Aviation accidents and incidents. The Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO), a non-government organization based in Geneva, compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft capable of carrying more than six passengers, excluding helicopters, balloons, and combat aircraft.
The Jones Act: Maritime Law. What is the Jones Act? The Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 688 (1970), is an Act of Congress, which governs the liability of vessel operators and marine employers for the work-related injury or death of an employee.
But Jones Act vessels are in demand and hard to come by. As a result, Platts reports that a Jones Act tanker carrying Eagle Ford crude oil from Corpus Christi, TX, to Philadelphia, PA, costs more than a foreign-flagged vessel carrying the same oil to ports in Quebec, Canada.f you are believe the export ban will be lifted or significantly modified, you may want to slant your portfolio toward smaller shale oil producers like Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG) and Oasis Petroleum (NYSE: OAS). These two might see significant upside to a lifting of the export ban.