# 46 C.F.R. § 555.2 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 46 C.F.R. § 555.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 46 CFR: Shipping / Chapter IV: FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION / Part 555: ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECTING U.S.-FLAG CARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR FOREIGN CARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES / § 555.2: § 555.2   Definitions.

## Text

For the purposes of this part:
(a)
Common carrier, marine terminal operator, ocean transportation intermediary, ocean common carrier, person, shipper, shippers' association,
and
United States
have the meanings given each such term, respectively, in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40102);
(b)
Foreign carrier
means an ocean common carrier a majority of whose vessels are documented under the laws of a country other than the United States;
(c)
Maritime services
means port-to-port carriage of cargo by the vessels operated by ocean common carriers;
(d)
Maritime-related services
means intermodal operations, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, agency services, ocean transportation intermediary services and operations, and all other activities and services integral to total transportation systems of ocean common carriers and their foreign domiciled affiliates on their own and others' behalf;
(e)
United States carrier
means an ocean common carrier which operates vessels documented under the laws of the United States;
(f)
United States oceanborne trade
means the carriage of cargo between the United States and a foreign country, whether direct or indirect, by an ocean common carrier;
(g)
Voyage
means an inbound or outbound movement between a foreign country and the United States by a vessel engaged in the United States oceanborne trade. Each inbound or outbound movement constitutes a separate voyage.
[54 FR 11533, Mar. 21, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 8010, Feb. 18, 1999; 74 FR 50733, Oct. 1, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [46 C.F.R. § 555.1 (2026) § 555.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_1.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.2 (2026) § 555.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_2.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.3 (2026) § 555.3   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_3.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.4 (2026) § 555.4   Petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_4.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.5 (2026) § 555.5   Investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_5.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.6 (2026) § 555.6   Information demands and subpoenas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_6.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.7 (2026) § 555.7   Notification to Secretary of State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_7.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.8 (2026) § 555.8   Action against foreign carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_8.md)

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