American Maritime Partnership deems Jones Act waiver issued to Puerto Rico as ‘unlawful’
The White House issued an emergency Jones Act waiver to Puerto Rico and The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is not happy. The AMP penned a strongly-worded letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, flogging the decision to issue this waiver based on unstable and questionable grounds. AMP president Ku’uhaku Park says that the waiver sets a precedent that will lead to more waiver requests for more “unnecessary” reasons. He also speculates that foreign companies will now continue to exploit humanitarian crises in order to profit as much as possible.
The waiver request came directly from the governor of Puerto Rico, who described a situation on the island of distress and desperation as fuel reserves have become dangerously low.
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