The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation to temporarily waive requirements of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), allowing large cruise ships to sail… Weiterlesen »U.S. Senates Passes Bill to Waive Passenger Vessel Services Act Requirements for Alaska Cruises

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Cruise-line stocks led by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. climbed Friday after the Senate passed legislation to help the companies resume… Weiterlesen »Cruise Lines Gain as Senate Advances Bill Resuming Alaskan Trips

By Laura Sanicola and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The Biden administration granted oil refiner Citgo Petroleum a Jones Act shipping waiver… Weiterlesen »Citgo Revealed as Recipient of Second Jones Act Waiver

The U.S. Coast Guard lifted the waterway restriction on the Mississippi River near I-40 bridge in Memphis, Tennessee after it was deemed safe for vessels… Weiterlesen »Mississippi River Reopens to Vessel Traffic in Memphis as Backed Up Barges Top 1,000

The U.S. Department of Homeland approved a second Jones Act waiver late Thursday in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, which has now been reopened.… Weiterlesen »DHS Approves Second Jones Act Waiver

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. capital was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel… Weiterlesen »U.S. Capital Running Out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers

UPDATE: The Biden administration has issued a second waiver of U.S. shipping requirements as it seeks to get more fuel to the East Coast in… Weiterlesen »Valero Secures Biden’s First Jones Act Waiver for Foreign Tanker

Another gangbuster month for the nation’s top port. The Port of Los Angeles today reported handling 946,966 TEUs in April for its best April in… Weiterlesen »Record April Volume at Port of Los Angeles

Finland-based Norsepower has announced the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails on board a newbuild Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) under construction in China. The… Weiterlesen »Newbuild Vale VLOC Revealed as Bulk Carrier Getting Five Tilting Rotor Sails

We’re hearing from maritime unions and other stakeholders regarding the Jones Act waiver that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has issued to help… Weiterlesen »Maritime Unions Address Jones Act Waiver: ‘Could Have Been Worse’