---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptF/ch575/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptF-ch575-schI"
sections_count: 6
---

# Subchapter I — General

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › Chapter 575 — Construction, Charter, and Sale of Vessels

## Sections

- [§57501. Completion of long-range program](/usc/46/57501.md)
- [§57502. Construction, reconditioning, and remodeling of vessels](/usc/46/57502.md)
- [§57503. Competitive bidding](/usc/46/57503.md)
- [§57504. Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation](/usc/46/57504.md)
- [§57505. Employment of vessels on foreign trade routes](/usc/46/57505.md)
- [§57506. Minimum selling price of vessels](/usc/46/57506.md)