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§58107 Discrimination at Ports by Water Common Carriers
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part G — Restrictions and Penalties › CHAPTER 581 — RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES › § 58107
Summary
Water carriers cannot, by any means, stop another carrier from serving a port at the same rates the first carrier charges at its nearest regularly served port. Covered ports are for ocean-going ships, on a federal improvement project, and inside the continental U.S. It does not limit the Secretary of Transportation or the Federal Maritime Commission.
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Title 46, §58107
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(a)Prohibition.—
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)Ports.—
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)Other Authority Not Limited.—
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110