§ 101-40.103-2 - International transportation.

(See § 1-1.323 of this title and 4 CFR 52.2 for a certificate required for nonuse of U.S.-flag vessels or U.S.-flag certificated air carriers.)

(a) U.S.-flag ocean carriers. Arrangements for international ocean transportation services by privately owned U.S.-flag vessels shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended by the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, 46 U.S.C. 1241(b). (See also 48 CFR subpart 47.5.)

(b) U.S.-flag air carriers. Arrangements for international air transportation services shall be made in accordance with the so-called Fly America Act, as enacted by section 5 of the International Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, Public Law 93-623, January 3, 1975, as amended by section 21 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, Public Law 96-192, February 15, 1980 (49 U.S.C. 1517). These acts require the use of U.S.-flag air carriers for international movement of property to the extent that services by these carriers are available. (See also 48 CFR subpart 47.4.)