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LETTER OF 

UNITED STA

ias

To the Congress

I have the honor to present 

States Maritime Commission for 

This report is submitted pursu

Marine Act 1930 as amended wh

shall at the beginning of each reg

gress which shall include the resu

of its transactions its recommend

all receipts under this act and the 

were made

The kaleidoscopic changes in 

taken place since September 1 

recommendations for legislation u

and the Pittman Act upon our 

appraised

The accompanying report cove

Commission for the period under 

UNITED STATES MA

INTROD

The outbreak of hostilities in E

man Act by the special session o

thereafter have seriously disrup

American merchant marine Th

cessation of American flag servic

north coast of Spain to Bergen 

and passenger vessels are prevent

can flag services to these areas w

aid of the Government during the 

The initial blow strikes most k

employment is jeopardized Th

our national economy Rate inc

in cost to the consumer have 

services including those not di

ments in the Atlantic trades hav

as American flag services have be

able once more to the mounting c

the outbreak of the war 25 years 

delineation

The trade

of

areas

combat

affected

zones

by

are

neu

foreign trade The volume of o

amounted to approximately 3 

percent of the total foreign comm

Despite the presence of these 

situation the overall picture o

satisfactory than it was in 1914 

sion longrange construction pr

contract for the S S America was 

and 12 of these already are eng

routes Including those ships no

contracted for 141 vessels with d

total contract price of 345 282 856 

States had 116 vessels engaged 

with gross tonnage of 187 000 

American merchant marine has t

of the national policy enunciat

Marine Act 1036
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Organization

During the past year there 

of the Commission The st

approximately 1500 employe

are located in the Washingto

either in district offices of th

New Orleans San Francisco 

vision of the Conunission spro

fleet The increase during th

ment of the Commission slon

to the enlargement of the te

and specifications for the ship

15 shipyards where vessels a

comitant increase in the numb

Studies and investigations

During the past year the C

the many different problems 

commerce In 1937 the Com

of the American Merchant M

foreign trade the Commission 

and intercoastal shipping on 

March 15 1939 To complet

merce the Commission then u

The material obtained from t

and will be ready for submis

of 1940

In addition to the broad s

sion staff is constantly eng

statistics on the vessels which 

the shipments of which wate

proved methods of tabulating 

the Commission a more accu

and diverse problems which a

Legislation

A number of important am

Commission sactivities were e

116 on June 6 1939 Public 2

No 328 on August 7 1939 

cations

recommendation

adopted

for

by

the

the

inclu

Con

in the Merchant Marine Act 

and Intercoastal Shipping rev

operators was the replacemen

for the most part at bargain 
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the Shipping Board s wartine 

market prices In order to fac

nomical tonnage section 510 of th

amended permits an operator to 

over 17 years of age and to receiv

chase of a new vessel an amount 

represent a fair and reasonable valu

a number of applications are now 

transaction has been consummated 

During its last session Congress 

a system for training American 

vessel personnel with maritime 

receive further training by enrollm

Service Recent legislation exte

training of inexperienced America

unlicensed personnel Through th

lished on merchant vessels qualifie

licensed officers To supplemen

Service authorization was also gr

ence courses as the Commission 

adequate scope for its training pro

The more important of the ot

Marine Act 1986 which were ado

involved the clarification of certa

Commission had found to be ob

tion These included a provision 

for vessels chartered wider sectio

stead of the American constructi

Government sright to requisition 

when such action is proclaimed n

security of our national defense

Rules and Regulations

Under the power granted by se

cific instructions in other sections 

adopted various rules and regulatio

and functions vested in it by the 

amended These are issued in th

published in the Federal Register

General Order 25 amended r

United States Maritime Service un

Merchant Marine Act 1936 adop

In connection with its ship con

adopted General Order 30 on May 4 

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termining profits in connectio

construction reconditioning 

States Maritime Commissio

During the past year the 

exception the minimum m

When the Commission origin

ment conditions in ocean go

of the Merchant Marine Act 

minimum manning scales ap

fold variations prevailing in 

mission therefore establishe

ditions existing on each type 

This work has been complete

nally listed in the subsidy co

Following recognized gov

adopted rules and regulatio

practice before it At the p

qualified persons have been 

Commission

VESSEL 

Longrange Program

The development of a lora

additions to the American M

of the Merchant Marine Ac

is directed therein to create 

fleet providing service on all 

able for conversion into tra

tional emergency They mu

citizens of the United States 

afford complete protection f

all other marine perils

The economic survey of th

to Congress November 10 1

the merchant marine with re

engaged therein The Com

ability of private business 

cordingly the Commission m

701 of the Merchant Marine 

were approved by the Presid

was thereby authorized to pro

under title V11

During the summer of 1

affairs again directed the Cs

of our merchant marine wh
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construction contracts awarded du

ities were thoroughly canvassed w

for additional construction prior t

prospective rise in labor and mate

fore reaffirmed its previous findin

to its inability to realize within 

forth in section 210 of the Mercha

under the provisions of titles V a

longrange proparn The finding

mission were approved by the 

September 7 1939

Thisaceelera edprogram autho

of which not less than 67 ships i

struction contracts had heretofore 

a price deemed by the Commiss

mainder of the calendar years 

acceleration is to compress withi

construction previously projected 

Upon adoption of this program 

construction of additional vessels 

tion and determined to be satisfa

trade routes to which they have 

vessels awarded pursuant to rece

tion program to date consists o

appendix D

Present Construction

The majority of the vessels p

Commission embody the standard

cal staff and adopted by the Com

Department requirements for na

qualified experts both technica

marine transportation

The requirements of the differ

sidered to determine the type of v

all the standardized design cargo 

greater than the large fleet buil

have been established to provide 

where lowrevenue cargo predom

The ships constructed accord

C1 C 2 and C3 as well as 

under the construction differentia

as design and engineering resource

objective of carrying a maximum 

these vessels incorporate the lates

ment of machinery and cargoha
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The characteristics of each 

