Trump Administration Waives Shipping Restriction For Puerto Rico

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has temporarily waived a U.S. shipping restriction for Puerto Rico known as the Jones Act.

Under the law, only U.S.-flagged ships are allowed to move goods between U.S. ports. Now foreign-flagged vessels also will be able to move shipments, including much-needed relief supplies after Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. territory last week.

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration thanked President Trump in a Tweet:

Jones Act waived for Puerto Rico. Thank you, @POTUS. https://t.co/BA5Y4Ic1A4

— PRFAA (@PRFAA) September 28, 2017

That was in response to the announcement from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders:

At @ricardorossello request, @POTUS has authorized the Jones Act be waived for Puerto Rico. It will go into effect immediately.

— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) September 28, 2017

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