46 CFR § 541.2 - Scope and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s541.2"
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title: "46 CFR § 541.2 - Scope and applicability."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "541.2"
section_name: "Scope and applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE"
part_number: "541"
part_name: "DEMURRAGE AND DETENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 40101, 40102, 40307, 40501-40503, 41101-41106, 40901-40904, and 46105; and 46 CFR 515.23."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 14362, Feb. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "541"
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# 541.2 Scope and applicability.

(a) This part sets forth regulations governing any invoice issued by an ocean common carrier, marine terminal operator, or non-vessel-operating common carrier for the collection of demurrage or detention charges.

(b) This part does not govern the billing relationships among and between ocean common carriers and marine terminal operators.