The following tabulation in

number and type to each trad

Trade route

New York to Hamburg via Channel ports

New York to London

North Atlantic to Holland and Belgium

North Atlantic ports to west coast South Am

Atlantic lea ports to cast coast South Ameica

North Atlantic ports to Mediterranean a

Black Sea

No11 h Atlantic ports to India

North Atlantic pots to Scandinavian Baltic S

ports and U 8 S R

New York to Mexico

North Atlantic and Gulf ports to Australia a

North Orient Atlantic ports to South and East Afri

North Atlantic ports to West Coast Africa

North Atlantic ports to United Kingdom a

Continent

South Atlantic ports to United Kingdom a

Continent

Gulf to east coast South America

Gulf to United Kingdom and Continent

Gulf to Mediterranean

Gulf to Orient

Gulf to West Indies

Roundtheworld cargo service

Rounddheworld combination service

Pacific coast to east coast South America

coast to United Kingdom and Contine

Pacific coast to west coast South America

Puget Sound to Orient

Allocatio

The allocation set forth in t

sidered a final one Accordin

tracts 71 vessels will not be del

longation or extension of the E

location of the American merc

Pittman Act Changed cond

warrant a shift in the type of 

The list provides for the intr

routes served at the present t

In these cases the allocation r

ence and preliminary negotiati

nified their desire and intent to 

for replacement of obsolescent 

The construction commitme

briefly summarized

Americ

The company has already c

old vessels on its Black Sea se
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additional vessels in each of the 

placement of its eight remaining 

west coast of Italy services T

vessels engaged in the India serv

ment of the four ships in this ser

Grace 

The vessels originally included 

agreement with this company ha

10 years so that no replacement 

purchased two C2 design vessels 

type for operation in its service 

There are also pending before the 

one more C2 design vessel for it

one and to charter two similar s

the Pacific coast to the west coa

Lykes Bros S

A comprehensive replacement 

in the sixth addendum to its ope

executed on June 29 1939 Prov

18 new vessels on its 3 subsidized 

on each of lines A and C Nine 

purchased and the other 9 charte

made for the acquisition of the 10 

mitments for the remaining servic

1940 and December 1 1941 res

Mississipp

Construction of three new com

for the account of this company is 

the four older combination type sh

from the Gulf to the east coast 

differential subsidy agreement r

for three cargo vessels be execute

Moore McCor

American 

The longterns operating diffe

with Moore McCormack Lines 

provision for the purchase of thre

the charter of three additional ves

old vessels operated in the Ameri

of these vessels has subsequently 
8 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

granted permission to operate 

the old freighters on berth in 

after the outbreak of the Euro

Moore M

Americ

No replacement provisions 

agreement with Moore McCor

Line The company contemp

excess of that now operated 

Eight new vessels of C3 d

supplant the old vessels whic

Brasileiro The proceeds fro

capital reserve fund to be use

of four C 3 design combinatio

New York and 

The character of the servic

A and B has been improved 

passenger vessels Arrangem

operated on line C should b

vessels most satisfactory for t

Pacific Arg

An application for the acqu

company bas been filed with 

purchased and the two to be 

old vessels now engaged in th

Se

Contracts have been exec

cargo vessels to replace the f

this company in the South an

further expressed a willingne

same type

South A

The date by which constru

on this route nmst be execut

Commission While negotiat

has yet been reached on the 

economical operation require

ties The normal operations 

by the Pittman Act
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United C

The Commission sfirst const

America an express passenger ve

the S S Washington in the No

completed in 1940 Tentative p

chase of four 03 passenger vess

London service which had been 

the passage of the Pittman Act

Construction Differential Subsidy

The Commission has heretofor

of the American merchant marin

general procedure employed in 

reasonable foreign cost of constr

built in the United States under 

gram There has also been poin

guiding the Commission in the 

building center in the case of th

Export Line and Mississippi Ship

The problem of securing accura

has been intensified during the pa

best to secure the necessary info

concerns the situation was aggra

tion and the unwillingness to divu

developed in many of the countr

In selecting Denmark as the f

mination of the construction dif

allocated to specific trade route

consideration for the reason men

Germane although the princip

American companies to whom the 

It was determined that condition

sented a more normal picture of s

were being constructed in a Da

otter European countries After 

and confidential reports obtaine

the Commission determined the e

a C2 design cargo vessel was 510

Similar procedure followed by 

C1 design cargo vessels led to th

shelterdeck type and 982 000 

estimated foreign cost of const

Danish shipyard
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OPERATING DIFFERE

