MARAD Seeks Comments on M/V AMORE Coastwise Passenger Service Request
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MARAD is reviewing a request to allow the foreign-built small passenger vessel M/V AMORE to operate in U.S. coastwise trade, carrying no more than 12 passengers for hire. The notice gives U.S. vessel builders, operators using U.S.-built vessels, and other interested parties until June 22, 2026, to comment on whether the proposed service would harm U.S. shipbuilding or existing coastwise passenger businesses.
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Key Changes
- Opens public comment on a request to use the foreign-built M/V AMORE in U.S. coastwise passenger service
- Focuses the review on whether the service would harm U.S. vessel builders or U.S.-built vessel operators
- Sets a June 22, 2026 deadline for submitting comments to the MARAD docket
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested parties who submit comments must identify the submission with DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0827 and include the agency name and specific DOT docket number in the submission.
Comments may be submitted through regulations.gov by searching for DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0827 and following the portal instructions, or by mail or hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility in Washington, DC.