For LNG shipping I would as that is a very specific form

of shipping. But I would hesitate to make a broader conclusion about the Jones Act based solely on its appropriateness for LNG. There are probably reasonable arguments for and against in more generic shipping services.

The craziness w/r/t natural gas was actually displayed with a ruling this week concluding that transporting natural gas feedstock from the US to Mexico via pipeline for subsequent liquifaction in Mexico and then back to the US (Puerto Rico in this case) on non-US flag carriers would not violate the Jones Act. A company wants to do this and will now be allowed. But they can't pipe it to Louisiana and then ship to PR due to Jones Act and fact that there are no Jones Act compliant LNG shipping vessels.