There has been no change i

the past year A description 

annual report A few variati

operators have been approve

Export Lines temporarily sus

Italy due to lack of cargo offe

President Lines Ltd was pe

with its cargo vessels

The passage of the Pittman 

pursuant thereto seriously aff

The United States Line was c

the South Atlantic Steamship 

nent branches of the Lykes ro

Scantic Line was limited to c

the disposition of these vesse

mission Some have been ch

supplement existing facilities 

drawn by belligerent countrie

ough analysis of the effect o

marine with a view to makin

In its last annual report the 

reestablish service on the imp

by the Dollar Steamship Lines 

adjustment of the company s

October 1938 with the Com

successor corporation America

the Reconstruction Finance 

working capital and the Com

for vessel repairs

The Commission is pleased 

been highly satisfactory sinc

schedule Voyage revenues h

during

financial

the

position

past few

to the

months

exten

payment of mortgage notes fa

The following tabulation 

differential subsidies for the 

out that the sums listed there

paid Subsidies have not bee

yet failed to comply with t

specified in their respective 

percent of the subsidy accruin

pletion of the year end audit
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Accrued operating differential subsidy v

June 

American Export Lines Inc

American Mail Line Ltd

American President Lines Ltd

Amercan South African Line Inc

Grace line 1ne

Lykes Tiros Steamship Co Inc

Atississippi Shipping Co Inc

Moon I eCor rnack Lines Inc

Mooremaek South American Line Inc

New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co Inc

Oceanic Steamship Co

Pacific Argentine Brazil Line Inc

Seas shipping Co

South Atlantic Steamship Co of Delaware

United States Lines Co

Total

Audits of the accounts of 16 c

ing differential subsidy agreemen

in order to determine the exact 

heretofore been paid as well as 

to recapture by the Commissio

approved by the Commission as 

five are being prepared for the 

are three temporary operating di

ing to be audited for financial s

been occasioned by repeated ex

the temporary agreements It 

completed by the end of the cale

Labor Standards

When the Maritime Commiss

it initiated the investigation of 

oceangoing shipping required by 

1936 amended A marked imp

tions prevalent in the early thirtie

of collective bargaining agreem

conditions on hoard ship had 

resulting from strikes and work s

000 hours in 1936 had been cut i

Conditions were not uniform 

Commission for the purpose o

manning scales and reasonable 

tions and discrepancies particu

The minimum wage scales fixed 

1937 followed closely the preva

The Commission did not wish at 

153048403
12 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

to disturb the agreements reac

these wage scales set by the 

compensation for their service

world they were specifically 

sion did not preclude upward 

collective bargaining but fixe

except upon a full hearing of 

Minimum manning scales ha

of the subsidized vessels Th

investigation and inspection o

mittee This committee likew

quarters on subsidized vessels 

the age and structure of the in

1

the subsidized fleet by directio

500 0has been expended 

provide better accommodation

On several occasions during 

issued invitations for the pur

owned lines which it acquired 

operated by the Commission i

for private operation and one b

fifth route was recently sold 

the remaining two branches o

established Puget SoundOrien

During the period under r

followed the wage and emplo

dustry In an effort to enco

provide greater security the 

longevity pay ranging from a 3 

service to 10 percent for every 

the number of men affected by 

of the disposal of the majority 

inaugurated by the Commissi

of three of the lines Analys

revealed that the turnover on 

2 percent for licensed personne

that 50 percent of all the crew

at least 1 year

Owing to the temporary nat

panies acting as managing agen

cost basis The Commission 

of the crews were employees of 

be uo discrimination in their se

ship or nonmembership in any 

employment The Commissio
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sible for its safe conduct and the

of the crew required to discharg

percent of the personnel on Com

indicates that no antiunion discr

Until the outbreak of the Europ

in the wage levels and working 

Marine for the past year As f

agreements was attained their 

clarified Methods were found 

resulted in a sharp decrease in sto

Certain trends were noticeable 

wage scale there has been a ma

received This increase takes th

fundamental concept of overtime 

maximum hours of work has 

demanded for the performance o

during the working clay Some 

25 percent of the total attributab

During the first 6 months of 19

field of maritime labor which do

through strikes and stoppage o

This situation became aggravated 

Demands were made for bonuse

action had been taken at the pre

authorizing the Commission to pro

this latter demand could not be 

operators and the unions to reach 

on the question of warrisk com

repatriating Americans from Euro

When several weeks of negot

results the Commission announce

pensation it would pay vessel p

included the payment of 25 per

addition to the regular sea wage re

effects up to 5300 for each licensed 

member of the crew and maintena

tion subsistence and transportati

Substantially similar arrangemen

American Merchant Marine Ins

engaged in European trade

Aid to Vessels Over 20 Years of Age

Almost all the cargo vessels a

operated under subsidy agreem

World War or shortly thereafter 

to the 20year age limitation upo
14 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

section 605 b of the Merchan

sion entered into long term a

It was likewise apparent tha

necessary replacements in th

vessels reached the statutory 

In executing long op

with six companies the Comm

operator were then 20 years o

during the period of the con

replace such vessels with new 

age and that the operator wo

on the proposed new construc

services was continued uninte

vessels and that such service

payments were to terminate 

years of age It was therefo

and formal orders were entered 

and upon the terms and co

operating differential subsidy 

vessels specifically named in th

Certain companies have not 

new construction specified i

agreements No subsidy the

for the operation of these ships 

became 20 years of age unless 

filled With respect to certain 

requirements have been met a

subsidized until replaced by n

the subsidy agreement

The following tabulation 

which a subsidy has actually b

Total

Name of contractor

American Export Lines Inc

Total

Lykes Bros Steamship Co Inc
Namo of contractor 

MissIssIgni Shipping Co lee

Total

MoorecCormack Lines Me

Total

New York Cuba Mail Steamship Co

Total

Grand total

S 

S 

S 

S 

S 

8 

S 

S 

S 

S 

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The foregoing list covers all ves

