Business & Commerce

Notice on Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel Use in U.S. Coastwise Trade

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice invites public comments on a proposal to use a foreign-built small passenger vessel, M/V RAVENBLUE, in U.S. coastwise trade. The goal is to assess if this use negatively impacts U.S. vessel builders or businesses using U.S.-built vessels. Comments are open until May 14, 2026, and participants should state their interest and provide supporting documentation on potential adverse effects.

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Key Changes

  • Request for public comments on foreign-built vessel use
  • Assessment of impact on U.S. shipbuilders and businesses
  • Deadline for comments set for May 14, 2026

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Include agency name, DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0531, commenter's name, mailing address, email address, or telephone number in all submissions

All parties submitting comments
disclosure
low

Submit comments in English language only

All commenters
operational
medium

Submit comments on the proposed foreign-built small passenger vessel (M/V RAVENBLUE) use in U.S. coastwise trade on or before May 14, 2026

Interested parties, U.S. vessel builders, U.S. coastwise trade businesses
disclosure
high

Include in comments the vessel name, statement of commenter's interest in the request, and supporting documentation demonstrating undue adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders and coastwise trade businesses

Any party submitting comments to MARAD
disclosure
high

Submit comments through Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov) or by mail/hand delivery to the Docket Management Facility, identified with DOT Docket Number MARAD-2026-0531

Commenters on the foreign-built vessel proposal
operational

Affected Parties

U.S. vessel buildersBusinesses using U.S.-built vessels

Tags

maritime,trade,compliance