§55334 Restrictions on Operations

Summary

Stops American Great Lakes vessels from being used for certain kinds of trade and services. They cannot start trips from a U.S. port that is not on the Great Lakes, move cargo between U.S. ports, carry bulk cargo covered by 46 U.S.C. 55305, 55314, or 10 U.S.C. 2631, or operate as a contract carrier or as a regularly scheduled common carrier in foreign trade (except ocean freight). One exception lets a Great Lakes vessel be used up to 90 days in any 12‑month period to start trade from a non‑Great‑Lakes U.S. port. That 90‑day allowance does not apply during the Great Lakes shipping season.