operation The Commission on 

payment of an operating differen

S S Maine a vessel over 20 ye

Shipping Co during a period of a

the Commission under section 80

1936 as amended

TRA

Recognizing the lack of accura

the need for further investigatio

ments to the Merchant Marine A

mit a report on a comprehensive s

the United States to serve in our 

transmitted to the Congress on 

some detail the measures long 

nations and indicated the weakn

nautical academies for recruiting 

this report the Congress broadened 

ized Maritime Service to include 

can citizens for service on our merc

by the Commission pursuant to s

Act and the recent revisions there

following instrumentalities

United States Maritime Service

The United States Maritime S

mission on July 14 1938 By a

Treasury it is administered for 

United States Coast Guard under 

the Commission Training statio

Harbor and at Government Islan

in September 1938 and at Fort 

January 1 1939 These 3 stat
16 REPORT OF THE UNITE

capacity of 3000 unlicensed 

must have had at least 1 yes

years to qualify for enrollm

at the above named stations 

receive 36 a month and licens

quarters clothing subsistenc

recreational facilities Upon 

larly enrolled in the United S

From the inauguration of t

October 25 1939 419 license

have been enrolled out of a t

In September 1939 the M

apprentice seamen for young 

training

18 and 23

ships

The

the

first

American

class no

posed of 250 young men selec

been enrolled for at least 1 ye

These 2 vessels are now bas

joined shortly by the sailing 

station ship

The city of St Petersbur

strip of waterfront proper

training station will be erecte

perfected Present plans cal

men During the 1 year cou

spent at the shore training 

training ships and the last 3 

Passage of the Pittman Ac

American merchant marine 

routes thus jeopardizing the 

To ameliorate the prospective 

Hoffman Island training statio

of 800 instead of the normal 

acquired the use of the form

in the harbor of Boston Mas

Service One thousand addi

tered at this emergency tra

standard 3 months course 

there and 100 additional lice

course of training on active C

Cadet Training System

Supplementing the Unite

training system is an integ

Although the position of cade
REPORT OP THE UNITED ST

Commission has endeavored to clo

often in the past the occupant ha

deckhand

The minimum manning scales es

from 2 to 6 cadets or cadet office

sidized vessel They are divided 

ments the number carried depen

April 1939 650 candidates filed a

examination conducted for the 

Commission The requirements 

scholastic ability have been set 

men between the ages of 18 and 

passing grades and were placed 

of the list have since been assig

owned vessels

At the present time there are 1

rolled in this branch of the trainin

being expanded to include nonsub

increase the number of enrollees 

Cadet officers are drawn from 

graduates and former cadets or u

under which they have not serv

narily for only 1 year This perio

year under exceptional circumsta

embraces a 4 year tern the th

specialized training ashore

Correspondence Courses

The Commission has establishe

under the supervision of the Coa

These courses are compulsory for 

available as well to enrollees in 

licensed and unlicensed personne

Up to October 25 1939 322 of 

taken this opportunity to increas

INSU

Section 10 of the Merchant A u

States Maritime Commission su

insure any legal or equitable in

vessel constructed or in process 

designed to remedy the deficienci

cial market which was of insuffic

tonnage released by sale of the G

The majority of the vessels so

later constructed for private ac
18 REPORT OF THE UNITE

purchased outright The Go

ship sale note or mortgage w

United States The insuranc

private operator could obtai

Government sinterest

With the growth of the Am

ual reduction of the Governs

total amount of insurance un

has now leveled off at about 

At the request of the Comm

increased its capacity early 

vessel The Commission d

small portion of certain risks 

market and to supplement 

the outbreak of the recent E

the fund to 10 percent of the 

in excess of 8400 000 The 

about by hostilities and the 

to make increased use of the 

to relax this limitation At t

underwrite marine insurance 

ance of the lien on any vesse

The operators of all subsid

ance in an amount form and 

This coverage is available in 

cial American and the Com

encouraged development of th

cate is the chief participant 

market when it redounds to 

that the interest of the United 

dicated by the following tabu

neighborhood of 50 percent in 

The preceding tabulation ap

Distribution of the 81300

follows the same pattern as 

part under both categories

The insurance fund has insu

of warbuilt merchant vessels 

Juno 30 1935

Oct 26 1

Oct 25 1937

Oct 25 1938

Oct 25 1939 

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purchased outright The Go

ship sale note or mortgage w

United States The insuranc

private operator could obtai

Government sinterest

With the growth of the Am

ual reduction of the Governs

total amount of insurance un

has now leveled off at about 

At the request of the Comm

increased its capacity early 

vessel The Commission d

small portion of certain risks 

market and to supplement 

the outbreak of the recent E

the fund to 10 percent of the 

in excess of 8400 000 The 

about by hostilities and the 

to make increased use of the 

to relax this limitation At t

underwrite marine insurance 

ance of the lien on any vesse

The operators of all subsid

ance in an amount form and 

This coverage is available in 

cial American and the Com

encouraged development of th

cate is the chief participant 

market when it redounds to 

that the interest of the United 

dicated by the following tabu

neighborhood of 50 percent in 

The preceding tabulation ap

Distribution of the 81300

follows the same pattern as 

part under both categories

The insurance fund has insu

of warbuilt merchant vessels 
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and its predecessors As of O

