In this latest episode of gCaptain Weekly, John Konrad and Sal Mercogliano discuss the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, the Jones Act waivers issued by the DHS and the response of the US commercial industry. Other topics include the national security implications including the readiness of MSC oilers, the issue of infrastructure in the US with the I-40 bridge closure and temporary suspension of barge traffic on the Mississippi, and the Senate vote to suspend the Passenger Vessel Services Act. Watch below:
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The Trump administration’s decision to extend its Jones Act waiver for another 90 days is drawing sharply divided reactions, with U.S. maritime and shipbuilding groups welcoming new restrictions on foreign...
President Donald Trump has extended for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports, but imposed new limits after shipbuilders and their allies in Congress argued the policy was undermining the domestic maritime industry, the White House said.
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