• Lyn Alden retweeted a thread by Cato Institute analyst Colin Grabow noting that a recent Jones Act waiver revealed major gaps in the U.S. coastwise fleet, where many standard oceangoing vessel types common worldwide are absent or extremely rare.
• The accompanying chart shows vessel categories like LNG carriers, LPG carriers, dry bulk carriers, chemical tankers, and heavy lift ships have zero or token presence in Jones Act-compliant U.S. domestic shipping due to strict U.S.-build, ownership, and crewing mandates.
• These shortages constrain domestic energy distribution, offshore wind projects, bulk cargo movements, and infrastructure work, forcing higher costs, imports, or less efficient alternatives when waivers are unavailable
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