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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passenger Vessel Services Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
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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
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raises costs for domestic passenger maritime services ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
U.S. cruise industry
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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
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pricing of domestic passenger vessel services in the United States ⓘ |
| imposes | penalties for unauthorized coastwise passenger carriage ⓘ |
| influences |
Alaska cruise itineraries
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Hawaii cruise itineraries ⓘ inter-island cruise operations in the United States ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Jones Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
maritime law
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transportation law ⓘ |
| oftenConfusedWith | Jones Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote national security through a domestic maritime base
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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
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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
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U.S.-flag vessel requirements ⓘ coastwise endorsement rules ⓘ |
| requires |
vessels must be U.S.-built for domestic passenger transport between U.S. ports
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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
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some U.S. shipbuilding interests ⓘ |
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