N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21, § 3.3 – Freight excluded from definitions of waterborne freight.

(a) freight loaded within the Port of New York District upon motor vessels not in excess of 115 foot length; or
(b) freight that is not handled within 1,000 yards of a pier that is in regular use for the movement of waterborne freight between vessel and shore.

For the purposes of article VI of the Act and this Part, waterborne freight shall not include: