Shipping Board Bureau of the Department of Commerce

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The Shipping Board Bureau of the Department of Commerce was a U.S. government agency that succeeded the United States Shipping Board to oversee and regulate the nation’s merchant marine and commercial shipping activities under the Department of Commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government agency
defunct government agency
maritime regulatory body
appliesToJurisdiction United States merchant marine NERFINISHED
country United States of America
fieldOfWork maritime law enforcement
shipping policy
transportation regulation
governmentBranch executive branch
hasFunction administration of shipping-related licensing and documentation
coordination of commercial shipping policy with national economic policy
enforcement of federal shipping regulations
promotion of an adequate American merchant marine
supervision of shipping companies engaged in foreign and interstate commerce
hasRole administration of shipping laws
oversight of commercial shipping activities
regulation of merchant marine
industry commercial shipping
maritime transport
merchant marine regulation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
oversightOf commercial shipping activities of U.S.-flag vessels
nation’s merchant marine
parentOrganization United States Department of Commerce NERFINISHED
partOf United States maritime regulatory framework
executive branch of the United States government
predecessor United States Shipping Board NERFINISHED
regulates United States merchant vessels engaged in commerce
commercial shipping lines under U.S. jurisdiction
replaced United States Shipping Board in its regulatory functions
sector maritime sector
subordinateTo Secretary of Commerce NERFINISHED

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United States Shipping Board reorganizedAs Shipping Board Bureau of the Department of Commerce