The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provided some helpful guidance on the extent of control that a foreign time charterer can have on a U.S.-flagged, Jones Act qualified vessel in Am. Cruise Lines v. United States, No. 22-1029, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 6233 (2d Cir. Mar. 15, 2024).

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