Illegal to Cruise to Hawaii?

[Bob Orts]

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Originally posted by Greg

I guess I'm dense Bob, but I can't for the life of me understand what the "protections" you mention have to do with the Jones act. What does the Jones act have to do with foreign companies operating on US soil? It's about shipping restrictions for foreign countries that would provide competition for Matson, etc.

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I don't think you’re dense, at least no more than I am. Since I know what I'm thinking but apparently am not properly saying it, I may be leaving something out that causes confusion. So that I can answer in a way that is understood, I probably need a reference point for your thinking. Since I understand the act, I can't even think of another foreign company (other than another international shipping industry) to use as an example to explain what I mean. Maybe if you come up with a company or specific industry that doesn't have similar protections, I can use that to bring this all together.