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Domestic Shipping Faces Choppy Waters

R.G. Edmonson | May 2, 2011 2:31PM GMT

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With Jones Act carriers under scrutiny, a law written a century ago to protect national interests is bumping up against a modern shipping market

The maritime shipping world as many in the United States see it can be divided into two parts, one under the jurisdiction of the Jones Act,

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