§ 101-40.103-3 - Coastwise transportation.

As stated in 46 U.S.C. 883, no merchandise shall be transported by water, or by land and water, between points in the United States, including Districts, Territories, and possessions thereof embraced within the coastwise laws, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation, in any other vessel than a vessel built in and documented under laws of the United States and owned by persons who are citizens of the United States or vessels to which the privilege of engaging in coastwise trade is extended by sections 13 and 808 of title 46 of the United States Code. There are exceptions and limitations to this basic provision, especially with regard to the United States island territories and possessions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. (For example, see 46 U.S.C. 877 relative to the Virgin Islands; 48 U.S.C. 1664 relative to American Samoa; and Presidential Proclamation 3215, December 12, 1957, relative to Canton Island.) Agencies shall comply with the current U.S. coastwise laws and any amendments to them. The Secretary of Treasury is empowered to impose monetary penalties against agencies which violate the coastwise laws.