---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptE"
level: "part"
label: "Part E"
heading: "Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptE"
sections_count: 21
---

# Part E — Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine

## Contents

- [Chapter 561 — Restrictions on Transfers](/usc/46/stV-ptE-ch561.md)
- [Chapter 563 — Emergency Acquisition of Vessels](/usc/46/stV-ptE-ch563.md)
- [Chapter 565 — Essential Vessels Affected by Neutrality Act](/usc/46/stV-ptE-ch565.md)