United States maritime industry
(6) United states maritime industry .— The term “United States maritime industry” means the design, construction, repair, operation, manning, and supply of vessels in all segments of the maritime transportation system of the United States, including— (A) the domestic and foreign trade; (B) the coastal, offshore, and inland trade; (C) non-commercial maritime activities, including— (i) recreational boating; and (ii) oceanographic and limnological research as described in section 2101(24).