46 CFR 15.1030: New York and New Jersey intra-port transit waters

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026

This section lists U.S. navigable waters in New York and New Jersey where a vessel is making an intra-port transit. It names nine operating areas, from the East River to New York Harbor. A note explains that intra-port transit includes certain foreign-trade vessel movements to and from the point where a State-licensed Pilot stops or starts pilotage.

Applies toVessels making an intra-port transit within the listed U.S. navigable waters of the States of New York and New Jersey.

What it says

  1. The section covers U.S. navigable waters in New York and New Jersey when a vessel is making an intra-port transit, including dock-to-dock, dock-to-anchorage, anchorage-to-dock, and anchorage-to-anchorage movements, but not limited to those.

    “when the vessel is making an intra-port transit, to include, but not limited to, a movement from a dock to a dock, from a dock to an anchorage, from an anchorage to a dock, or from an anchorage to an anchorage”

  2. The East River is covered from Execution Rocks to New York Harbor, Upper Bay.

    46 CFR 15.1030(a)“East River from Execution Rocks to New York Harbor, Upper Bay;”

  3. The Hudson River is covered from Yonkers, New York to New York Harbor, Upper Bay.

    46 CFR 15.1030(b)“Hudson River from Yonkers, New York to New York Harbor, Upper Bay;”

  4. The Raritan River is covered from Grossman Dock/Arsenal to New York Harbor, Lower Bay.

    46 CFR 15.1030(c)“Raritan River from Grossman Dock/Arsenal to New York Harbor, Lower Bay;”

  5. The Passaic River is covered from Point No Point to Newark Bay, and the Hackensack River from the turning basin to Newark Bay.

    46 CFR 15.1030(g)“Passaic River from Point No Point to Newark Bay;”

  6. New York Harbor, Upper and Lower Bay, is a covered operating area.

    46 CFR 15.1030(i)“New York Harbor, Upper and Lower Bay.”

  7. For an inbound foreign-trade vessel, intra-port transit includes movement from the point where a State-licensed Pilot ceases providing pilotage to another point within the identified areas.

    “includes the movement of a foreign-trade vessel inbound from sea from the point where a State-licensed Pilot ceases providing pilotage to another point within the identified areas”

  8. For an outbound foreign-trade vessel, intra-port transit includes movement from a point within the identified areas to the point where a State-licensed Pilot begins providing pilotage.

    “intra-port transit also includes the movement of a foreign-trade vessel outbound to sea from a point within the identified areas”

Common questions

What counts as an intra-port transit in New York and New Jersey?

It includes movements from dock to dock, dock to anchorage, anchorage to dock, or anchorage to anchorage, and is not limited to those. The listed areas are those in paragraphs (a) through (i).

“a movement from a dock to a dock, from a dock to an anchorage, from an anchorage to a dock, or from an anchorage to an anchorage”

Does intra-port transit include a foreign-trade vessel coming in from sea?

Yes. It includes the inbound movement from the point where a State-licensed Pilot ceases providing pilotage to another point within the identified areas, such as a dock or anchorage.

“from the point where a State-licensed Pilot ceases providing pilotage to another point within the identified areas”

Which part of the Hudson River is covered?

The Hudson River is covered from Yonkers, New York to New York Harbor, Upper Bay.

“Hudson River from Yonkers, New York to New York Harbor, Upper Bay;”

The text of 46 CFR 15.1030

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), current as of April 16, 2026 · Read it on eCFR

New York and New Jersey

The following U.S. navigable waters located within the States of New York and New Jersey when the vessel is making an intra-port transit, to include, but not limited to, a movement from a dock to a dock, from a dock to an anchorage, from an anchorage to a dock, or from an anchorage to an anchorage, within the following listed operating areas:

(a) East River from Execution Rocks to New York Harbor, Upper Bay;

(b) Hudson River from Yonkers, New York to New York Harbor, Upper Bay;

(c) Raritan River from Grossman Dock/Arsenal to New York Harbor, Lower Bay;

(d) Arthur Kill Channel;

(e) Kill Van Kull Channel;

(f) Newark Bay;

(g) Passaic River from Point No Point to Newark Bay;

(h) Hackensack River from the turning basin to Newark Bay; and

(i) New York Harbor, Upper and Lower Bay.

Note to § 15.1030: “Intra-port transit” as used in this section includes the movement of a foreign-trade vessel inbound from sea from the point where a State-licensed Pilot ceases providing pilotage to another point within the identified areas (i.e., a dock or anchorage). Likewise, intra-port transit also includes the movement of a foreign-trade vessel outbound to sea from a point within the identified areas (i.e., a dock or anchorage) to the point where a State-licensed Pilot begins providing pilotage.

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