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Inouye International Airport now trails only Seattle among Alaska Airlines hubs.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/1fe3e03a25804efabdecb4db8faf9df0", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/1fe3e03a25804efabdecb4db8faf9df0", "section": "puerto rico and the noncontiguous", "published_at": "2026-10-10T22:52:50.756Z", "chars": 203 }, { "id": "cc0b5345bdc44d7bb50f7a527d4efeb1", "text": "Puerto Rico governor announces permanent merchant kiosks at Old San Juan Cuartel de Ballajá\n\nNews of the planned artisan spaces was reported 10 October 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc0b5345bdc44d7bb50f7a527d4efeb1", "post": "Puerto Rico governor announces permanent merchant kiosks at Old San Juan Cuartel de Ballajá\n\nNews of the planned artisan spaces was reported 10 October 2026.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc0b5345bdc44d7bb50f7a527d4efeb1", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/cc0b5345bdc44d7bb50f7a527d4efeb1", "section": "puerto rico and the noncontiguous", "published_at": "2026-10-10T21:21:29.097Z", "chars": 181 }, { "id": "cc79099120ee4a3aaf1b0052dfa1054a", "text": "Three senior Puerto Rico energy and procurement officials summoned\n\nThe summons was reported 10 October 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc79099120ee4a3aaf1b0052dfa1054a", "post": "Three senior Puerto Rico energy and procurement officials summoned\n\nThe summons was reported 10 October 2026.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc79099120ee4a3aaf1b0052dfa1054a", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/cc79099120ee4a3aaf1b0052dfa1054a", "section": "energy at sea", "published_at": "2026-10-10T16:41:13.065Z", "chars": 133 }, { "id": "8e55c34f19b840f9abe0fa4c766deea1", "text": "Carnival adjusts three ship itineraries amid Gulf Coast Hurricane Isaias disruptions\n\nChanges apply to vessels departing Port of Galveston and New Orleans, per October 10 2026 reporting.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/8e55c34f19b840f9abe0fa4c766deea1", "post": "Carnival adjusts three ship itineraries amid Gulf Coast Hurricane Isaias disruptions\n\nChanges apply to vessels departing Port of Galveston and New Orleans, per October 10 2026 reporting.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/8e55c34f19b840f9abe0fa4c766deea1", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/8e55c34f19b840f9abe0fa4c766deea1", "section": "more", "published_at": "2026-10-10T07:27:08.238Z", "chars": 210 }, { "id": "4a4b5640c3be4e1abeee39906f8e22e2", "text": "Critics tie Jones Act to collapse of US commercial shipbuilding\n\nCommentary published October 9 notes US yards now build fewer than five commercial ships each year", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/4a4b5640c3be4e1abeee39906f8e22e2", "post": "Critics tie Jones Act to collapse of US commercial shipbuilding\n\nCommentary published October 9 notes US yards now build fewer than five commercial ships each year\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/4a4b5640c3be4e1abeee39906f8e22e2", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/4a4b5640c3be4e1abeee39906f8e22e2", "section": "shipbuilding", "published_at": "2026-10-10T04:25:09.405Z", "chars": 187 }, { "id": "a40cb5ef05084be1848fbf7ca00760e1", "text": "The Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.\n\nBy making domestic water shipping prohibitively expensive, the Jones Act forces cargo onto costlier land transport and raises prices for all Americans.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/a40cb5ef05084be1848fbf7ca00760e1", "post": "The Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.\n\nBy making domestic water shipping prohibitively expensive, the Jones Act forces cargo onto costlier land transport and raises prices for all Americans.