Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver Another 90 Days, Includes LNG

On March 18, President Trump issued a 60-day waiver pausing the enforcement of the Jones Act (see President Trump Issues 60-Day Waiver of Jones Act, Includes LNG). For *years* we have railed against the 106-year-old Jones Act and its requirement that any goods (like LNG) that are transported from one U.S. port to another be on a ship manufactured in the U.S., owned by a U.S. company, and crewed by a U.S. crew. The effect of this law in the modern age is to ban LNG (and other shipments, like gasoline, propane, coal, and other products manufactured in the U.S.) from being shipped cheaply from port to port. Suspension made it possible to ship LNG from one U.S. port to another. However, the waiver expired at 12 am ET on May 18. But, good news! President Trump extended the waiver for another 90 days.

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