Category: Offshore Wind

August 16, 2024Jones Act Offshore Wind

History of the Jones Act’s Application to Offshore Wind

By Stefanos Roulakis and Efimia Karageorgiou The Jones Act is a cabotage statute which restricts the transportation of merchandise between points in the U.S. to vessels built in the U.S. and owned/operated by U.S. citizens. Cabotage statutes were among the first laws of the American Republic. In its current form, the Jones Act was passed….

June 10, 2024Jones Act Offshore Wind

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues Offshore Wind Ruling Letter to Stefanos Roulakis

By Stefanos Roulakis U.S. CBP issued a ruling to Scholasticus Law’s Stefanos Roulakis, working in concert with the inestimable Jonathan K. Waldron and Vanessa C. DiDomenico of Blank Rome LLP. The decision issued by CBP provides needed clarity to the U.S. offshore wind sector to allow projects to proceed in compliance with the Jones Act…..