“Since the Trump administration waived the Jones Act on March 17 for energy products, fertilizer, and related inputs, the US Maritime Administration has been publishing voyage-level data on every domestic cargo movement that has utilized the 1920 law’s suspension. We’ve turned that data into an interactive infographic that lets readers explore all 45 voyages completed thus far, including the vessels involved, cargo carried, and ports visited.

The map offers a glimpse of what US shipping might look like without the Jones Act. First, it shows that there is latent demand that the existing Jones Act-compliant fleet was not meeting. Americans wanted to move more goods within the US but couldn’t because there weren’t enough qualified vessels. With the Jones Act tanker fleet reportedly fully employed, this is not a case of foreign vessels replacing American ships but rather supplementing them.”

From Cato Institute.