Recommend Scott Lincicome, "The Obscure Maritime Law That Ruins Your Commute"
If any of you have ever wondered about para 3(a) of GATT 1994 the first sentence of which provides: The provisions of Part II of GATT 1994 shall not apply to measures taken by a Member under specific mandatory legislation, enacted by that Member before it became a contracting party to GATT 1947, that prohibits the use, sale or lease of foreign-built or foreign-constructed vessels in commercial applications between points in national waters or the waters of an exclusive economic zone"
The you must read the article in The Atlantic by Scott Lincicome "The Obscure Maritime Law That Ruins Your Commute". I hope this link works: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/us/the-obscure-maritime-law-that-ruins-your-commute/ar-AA18QkOE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=625d6748606541c39bcd31651bbd6658&ei=27 . If not, see https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/jones-act-ship-american-1920-law-industrial-policy-joe-biden/673433/