Foreign Sailboat S/V Echo Seeks U.S. Coastal Trade Permission
Published Date: 4/23/2025
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Summary
The Maritime Administration is checking if a foreign-built small passenger boat, the S/V Echo, can be used for U.S. coastal trips. They want to hear from people who might be affected, like U.S. boat builders and businesses using American-made vessels. If approved, this could change who’s allowed to run small passenger boats along the coast, so don’t miss the chance to share your thoughts soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Foreign-built S/V Echo may affect U.S. boat businesses
The Maritime Administration received a request to allow the foreign-built S/V Echo, a small passenger vessel that would carry no more than twelve passengers for hire, to operate in U.S. coastwise trade. MARAD is asking for public comments to decide whether using this foreign-built vessel would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels.
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