Proposed Changes to The Jones Act

Just recently, the CBP has proposed new changes to the interpretations of the Jones Act. The planned modifications in the law include granting permission to foreign flagged ships to perform activities such as pipeline connector installations. The main reason for this change, according to CBP, is that pipeline connectors are not really incidental to pipe laying. In connection with this, the CBP also announced that it is limiting its interpretation of vessel equipment to exclude goods and machinery that are not important or needed to operate, navigate, or maintain the vessel or ship itself. It is worth noting that vessel equipment is actually exempted from this particular law or act.

Proposed Changes to the Jones Act