Sentences with phrase «flagged ships between»

The Jones Act, which allows only US - flagged ships between US ports, was lifted after Hurricane Harvey and Irma struck Texas and Florida, helping the states receive needed supplies.

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For the northeast, supplies can be relatively easier to get but can be expensive due to the Jones Act, a maritime policy that requires goods transported by water between US ports to be carried on US - flagged ships.

The Jones Act requires, in relevant part, that goods shipped between U.S. ports be carried on ships built and flagged in the U.S. and that at least 75 % of each such ship's crew be U.S. citizens.

The fishing vessel, like most smugglers» ships in the waters between Libya and Italy, had been decommissioned and declared unseaworthy, its identifying numbers scratched off and flag removed.

And if those demands raise the cost of operating a ship in US waters, let alone one of the few and far between US - flagged ships, will we see even more of this already scarce business move offshore?

Russian vessels have long hauled ore and oil along the country's sprawling northern coast, but no commercial ships under other flags have passed between Asia and Western Europe.

The Jones Act mandates that only American - built, - owned, - crewed and - flagged vessels can participate in maritime shipping between domestic ports.

Since the Jones Act requires that goods transported between US ports be carried on US - flagged ships staffed and owned by US citizen, it is cheaper for the Canadians to ship the refined oil back to Canada on non-US carriers.