Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices

The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday. In particular, it issued another 90-day waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships

U.S. President Donald Trump extended a waiver for 90 days for foreign ships to transport goods, including oil, fertilizers and other fossil fuel products.

Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days for foreign ships moving energy, fertilizers  Toronto Star

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign ships to transport goods among U.S. ports

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver allowing foreign ships to transport oil and other commodities around the US for 90 more days, albeit with new limits, as the war in Iran disrupts crude flows and hikes fuel costs.

The Trump administration acted quickly after the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waiving the Jones Act in hopes of easing pressure on American fuel markets. That was an emergency decision. The question now is whether the facts still justify it. They do not. The current waiver expires Aug. 16, and the admini