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Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension

The waiver allows foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and commodities between U.S. ports.

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US President Donald Trump is extending the waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil, fertiliser and other commodities around the US by 90 days.

What this story says

  • President Donald Trump has authorized a 90-day extension of the Jones Act waiver.
  • The waiver allows foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and commodities between U.S. ports, aiming to lower domestic fuel prices.
  • Domestic shipbuilders lobbied against the extension, arguing it weakens protectionist rules.
  • California has been the primary destination for shipments under the waiver, receiving 23 million barrels of additional products.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 64%(7)Right 36%(4)

Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

65/100

Hype

45/100

11 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

President Donald Trump has authorized a 90-day extension to the waiver of the Jones Act, a century-old law that typically requires U.S.-built, owned, flagged, and crewed ships for maritime cargo transport between U.S. ports. This extension is intended to help reduce domestic fuel prices and counteract global supply disruptions linked to the conflict in Iran. The waiver permits foreign-flagged vessels to carry oil and other commodities between U.S. ports.

The decision comes as the previous waiver was set to expire. Domestic shipbuilders and their supporters had advocated against renewing the exemption, stating it undermines protectionist regulations crucial for American shipbuilding. Conversely, producers of oil and chemicals argued the waiver has been vital for more affordable and efficient transport of goods, helping to mitigate the impact of global supply shocks.

Disagreement on waiver impact

The Economic Times and Times of India reported that the waiver has facilitated the domestic marine transport of an extra 90 million barrels of goods since its inception, predominantly refined fuels. These reports also stated that under the most recent iteration of the waiver alone, approximately 13 million barrels were moved. Investing.com, Globo, regionalmedianews.com, Transport Topics, Market Screener, Reuters, news-pravda.com, Political Wire, and Oil Price did not provide these specific figures on the total volume of goods transported or recent volumes moved under the waiver.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The right-rated digests did not mention the specific figures regarding the total volume of goods transported under the waiver or the amount received by California, details that were present in the full reports from The Economic Times and Times of India.

Tags:#JonesAct#DonaldTrump#EnergyPrices#Shipping#USPolitics#Economy

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 13 Nov 2026, 22:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

7 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports led with the extension of the Jones Act waiver by President Donald Trump, noting its purpose to allow foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and commodities between U.S. ports to curb fuel prices. The Economic Times and Times of India, which provided full reports, detailed the waiver's history, the lobbying efforts against it by domestic shipbuilders, and the arguments from oil and chemical producers in favour. They also included figures on the total volume of goods transported under the waiver, stating 90 million barrels have been moved since its inception, with California being the top destination receiving 23 million barrels. Other centre-rated digests, such as Investing.com, Transport Topics, Reuters, and Oil Price, focused on the 90-day extension and its connection to energy prices and the conflict in Iran. Political Wire highlighted Bloomberg's reporting on the extension and its intent to lower fuel costs.

Right

4 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on President Donald Trump's decision to extend the shipping law waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged ships to move oil and fertilizers between U.S. ports. Times of India, in its full report, noted the waiver's aim to curb domestic fuel prices and offset global supply shocks triggered by the conflict in Iran. It also mentioned the lobbying efforts by domestic shipbuilders against the exemption, who contended it weakens protectionist rules. Globo's digest stated the renewal is aimed at reducing fuel costs. Regional Media News's digest cited a White House official confirming the 90-day extension. News-pravda.com's digest mentioned the waiver allows foreign-flagged ships to carry oil and fertilizer between U.S. ports in a bid to lower fuel costs and described the century-old law's general requirements.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension?
Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 64% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension biased?
Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump Authorizes 90-Day Jones Act Waiver Extension?
11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the Jones Act waiver?
The Jones Act waiver allows foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports for a specified period. Normally, the Jones Act requires that all maritime cargo between U.S. ports be carried exclusively on ships that are built, owned, flagged, and crewed by Americans.
Why has the waiver been extended?
The waiver has been extended for 90 days to help curb domestic fuel prices and offset global supply shocks triggered by the conflict in Iran. The administration is concerned about elevated energy prices.
Who lobbied against the waiver extension?
Domestic shipbuilders and their congressional supporters lobbied against renewing the exemption. They argued that the waiver weakens long-standing protectionist rules that are vital to sustaining American shipbuilding capacity.

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