Passenger Vessel Services Act

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The Passenger Vessel Services Act is a U.S. federal law that restricts the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports to vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-crewed, significantly shaping domestic maritime and cruise operations.

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Label Occurrences
Passenger Vessel Services Act canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
cabotage law
allows foreign-flag vessels to carry passengers between U.S. ports only if an intermediate foreign port is included
appliesTo passenger vessels
transportation of passengers between U.S. ports
constrains foreign-flag cruise ships operating solely between U.S. ports
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enforcedBy U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED
U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
exempts certain small passenger vessels under specific conditions
hasAmendments has been modified by subsequent U.S. maritime legislation
hasCriticism limits competition from foreign-flag cruise operators on purely domestic routes
raises costs for domestic passenger maritime services
hasEffectOn U.S. cruise industry
U.S. maritime employment
U.S. shipbuilding industry
itinerary planning for foreign-flag cruise ships
hasImpactOn availability of U.S.-flag cruise ships for domestic-only itineraries
pricing of domestic passenger vessel services in the United States
imposes penalties for unauthorized coastwise passenger carriage
influences Alaska cruise itineraries
Hawaii cruise itineraries
inter-island cruise operations in the United States
isDistinctFrom Jones Act NERFINISHED
legalDomain maritime law
transportation law
oftenConfusedWith Jones Act NERFINISHED
purpose to promote national security through a domestic maritime base
to reserve domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports for U.S. maritime interests
to support U.S.-flag fleet
regulates coastwise movement of passengers on cruise ships
coastwise movement of passengers on ferries
coastwise movement of passengers on other commercial passenger vessels
coastwise transportation of passengers
domestic cruise itineraries between U.S. ports
relatedTo U.S. cabotage policy
U.S.-flag vessel requirements
coastwise endorsement rules
requires vessels must be U.S.-built for domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports
vessels must be U.S.-crewed for domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports
vessels must be U.S.-documented for domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports
vessels must be U.S.-owned for domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports
scope passenger transportation, not cargo
shortName PVSA NERFINISHED
supportedBy some U.S. maritime labor organizations
some U.S. shipbuilding interests

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United States maritime industry governedBy Passenger Vessel Services Act