Business · 08/10/2026

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V AK-6447-AX

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation, acting on behalf of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), has the authority to make decisions about the use of foreign-built, U.S.-built, and rebuilt vessels that only transport goods within the United States, specifically those carrying non-U.S. flagged vessels. This decision will impact the coastwise trade in the country.