An ongoing series of federal waivers has created uncertainty for the United States maritime industry, with experts foreseeing potentially devastating implications for Great Lakes shipping. The waivers suspend a century-old federal law called the Jones Act, which requires cargo shipped between domestic ports to be transported on vessels built in America, owned and operated by American companies, and predominantly crewed by American workers. Read the full story by the Traverse Ticker.
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