The International Marine Contractors Association has issued a sharp rebuke of a decision by Washington to sweep aside rulings that had made it easier for international offshore construction vessels to work in US waters.
The IMCA says its members have expressed serious concern over the proposal by Customs and Border Protection could prevent all foreign flag construction vessels from working off US shores, and even US-flag ships that are not qualified for the Jones Act cabotage law.
As TradeWinds reported earlier this week, the Jones Act sector applauded the proposal by CBP that would cast away prior rulings that had classified some goods carried by foreign-flag offshore vessels as “vessel equipment” rather than “merchandise”.
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