End Jones Act protectionism?

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Blistering attack on supporters of abolishing the Jones Act from American shipping publication Maritime Executive. The recent publication of a Government Accountability Office study into the effects of the legislation – which prevents foreign carriers from participating in US cabotage trades – on the trade between the US and Puerto Rico has prompted some to call for the Jones Act to be dismantled. Here’s the argument against.