US to Ease Shipping Rule in Bid to Tame Spiraling Fuel Prices
Source: Bloomberg Politics · Bias: Center
Summary
The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
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