cargo vessels on which the hull 

written in the insurance fund t

number 14 were chartered to a 

was retained in the fund The 

will shortly be offered for sale or 

As yet only one vessel const

Act 1936 as amended has been p

owned service Following a rec

Commission has not placed insura

or in the fund

The remaining new vessels b

been sold or chartered to private 

fleet are covered in the manner 

sels The insurance fund as a g

cent but not in excess of 400 0 

As mentioned above upon t

Commission removed the restric

ance can now be obtained in an a

interest of the United States T

Shortly after September 1 the C

lem of providing warrisk insura

tion of American citizens strand

rise in commercial insurance rate

in European waters made the o

prohibitive Faced with the pro

demand for emergency transport

to repatriate American citizens f

mission requested the United St

passenger vessels Operators of 

provided further accommodations 

to permit the carriage of passeng

cargo ships

As the operators were unwill

without warrisk protection and 

excessive the Commission determ

States in those vessels engaged 

National Government equaled 

vessel Warrisk insurance was 

the commercial rate for the voy

thousands of Americans then in E

This special coverage was lim

sidized passenger ships which w

before sailing as available to evac

193048404
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voyages of subsidized cargo 

repatriated after proper ame

Under these conditions sp

the insurance fund on 27 ve

136 229 000during a 6week 

With the exception of voyag

Manhattan the Commission 

sailing from United States po

nated the practice entirely up

FEDERAL SHIP 

1

During the year ending Oct

996 760 have been filed w

insure preferred ship mortgag

there is now outstanding eithe

of insurance on 2 of the app

One commitment to insure 

quently canceled because of t

accomplish the necessary fin

Commission sapproval of the 

the seven remaining applicat

drawn or tabled for future 

which involves an amount of 

the Commission for its appro

LITIGAT

The office of the general cou

claims by and against the C

vision of the Attorney Gen

which the Commission is invo

80 cases in litigation involvin

posed of while 85 cases inv

added to the docket thus bri

ber of cases but a reduction in 

14000 The number of 

was 195 involving slightly ov

the 80 cases disposed of duri

involving the United States S

Corporation the predecessors 

Commission has endeavored t

and its docket is now compose

The above figures cover on

is directly involved but do 

Maritime Commission for ot
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These cases refer to suits in adm

sions of the Public Vessels Act of 

and includes all public vessels ope

Government such as War Navy 

the Coast Guard During the pa

the number of such cases on hand 

in the amount involv ed of approx

With an increase of less than 0

there was an increase from 25 to 

at the beginning and end of the p

total amount of claims now on ha

In its previous annual reports 

settlements of all the ocean mai

1928 act with exception of the c

Inc on foreign ocean avail route 

is herewith briefly summarized

On March 1 1934 Seatrain L

General of the United States by 

breached the contract held by Se

of mail on foreign ocean mail ro

Seatrain Lines Inc filed in the 

the alleged breach of the contract 

the United States in the sum of

Seventyfifth Congress ch 311 3d 

ized to attempt to adjust all diffe

tract of the nature of that held by 

provided that the Attorney Gen

agreement entered into by the Co

contract and that if dissatisfied 

the Commission and the contrac

such notice the settlement agreem

Pursuant to this statute the Co

with Seatrain Lines Inc and a 

by Seatrain Lines Inc on June 2

July 19 1939 which agreement ad

ing out of the ocean mail contrac

Lines Inc The material terms 

termination of the alleged contrac

ocean mail route No 56 second 

the claims of Seatrain Lines Inc 

from the mail contract third p

contractor of 660 00 this paym

of a credit in that amount against 

edness to the United States on a 

section 11 of the Merchant Marine 
22 REPORT OF TIIE UNITE

release of the S S SeatrainN

fifth the dismissal by the con

of the suit filed by the contr

United States claiming dama

On July 19 1939 the Comm

ment to the Attorney Gene

and recommended that the s

Attorney General

On September 14 1939 the 

sion that he had reviewed 

satisfied with its findings an

settlement agreement had be

REGULA

The regulatory powers du

mission were further strength

gress By amending the Inte

of proof was placed upon the 

ping Act 1916 was modified 

mission other than for the pa

until the issuance of a furth

scribed in the order unless the 

said order aside or such orde

competent jurisdiction The 

ther amended to provide a pe

whenever anyone knowingly 

regulation of the Commission 

cifically provided If the vio

violation shall constitute a s

Formal Dockets

During the year the Comm

volving principles not previo

Company et al v Great Lakes 

it was found that a compla

tion 22 of the act must be fi

after the cause of action ac

pany Inc v American Hawa

6 the Commission sjurisdic

through bills of lading of a c

transshipped at an American 

was fixed within the purview 

the carrier involved was a c

SunMaid Raisin Growers As

et al and associated eases 2 
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

