Cozen O'Connor (JD Supra Puerto Rico)

In response to the Governor of Puerto Rico’s request, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) waived the Jones Act on Thursday. The waiver covers all products shipped to Puerto Rico laded on board a vessel over the next ten (10) days and delivered to Puerto Rico by October 18. The persistent question from the public has been “why did the waiver take so long”? Having served as counsel to the...