Coastwise and inter-island cargo ships, sometimes known as coastal freighters. They traveled overland or were shipped in the coastwise trade to Gulf ports. In 1994, "John W. Brown" received U.S. Coast Guard certification for coastwise ocean voyages. In contrast, freighting goods by water, whether on rivers or coastwise was much cheaper. The container ships were employed in coastwise U.S. East Coast and Puerto Rico service. Many slaves were transported by ship in the coastwise slave trade from the Upper South. The bound measure also regulated the coastwise slave trade. Many English-speaking countries have used the British terms "coasting trade" and "coastwise trade". The name was changed to the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service and the experiment continued. Still others were transported by sea in the coastwise slave trade. North China had few ports and little coastwise trade. Coastwise traffic between English ports was also regulated by the Act. The Jones Act protects the Americans' jobs and restricts coastwise transportation of passengers. She was subsequently fitted out at Genoa, Italy, ostensibly for coastwise trade in the Mediterranean. She performed local coastwise escort duties through the end of World War I.