” The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that now only 182 of over 41,000 ocean-going cargo ships are American (0.4%).”
And they tout this as a “success” of the Jones act.
The Jones act should be abolished. The sooner the better. Alaska and Hawaii pay through the nose due to this pernicious law, I know personally. And with .4% of global trade in American ships it is irrelevant. Other than harming US citizens.