chant Marine Act 1936 was c

v Arnold Bernstein Shifahrtsge

reparation in the sum o

complainant as a result of de

space when available In the 

Charges Under Agreements 6205 

mission found that carriers ch

at New York after the expirat

erence and prejudice and cons

ments involved in these cases w

In 11 cases the Commission 

complaints based upon the ac

admit other carriers to confe

docket 515 that the failure to 

discrimination and unfairness 

conference members and subj

reasonable

findings afforded

prejudice

grounds

and

for

di

conference agreement the ap

within the time limit grante

other cases it was found that 

constitute grounds for disap

Final decisions on the remain

Commission

A general investigation wa

and practices in connection w

lumber In this case the stat

and obligations with respect t

and the Commission were co

question of the nature of th

is obliged to publish

In several related cases the 

carriers transporting their ow

at the same time operating 

with this group of cases bare

also considered as well as the 

operators

In 213 cases consolidated 

collection of separate charge

cargo at California ports d

spectively

In Puerto Rican Rates 2 U 

was conducted into the rates 

vailing in the trade between 
24 REPORT OF THE UNITED S

States and Puerto Rican ports 

in rates were found not justified 

Gulf ports to certain Puerto R

dicial Various practices and t

unlawful

In addition to the abovement

has instituted several investiga

of particular importance Doc

gations into the Florida citrus fr

transportation rate structure 

immediate consequences of the 

where the Commission has acte

merce Commission with a view 

carriers subject to their respectiv

In docket 513 the Commission 

of the lawfulness of the contrac

particularly with reference to su

not served directly by the carrie

With the exception of Intercoas

400 neither the Commission no

thorough investigation of the ra

of intercoastal carriers until the 

other cases relating to the same 

investigation and four separate 

the major issues involved are the 

minimum rate structure in this 

rate levels

In docket 540 the Commissio

status of carriers operating exclu

tary rivers insofar as said carr

rates differing from either loca

cargo destined to or received fro

In The Booth Steamship Com

America the Commission sdecis

under the title In the Matter of St

and 6216 was brought before a t

and set aside the order of the Co

findings of the Commission on 

upon which to base the findings 

could not substitute its admin

Commission This is the first c

the Maritime Commission was es

Twentyeight formal complain

instituted upon the Commission s
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

cases pending on October 25 

and 30 proposed reports were i

Oral argument was conducte

the 262 cases pending on Octob

respecting assembling and dist

both iutercoastal and foreign c

has been rendered in all excep

the cases decided during the p

Final reports containing the 

promulgated to carry out its fin

6 cases were disposed of by ord

Shortened Procedure

In the last year a number o

relatively small amounts of re

complaints requires the expen

peared to the Commission that 

shortened procedure was instit

was evolved and authorized wh

their cases would be decided on 

in the form of memoranda the

Informal Dockets

The Commission maintains 

versies involving matters withi

of filing a formal complaint 

under this procedure wherein a

satisfaction or abandonment 

Commission sviews on the m

filed during the period under re

25 1939 Four informal com

docket

Special Docket

There are many instances w

they have collected charges for 

they consequently do not de

charges In these instances r

future and the carrier under oa

docket for authority to make re

applications must admit the un

facts which establish said unla

At the beginning of this per

on hand and during the perio

closed reparation ordered in 2 
26 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

undercharges was waived As 

were pending

Interstate Filings

During the period 6883 tariff 

charged were received for filing 

for failure to comply with the n

the Commission srules governin

and over 500 letters were writte

schedules Under authority gra

the Intercoastal Shipping Act 

tions requesting permission to 

statutory notice or to modify t

36 were denied 3 were granted 

withdrawn and 32 were filed w

Thirty rate adjustments prop

tested Of this number 13 w

pending an investigation of the 

Suspension was denied in 11 ca

one is pending

Agreements Filed Under Section 15 

Under section 15 of the Ship

water and other persons subject 

oral a true and complete memo

other such carrier or other pers

or regulating rates or fares c

destroying competition pooling 

traffic allotting ports or restric

limiting or regulating the volum

traffic or in any manner provid

cooperative working arrangemen

cancel or modify any agreeme

criminatory or unfair between c

or ports or between exporters 

foreign competitors or to opera

of the United States or to be in 

ments which must be approve

of the antitrust acts

Careful attention is given to a

Conference and pooling agree

assure recognition of the interest

Extended negotiations are frequ

ments by correspondence and i

provisions in many instances a
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

their formal approval without th

proceedings

The outbreak of war in Eur

tions under conference and poo

pean area An important grou

in that area at the outbreak of 

of those agreements were term

to terminate shortly The A

Atlantic passenger traffic has 

covering traffic from Europe 

Gulf ports have been terminate

withstanding the exceedingly d

about by the war all other con

and preserve the benefits of st

have resulted from the agreeme

New agreements totaling 180

celations of approved agreeme

uncler review while 6 new agr

were found to be in violation 

October 25 1939 there were o

of which were conference agree

Foreign Rates and Bills of Lading

During the period under rev

suant to an order dated July 1

file their rates and charges on t

ports to foreign destinations 

were received covering homew

the order

Four new and 17 revised billo

lations prescribed by the Comm

Throughout the year efforts 

and shippers in adjusting their 

action In a number of insta

resulted in carriers voluntarily 

meet foreign competition Aid 

and shipper associations with 

and the adjustment of complain

tion with the Legal Division r

of the trades between the Unite

studies have been coordinated 

relationship between the United 

they should prove of substant

friendly commercial relations 

other American Republics
28 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

