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The objection was that smaller ships flying foreign flags could be used to ferry supplies around Puerto Rico, using ports, and waterways that the large US-flag
by true_religion 9y ago
The objection was that smaller ships flying foreign flags could be used to ferry supplies around Puerto Rico, using ports, and waterways that the large US-flag supply ships could not.
Instead the Jone's Act ensures only large ports will be used, which leads to a backlog because PR's infrastructure is shot.
- nradov 9y agoThat doesn't make any sense. There are many small US flagged and crewed vessels around the southeast mainland coast. For example, the Gulf oil industry has idle work boats available. Anyone willing to pay the charter fees can hire them today and immediately start moving cargo.