Chinese COSCO Tanker Delivers Asphalt to Connecticut Under Jones Act Waiver

The debate over the Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver intensified this week after the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) highlighted the arrival of a Chinese-owned tanker carrying asphalt from Louisiana to Connecticut under the national security exemption.

In a social media post Friday, AMP pointed to the Chinese-flagged asphalt tanker JIN ZHOU WAN (IMO 9802580), operated by COSCO Shipping Asphalt Hainan, which recently completed a voyage from New Orleans to New Haven. Vessel tracking data reviewed by gCaptain shows the ship departed New Orleans on May 21 and arrived in New Haven on May 28. 

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