The Regulated Ocean Shipping Industry: A Report of the U.S. Department of Justice |
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agreements filed amended approval breakbulk cargo preference laws carrier by water charge CHART Commodity Code commodity described commodity transported common carrier conference agreements conference members conference rates container capacity containerization containership cost deadweight tonnage described in Item direction separately discrimination dual rate contracts dual rate system Federal Maritime Commission ference Finnlines flag carriers FMC Agreement FMC see Appendix foreign commerce Freight Conference inbound interconference agreements intermodal Isbrandtsen Liner Exports Liner percentage long ton MarAd Maritime Administration monopoly non-liner tramp North Atlantic conferences ocean freight oceanborne outbound percent Percentage of total pooling agreements port-pair ports predatory pricing price discrimination rate agreements regulated conference system Report Request Route 14 sailings scheduled liners Section 15 shippers Shipping Act ships described ships of scheduled Stat subsidy supra tariff tons Total number total tonnage Total value Trade Route 29 U.S. Liner U.S. North Atlantic United vessels violation
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Page 11 - ... allotting ports or restricting or otherwise regulating the number and character of sailings between ports; limiting or regulating in any way the volume or character of freight or passenger traffic to be carried; or in any manner providing for an exclusive, preferential, or co-operative working arrangement. The term "agreement" in this section includes understandings, conferences, and other arrangements.
Page 220 - States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service on all routes essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times...
Page 21 - ... setting forth briefly the causes for which he claims damages, and the order of the Commission in the premises. Such suit...
Page 22 - it is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 22 - That if any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to certain circumstances, is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to circumstances other than those as to which it is held unconstitutional, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 12 - Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies," and amendments and Acts supplementary thereto, and the provisions of sections 73 to 77, both inclusive, of the Act approved August 27, 1894, entitled "An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes," and amendments and Acts supplementary thereto.
Page 4 - Sec. 9. That any vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the board, by persons who are citizens of the United States, may be registered or enrolled and licensed, or both registered and enrolled and licensed, as a vessel of the United States...
Page 25 - States, and whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
Page 17 - The Commission shall disapprove any rate or charge filed by a common carrier by water in the foreign commerce of the United States or conference of carriers which, after hearing, it finds to be so unreasonably high or low as to be detrimental to the commerce of the United States.
Page 8 - Has violated any provision of section 14, or (2) Is a party to any combination, agreement, or understanding, express or implied, that involves in respect to transportation of passengers or property between foreign ports, deferred rebates or any other unfair practice designated in section...