Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit February 19, 2019, Case No. 17-cv-2203 (CRC) (St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Ass'n v. U.S. COAST GD.)

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge

Under federal law, a foreign-owned shipping vessel must use the services of a *32registered, experienced American or Canadian seaway pilot to navigate the Great Lakes or the St. Lawrence Seaway. The United States Coast Guard is responsible for setting the rates that foreign shipping companies must pay these pilots.