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§58105 Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part G— - Restrictions and Penalties › Chapter CHAPTER 581— - RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES › § 58105
Summary
Anyone who gets an operating-differential subsidy or who charters under chapter 575 must not unfairly favor cargo. They must not give preference, directly or indirectly, to cargo they own or in which they have a buying, selling, or ownership stake.
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Title 46, §58105
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A contractor receiving an operating-differential subsidy, or a charterer under chapter 575 of this title, may not unjustly discriminate in any manner so as to give preference, directly or indirectly, to cargo in which the contractor or charterer has a direct or indirect ownership, purchase, or vending interest.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5810546 App.:1226.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 808, 49 Stat. 2015. The words “and whosoever shall violate this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted because section 3559 of title 18 provides for the classification of offenses. See the revision notes for section 58109 of the revised title.
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46 U.S.C. § 58105
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73