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Cato Institute (tweeted 2026-06-05) says that “since the Jones Act Waiver has…

2026-06-05 · 20:45 UTC ·@CatoInstitute ·0 min read

Brief

Cato Institute thanked James Gibney and announced a Jones Act Waiver Tracker, claiming that the waiver has produced a surge in coastal commerce and measuring the economic losses previously imposed by the Jones Act. Gibney publicly backed Cato, arguing that repealing the Jones Act would boost intracoastal trade and aid consumers, the environment, growth, and mariners.

Why it matters

Cato Institute (tweeted 2026-06-05) says that “since the Jones Act Waiver has been in place, coastal commerce has surged” and published a new Jones Act Waiver Tracker to quantify the gains the law was “quietly costing Americans.”

Key details

Journalist James Gibney endorsed Cato’s work, urging the ‘death of the Jones Act’ and claiming that lifting the Jones Act ‘spurs intracoastal commerce,’ which he says benefits consumers, the environment, economic growth, and mariners.

Source evidence

Thanks @jamesgibney! Since the Jones Act Waiver has been in place, coastal commerce has surged, showing exactly what freer trade can unlock. Cato's new Jones Act Waiver Tracker counts the gains the law was quietly costing Americans all along."

james gibney (@jamesgibney)

Great work by @CatoInstitute, who pursue the death of the Jones Act as avidly as Cato the Elder inveighed against Carthage cato.org/jones-act-waiver-tr… Lifting the Jones Act spurs intracoastal commerce, which is better for consumers, the environment, economic growth, even mariners.

— https://nitter.net/jamesgibney/status/2062947896543031582#m