Lifting the Jones Act temporarily allows foreign ships to transport cargo across the US, but critics question efficacy.

L'amministrazione Trump ha annunciato una sospensione di 60 giorni di una legge marittima che limita il trasporto di petrolio all'interno degli Stati Uniti, nel tentativo di…

L'amministrazione Trump ha annunciato una sospensione di 60 giorni di una legge marittima che limita il trasporto di petrolio all'interno degli Stati Uniti, nel tentativo di…

The Trump administration "remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains" amid the Iran war, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Move comes as president attempts to mitigate rising price of oil while carrying out war on Iran

President Donald Trump issued a 60-day temporary waiver of the 106-year-old maritime law known as the Jones Act to battle rising gas prices.

Lifting the Jones Act temporarily allows foreign ships to transport cargo across the US, but critics question efficacy.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it would help “mitigate the short-term disruptions to the oil market."

The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport goods between US ports for the next 60 days.

Trump's 60-day suspension of the Jones Act isn't seen as much help for gas prices that have gone up by a third in just three weeks.