As noted, without the Jones Act and if we treated American domestic commerce the same as international commerce, cargo moving along our coasts and inland rivers would be carried by foreign carriers using foreign vessels and foreign mariners.
Larsen emphasizes the importance of the Jones Act for domestic cargo transport.
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