The Jones Act DeskSHIPS, PORTS, AND THE LAW OF AMERICAN SHIPPING. · 2026-09-08

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THE JONES ACTPuerto Rico official says Jones Act fight is about customs rules, not cabotage
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on The Jones Act Desk →
PORTS AND LABORDrought in Puerto Rico and Papua hampers aid distribution
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on The Jones Act Desk →
SHIPBUILDINGHD Hyundai expands shipbuilding cooperation with Philippines
Presented by Mara Quinn. Read the story on The Jones Act Desk →
ENERGY AT SEANew Fortress Energy seeks San Juan Bay dredging for larger LNG vessels
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on The Jones Act Desk →
PUERTO RICO AND THEFletcher Crowley completes four-continent trip carried by friend up 268 steps
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on The Jones Act Desk →

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Mara Quinn (Lead anchor, voiced Matilda) · Eli Grant (The desk, voiced Eric) · Ada Hale (The desk, voiced Alice)

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Mara QuinnThis is The Jones Act Desk. I'm Mara Quinn. With me are Eli Grant and Ada Hale. Today is September eighth, twenty twenty-six. Eli, the Jones Act front page.
Eli GrantA Puerto Rico official says the Jones Act fight is about customs rules, not cabotage. Reyes de la Rosa says officials are disputing how crossings into the United States are interpreted.
Ada HaleDrought in Puerto Rico and Papua is hampering aid. Record low streamflows in the Rio Fajardo and falling river levels in Papua are blocking waterway transport of government supplies.
Mara QuinnHD Hyundai is expanding shipbuilding cooperation with the Philippines. Chairman Chung Ki-sun met Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. in Seoul to discuss defense and commercial shipbuilding.
Eli GrantNew Fortress Energy wants a dredged dock area in San Juan Bay. The goal is larger LNG vessels at its natural gas terminal, the US Coast Guard says.
Ada HaleParaplegic traveler Fletcher Crowley crossed four continents in three months, carried by a friend up 268 steps. Social media campaigns and strangers' hospitality funded the trip.
Mara QuinnThat is the front page. From The Jones Act Desk, I'm Mara Quinn.
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