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Doing Business in the United States

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Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and 11 uninhabited or sparsely inhabited territories, which are mostly small islands. has 5,054 airports, most of which have paved runways long enough to handle large jets and cargo planes. Cargo transportation in the U.S. million sq. km of area, 9.1 million sq.

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5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Jones Act

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So, for example, a container ship sailing from Beijing couldn't arrive in New York, pick up cargo, and then transport it to Boston. Or in the case of Hurricane relief, that ship couldn't pick up cargo in New York and deliver it to Puerto Rico as that would be considered domestic trade and would be regulated by the Jones Act.