Professional Mariner – August 2022 – Page 2

Jones Act provisions should extend to US territories

For more than 100 years, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act after U.S. Sen. Wesley Jones of Washington state, has been a legal bedrock of the United States maritime industry. Adopted by a congressional vote, the purpose of the Jones Act was to establish and protect a vibrant American maritime industry in times of…

LOOKING BACK – August 2022

Deck hand Clifford Austin making up a four-barge tow of covered hopper barges on the Columbia River. The Shaver Transportation tug Willamette pushed the empty barges upriver in February 2010. Photo by Brian Gauvin.