Following the outbreak of wa

has undergone a material cha

most of the major foreign trade 

conference action and by the 

attention has been directed to in

outside the European war area 

investigation of the increases 

Informal investigations of rate 

nonconference carriers are curre

such increases are justified by in

TRANSFER OF VESSEL RE

Section 9 of the Shipping Ac

sale or charter to an alien or th

of any vessel documented unde

obtain the approval of the M

such application the Commiss

mercial and national defense 

marine the use for which it is d

displayed by other American c

owner splans for replacement w

As the Commission does not 

mercial transactions its veto pow

to prevent the use of vessels in 

to our commerce Approval o

cargo vessel under 20 years of 

vessel is customarily condition

trade with the United States 

first outward voyage from the U

bulk commodities not regularly 

The number of applications 

to alien ownership or registry 

smaller craft are concerned 

volume of applications for carg

of tonnage occasioned by the ou

in the increased number of ap

sion approval Being charge

sibility for developing an adequ

does not approve transfers whi

The following tabulation con

were approved by the Comm

1938 to October 25 1939 in

Commission refused to approv

ownership or registry
Nationality Number of vessels Gross Wageto

Honduran British Canadian Colombian Dominican French Greek Italian 160x9 882811 94 7892 463 6735845 22761E8

Type 

Sailing vesels

Yachts and motorboats

Tugs and barges

Cargo vessels

Tankers

Total

REPORT OF THE UNITED 

On August 3 1939 the Com

No 18 thereby restricting to 

formerly granted for a year of 

approval of the Commission 

and issuance of the Presidens

national emergency the Commi

Order No 18 entirely The a

required for all charters to alie

The Commission has approved 

aliens since September 9 1939 

The greater part of these char

voyage by a foreign subsidia

principally in nearby foreign tra

Under section 30 subsection 

the approval of the Commission 

the marine document of a vess

preferred mortgage whenever a 

port or the vessel sname or ot

During this same period the Co

of the marine documents of 130 

the preservation of an accurate 

GOVERNME

In accordance with the poli

Merchant Marine Act 1936 as 

encourage private operation of e

United States by the sale or cha

the Commission has from time 
30 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

which it inherited from its pred

past year the Commission has 

American Hampton Roads Ya

ance of United States Lines Cs 

vessels This action was taken 

1939 The Commission has 

American Pioneer Line to the 

account

The only

which

services

were

therefore

in operatio

n

review are the Australia and O

Line An invitation for bids fo

services is now in preparation 

In compliance with the repe

American flag service from Pug

by the withdrawal of the Am

Commission authorized the ina

1939 An agreement was e

Oriental Line Inc as agent fo

reimbursed for all administrativ

original agreement was subseq

the labor unions over the Coms

it appeared in August that the 

satisfactorily ironed out the a

original plans for inauguration o

from Seattle to the Orient wa

present schedule provides for 

advertisement for the sale or 

this service will be issued prior 

The tabulation of operating 

set forth in appendix C The f

operation of each line are offere

ating loss sustained over the pr

Americ

The substantial decrease in 

the fiscal year 1939 resulted in 

fore the Commission altered 

service to a fortnightly service 

shipped on each vessel and decr

loss

American Hamp

It will be noted in the operat

voyage Loss decreased somewha
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the results for the entire year sh

the previous fiscal year When t

its weekly service of 10 knot ves

Commission rearranged the Go

ports to meet the demands of s

Governmentowned vessels oper

tion of the better paying cargo 

Mail Line was lost to faster c

Another contributing factor was 

resulting from changed economic 

Orio

Service on this essential trade 

year at a cost of approximately 20 

year This substantial reduction 

sailings on a definite fortnightly 

and decreasing port charges

American 

The Australia service of the A

profitable operation during the f

branches of the service suffered a 

during the first half of 193 Sai

exhibited a decided increase in 

now operating on a profitable ba

LAIDU

As pointed out elsewhere in 

added to the Merchant Marine A

gress upon the recommendation 

steamship operators contracting 

with the introduction of old low

operation this new provision 

acquired by the Commission a

sion laidup fleet which are o

be used for common ial operatio

vessels may be requisitioned u

Marine Act 1930 and except as 

of the act for employment of the 

exclusively serving the foreign co

The Maritime Commission sl

consisted of 113 vessels classified 
32 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

Solomon Md

Fort Eustis Va

New Orleans La

Bremerton Wash

Total

T

With the exception of the 

Solomons Island Md the l

built during the war and imm

maintained in sufficient state o

dition of their lulls boilers m

them available for use in the e

During the past year seven 

and four ships withdrawn T

laid up fleet were placed in ope

one combination passenger an

War Department to be emplo

As indicated by the statem

table inserted at the end of t

year ending October 31 1939 

receipts for the preceding ye

ministrative expenditures incl

at the same level so that the 

revenue Greater activity and 

several of the terminals were 

received by the Commission

Boston TerminalUpon ex

of the Boston Terminal June 

a 10year period as a result o

provides for payment of 47 pe

mum of 75000 per annum in

A new restaurant was comple

high bidder at an annual renta

Brooklyn TerminalThe Se

in September that a military e

Department suse of piers No 

He revoked therefore the per

occupancy of these piers The 

on November 1 1939 and be

ruary 1 1940
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Hoboken TerminalThe Com

