As Offshore Wind Energy Projects Expand, So Too Does the Reach of the Jones Act
By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21
Key Points - CBP recently ruled that the Jones Act applies to the transportation of merchandise from a U.S. port to locations on the OCS used for developing and producing wind energy, following Congressional amendments to the OCSLA. This update—along with recent changes in CBP’s application of the Jones Act to certain vessel equipment—requires stakeholders involved in off-shore industries to reassess their Jones Act compliance programs......
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP