contract carrier by water
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Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
any person which, under individual contracts or agreements, engages in the transportation (other than transportation referred to in paragraph (d) and the exception therein) by water of passengers or property in interstate or foreign commerce for compensation.
Defined by the Supreme Court in Barrett Line v. United States, 326 U.S. 179 (1945).