American Maritime Partnership: Comprehensive Jones Act Study Finds No Effect on Cost of Living in Hawaii
July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The American Maritime Partnership issued the following news release:
Economists from Boston based Reeve & Associates (Reeve) and Hawaii based TZ Economics have released a joint report, "The Impact of the Jones Act on Hawaii," that concluded the Jones Act has no significant impact on the cost of living in Hawaii. In addition, the report found that freight rates in the U.S. Mainland-Hawaii trade lane have declined in real terms over the last ten ye . . .
Economists from Boston based Reeve & Associates (Reeve) and Hawaii based TZ Economics have released a joint report, "The Impact of the Jones Act on Hawaii," that concluded the Jones Act has no significant impact on the cost of living in Hawaii. In addition, the report found that freight rates in the U.S. Mainland-Hawaii trade lane have declined in real terms over the last ten ye . . .