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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Wyatte Grantham Philips

What is the Jones Act? Trump issues 60-day waiver of century-old law amid Iran war

The Trump administration is temporarily waiving maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as the Jones Act.

The Jones Act requires that goods hauled between U.S. ports be moved on U.S.-flagged vessels.

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