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§58107 Discrimination at ports by water common carriers
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part G— - Restrictions and Penalties › Chapter CHAPTER 581— - RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES › § 58107
Summary
Water carriers cannot stop another carrier from serving a qualifying port at the same rates as their nearest served port. Qualifying port: ocean-going ships; federally authorized improvement project; within continental U.S. This does not limit the Secretary of Transportation or the Federal Maritime Commission.
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Title 46, §58107
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(a)A common carrier by water may not, directly or indirectly, through an agreement, conference, association, understanding, or otherwise, prevent or attempt to prevent any other common carrier by water from serving any port described in subsection (b) at the same rates the first carrier charges at the nearest port already regularly served by it.
(b)A port referred to in subsection (a) is one that is—
(1)designed for the accommodation of ocean-going vessels;
(2)located on an improvement project authorized by law or by a Federal agency; and
(3)located within the continental limits of the United States.
(c)This section does not limit the authority otherwise vested in the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Maritime Commission.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5810746 App.:1115.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 205, 49 Stat. 1987; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(62), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 159.
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46 U.S.C. § 58107
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73