The Jones Act, a century-old law that prevents the shipment of cargo between U.S. ports, is an unjust prohibition that raises costs for just about everyone and should be waived permanently.

In the complaint, the owners of a Hawaii-based rum company say the Jones Act has unfairly disadvantaged them relative to businesses that operate in other parts of the country—something that ...

Steve Forbes seconds Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s call to rethink the Jones Act, a misbegotten law passed over a century ago, which increases the costs of goods and serves no arguable purpose.

Meanwhile, Gulf Coast oil producers just 6,300 nautical miles away export low sulfur crude oil throughout the Pacific Rim, but thanks to the Jones Act, Hawaii doesn’t purchase a single drop.

This question from a U.S. Farm Report viewer took some research: “What would be the economic effect of repealing the Jones Act on U.S. Agriculture?” The quick answer is repealing the Jones act ...

he took a moment to call on the U.S. Congress to “rethink the Jones Act.” It wasn’t the first time Mr. Lamont raised concerns about this particular law. In 2022 he and other New England ...

That prohibition is supposed to apply to laws passed by Congress. In 1920, Congress passed the Jones Act, a protectionist law that says all ships transporting goods between U.S. ports must be U.S ...