Navy League Proposes Jones Act and Marine Highways for Enhanced Marine Highway and Military Sealift
🇺🇸 Navy League Proposes Jones Act and Marine Highways for Enhanced Marine Highway and Military Sealift.
The Navy League of the United States has proposed a significant investment in building dual-use ships that can transport both commercial and military cargo. The proposal aims to create ships that can operate as Jones Act and Marine Highways vessels during peacetime, using the I-5, I-95, and I-10 maritime corridors. This initiative comes in response to the growing need for military sealift capabilities and the shortage of ships and sailors faced by the Military Sealift Command. The proposal suggests that such ships, known as Dual Use Vessels (DUVs), would not only alleviate congestion and pollution along major American Marine Highways but also contribute to military readiness by participating in the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) program. The introduction of DUVs could also lead to upgrades at U.S. ports, potentially boosting business at smaller coastal ports along the Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic coasts.
Soon, soldiers could rely on advanced technology like artificial intelligence to predict when and how to deliver supplies to troops spread across vast areas.