The Jones Act has made water transport so costly that, despite thousands of miles of coastline, vast rivers, the Great Lakes, and places such as Puerto Rico that can only be accessed by sea or ...

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -operated ships, is an unjust burden on Puerto Rico. While it may ...

The failures of the Jones Act have disproportionately hurt Puerto Rico. In 2017, when Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, U.S. aid was delayed for more than a week until President Donald Trump ...

People sit on both sides of a destroyed bridge that crossed over the San Lorenzo de Morovis river, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.

The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired Sunday and will not be renewed, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. The Trump administration had issued a waiver of the shipping law on ...

The White House announced Thursday that it's waiving the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, temporarily freeing the hurricane-stricken island from a 97-year-old regulatory law requiring that ships in U.S ...

Puerto Rico has before received a disaster-related Jones Act waiver when then-President Donald Trump issued a waiver after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to do more for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump on Thursday waived federal restrictions on foreign ships’ transportation of cargo to the ...

Puerto Ricans, who have suffered 125 years of U.S. colonial rule, have fought long and hard for the right to self-determination, freedom, and to exist as a nation.

But an impediment exists to both near-term relief and long-term technical advancement. The 1920 Jones Act allows only U.S.-built, owned, and registered ships to bring supplies into Puerto Rico.

The waiver of the law, known as the Jones Act, comes as federal and local officials report more supplies trickling onto the increasingly desperate island. But the Trump administration remains ...

But an impediment exists to both near-term relief and long-term technical advancement. The 1920 “Jones Act” allows only U.S.-built, owned, and registered ships to bring supplies into Puerto Rico.