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Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts water transportation within the United States to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, crewed by U.S. mariners, and constructed in American shipyards.

Passed in 1920, the Jones Act—or ley de Cabotaje as it is often referred to in Puerto Rico—limits domestic water transportation to vessels built and registered in the United States.

Predictable rates matter —especially for small and mid-sized importers. Critics claim the Jones Act raises consumer prices in Puerto Rico. But that argument doesn’t hold up.

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Gunter founded Koloa Rum in 2009, and he alleges in the lawsuit that the Jones Act has "crippled" his business with an "unjustified and unconstitutional burden." ...

It has also failed to protect the American shipbuilding industry —the original, and nakedly protectionist, goal of the Jones Act—which now lags far behind the world's top producers.

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -operated ships, is an unjust burden on Puerto Rico.

The Jones Act employer moved for summary judgment to dismiss the seaman’s claims to certain non-pecuniary damages, such as past and future loss of enjoyment of life and past and future mental anguish, ...