Event details
Trump extended a narrower Jones Act waiver for 90 days, effective Aug. 17, allowing approved foreign-flagged voyages carrying oil, fuel, fertilizer and related cargo between U.S. ports. The Pentagon and Maritime Administration will review exemptions voyage by voyage.
Context
The waiver is a concrete domestic contingency for prolonged energy disruption: it can ease U.S. distribution constraints but does not restore normal traffic through Hormuz.
- Local time
- 2:34 PM New York time, Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Relationship
- Update