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/a40cb5ef05084be1848fbf7ca00760e1", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/a40cb5ef05084be1848fbf7ca00760e1", "section": "The Repeal", "published_at": "2026-10-10T01:22:44.868Z", "chars": 247 }, { "id": "2df94fd853254060b317108842c97843", "text": "TOTE Services subcontracts Hanwha Philly Shipyard for first MRIV vessel\n\nThe construction agreement was executed immediately following the MARAD award, filed 7 October 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/2df94fd853254060b317108842c97843", "post": "TOTE Services subcontracts Hanwha Philly Shipyard for first MRIV vessel\n\nThe construction agreement was executed immediately following the MARAD award, filed 7 October 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"image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/adc3b448e80a4e67a094c6f9b89c118f", "section": "shipbuilding", "published_at": "2026-10-09T03:32:27.740Z", "chars": 147 }, { "id": "0c5410cc2076408eb6c3c9d9c287c7d6", "text": "Bollinger Shipyards hosts OMB Director, Coast Guard Commandant at Gulf Coast facilities\n\nSenior federal officials visited the yard's Houma and LaShip locations on October 8, 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/0c5410cc2076408eb6c3c9d9c287c7d6", "post": "Bollinger Shipyards hosts OMB Director, Coast Guard Commandant at Gulf Coast facilities\n\nSenior federal officials visited the yard's Houma and LaShip locations on October 8, 2026.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/0c5410cc2076408eb6c3c9d9c287c7d6", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/0c5410cc2076408eb6c3c9d9c287c7d6", "section": "shipbuilding", "published_at": "2026-10-09T01:57:35.194Z", "chars": 203 }, { "id": "d38fcac267b94e0ba4f3d2af8e317635", "text": "Gecko Robotics partners with Anduril to accelerate US shipbuilding\n\nThe agreement was announced 8 October 2026 and will deploy robotics and AI for shipyard work.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/d38fcac267b94e0ba4f3d2af8e317635", "post": "Gecko Robotics partners with Anduril to accelerate US shipbuilding\n\nThe agreement was announced 8 October 2026 and will deploy robotics and AI for shipyard work.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/d38fcac267b94e0ba4f3d2af8e317635", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/d38fcac267b94e0ba4f3d2af8e317635", "section": "shipbuilding", "published_at": "2026-10-09T01:56:45.730Z", "chars": 185 }, { "id": "545b0b79a15e47cfa350e2b1fb5f1c60", "text": "The Jones Act collapsed the US commercial shipyard industry. Repeal it.\n\nThis law has reduced American commercial shipyards to one facility, inflates domestic shipping costs, and fails its stated national security purpose.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/545b0b79a15e47cfa350e2b1fb5f1c60", "post": "The Jones Act collapsed the US commercial shipyard industry. Repeal it.\n\nThis law has reduced American commercial shipyards to one facility, inflates domestic shipping costs, and fails its stated national security purpose.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/545b0b79a15e47cfa350e2b1fb5f1c60", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/545b0b79a15e47cfa350e2b1fb5f1c60", "section": "The Repeal", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:26:16.179Z", "chars": 246 }, { "id": "3d00fd1c7298493eba6c02cce77a3798", "text": "Two Puerto Rico senate legislative items reported October 8 2026\n\nLocal outlets filed reports on pending and previously announced senate bills on 8 October 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/3d00fd1c7298493eba6c02cce77a3798", "post": "Two Puerto Rico senate legislative items reported October 8 2026\n\nLocal outlets filed reports on pending and previously announced senate bills on 8 October 2026.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/3d00fd1c7298493eba6c02cce77a3798", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/3d00fd1c7298493eba6c02cce77a3798", "section": "puerto rico and the noncontiguous", "published_at": "2026-10-09T00:24:49.527Z", "chars": 185 }, { "id": "cc1873953db445a5ab84582124c672b0", "text": "Samsung files $186M FMC complaint against CMA CGM\n\nThe filing was submitted to the US Federal Maritime Commission on October 8, 2026.", "url": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc1873953db445a5ab84582124c672b0", "post": "Samsung files $186M FMC complaint against CMA CGM\n\nThe filing was submitted to the US Federal Maritime Commission on October 8, 2026.\nhttps://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story/cc1873953db445a5ab84582124c672b0", "image": "https://jones-act.newsroomfloor.com/story-art/cc1873953db445a5ab84582124c672b0", "section": "trade and policy", "published_at": "2026-10-08T19:42:54.192Z", "chars": 157 } ], "note": "Each post is the headline, the dek when it fits, and the story link, sized for X (280, the link counted as 23). 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