprehension. It was an honest question...still waiting for an answer if there is one out there.

**CargoNinja** · June 16th, 2011, 04:46 PM

The ship did not load cargo in RI. It says "outbound narragansett bay...and had just unloaded her cargo bound for Brayton Point." The cargo was unloaded at Brayton Point, which is in Mount Hope Bay, and in order to get there, you have to go thru Narragansett Bay.