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§42106 Other Actions to Remedy Unfavorable Conditions
Title 46 › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part B — Actions To Address Foreign Practices › CHAPTER 421 — REGULATIONS AFFECTING SHIPPING IN FOREIGN TRADE › § 42106
Summary
If the Federal Maritime Commission finds conditions that hurt U.S. foreign shipping, it can limit voyages or the kinds or amounts of cargo, pause tariffs or service contracts, and restrict carriers’ rights under agreements filed with the Commission (like terminal preferences, leases, space charters, or pooling). It can also charge up to $1,000,000 per voyage or take any other steps it thinks are needed.
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Title 46, §42106
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If the Federal Maritime Commission finds that conditions unfavorable to shipping in foreign trade as described in section 42101 of this title exist, the Commission may—
(1)limit voyages to and from United States ports or the amount or type of cargo carried;
(2)suspend, in whole or in part, tariffs and service contracts for carriage to or from United States ports, including a common carrier’s right to use tariffs of conferences and service contracts of agreements in United States trades of which it is a member for any period the Commission specifies;
(3)suspend, in whole or in part, an ocean common carrier’s right to operate under any agreement filed with the Commission, including any agreement authorizing preferential treatment at terminals, preferential terminal leases, space chartering, or pooling of cargo or revenue with other ocean common carriers;
(4)impose a fee not to exceed $1,000,000 per voyage; or
(5)take any other action the Commission finds necessary and appropriate to adjust or meet any condition unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4210646 App.:876(i).June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 19(i); as added Pub. L. 101–595, title I, § 103(2), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2979; Pub. L. 105–258, title III, § 301, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915.
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46 U.S.C. § 42106
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102