directly during the past year T

has been the replacement of th

America Line when the latter c

the former and agreed to acce

terms and conditions of the lease 

mission and the Red Star Line

Norfolk TerminalOperation 

an agreement executed prior to 

mission This lease expires in 1

Philadelphia TerminalThe 

property reflects the more adva

lease executed by the Commissio

ing July 1 1939

Terminal

Revenues and expen

Revenue

1937 1938 1

Boston 365 711 366 472 1593 

Brooklyn 111 000 111 000 1123

noboken 80 544 101 946 187 

Philadelphia 162 500 102 500 211 

Norfolk 120 968 121 680 122 

Craney Island f 500 250

Total 541 223 1566 848 72

07

1 Based on fixed rental of 68111 period Nov 1 

period July 1 1939 to Oct 3 1939

v Covers period of 6 monthsNov 1 1037 to A

1938Maintained by lessee

APP

Assets and liabiliti

General funds with Treasurer of the United State

Construction fund U S Maritime Commiss

June 29 1936 revolving fund 

Federal ship mortgage insurance fund U S 

Commission revolving fund

Securities deposited with Treasurer of the United 

Retirement and disability fund contributions see 

Accounts receivableless reserve for collection loss

Notes receivable less reserves

Secured by mortgages on vessels

Construction loansUS Shipping Board 

Fleet Corporation prior to Merchant M

1936 

ShipCorporation salesUprior 8 Shipping Board Merch

to Merchant Marine 

Ship salesU S Maritime Commission 

Marine Act 1936 

Miscellaneous 

Miscellaneous securities 

Contracts for sale of vessels accrued balances on 

completion to June 30 1939 on vessels under con

title V 
34 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

APPEN

Assets and liabilities 

AS

Vessels under construction title VII estimat

to June 30 1939 

Vessels at appraised values

Freighters operated by managing age

freighters and tugs operated by chart

ships 46 vessels 

Inactive vessels tugs barges and launches 

fleet at nominal or scrap values 130 v

Stores supplies and equipment 

Terminals and training stations at nominal va

Housing and other real estate properties at app

Ground rent estateHog Island 

Voyages in progress

Unterminated voyage expense 

Less unterminated voyage revenue 

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses 

Total 

Accounts payable 

Deposits on sales and other contracts 

Retirement and disability fund contributions 

Reserve for payment of claims

Claims under protection and indemnity in

Unclaimed wages salvage awards and unu

Reserve for marine insurance

Outstanding claims 

Contingencies 

Deferred credits

Unearned marine insurance premiums on 

Miscellaneous 

Excess of assets over liabilities 

Total 

Commitments Estimated liability for ship construction be

awards to June 30 1939 

Terminal repairs and reconditioning 

AP

Contingent liabilities

Suits pending or in litigation and claims as

successor to the predecessor U S Shi

Corporation as at Oct 31 1939 of this a

claims of foreign governments 

Suits pending or in litigation against tho Co

Court of Claims as at Oct 31 1939 

Federal ship mortgage insurance

Contract of June 30 1939 to insure F

Minn on mortgage executed by Ce

covering 35 steel barges and 1 towbo

Commitment dated Apr 7 1939 t0 ins

Corporation Chicago III on a mortg

and St Lawrence Corporation New 

Lakes and canal vessel 

Summary of income and expense an

to 

Income Charter hire 

Real estate and terminal revenuesnet 

Interest earned 

Excess of marine insurance premiums earn

Not profit from sale of miscellaneous assets 

Miscellaneous 

Total income 
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

APPENDIX 

Summary of income and expense and 

to June 30 

Expenses and charges

Operations of vessels including spot vesse

Laid up Heat expensesNet 

Advertising Good neighbor fleet America

Seaman straining expensesU S Maritime 

officers assigned to vessels under construct

Operating differential subsidies 

Construction differential subsidies 

Depreciation and revaluation of vesselsnet 

Uncolleetible receivables 

Transfer of vessels and other assets to other 

of funds 

Miscellaneous charges 

General administrative expenses

Salaries and wages 

Fees and expenses for outside services 

Traveling expense and transportation 

Rent light heat and power 

Communication expenses 

Miscellaneous 

Equipment 

Total expenses and charges 

Excess of expenses and charges over income app

1939 
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S S AmericaPassenger accom

promenade deck which may be 

library cocktail room bar large ba

cabinclass passengers The touris

the promenade deck public rooms 

writing room and children splayro

covered promenade smoking room 

been made to carry passengers aut

Characteristics

Length over all 723 feet

Breadth 93 feet 3 inches

Depth molded 45 feet 44 inch

Draft loaded 32 feet 6 inches

Normal sea speed average sea 

Compartmentation 3

Passengers 1219

Crew 640

Cruising radius 9400 miles

Gross tonnage estimated 200

Displacement at load draft ab

Deadweight 13000 tons appr

Cargo capacity 4000 tons

CA

The C1 vessels have been desig

cargo carrying on trade routes whic

large cargoes will not be continuou

the ships being constructed by the 

passengers will permit persons who 

to ride on safe modern ships at a 

C1 design full scantling type 

Length over all 

Breadth 

Depth molded 

Draft 

Normal sea speed average sea conditions 

Compertrnentatmn 

Cargo capacity 

Passengers 

Cruising radius 

Cross tonnage 

Displacement at load draft about

Deadweight

Bale cubic capacity

The original design of the unite

because the Commission believed 

the most urgent replacement nee

balance of speed cargo capacity 

been attained Trials have shown 

nomical vessels of this class in the 

deck type
REPORT OF ME UNITED S

Characteristics

Length over all

Breadth Depth molded

Normal Draft sea speed average sea conditions

Compartmentation

Cruising radius

Cross tonnage about

Displacement at load draft about

Deadweight

Deep tank oil capacity

Bale cubic capacity

Passengers Refrigerated cargo

This design was made to satisfy th

cargo capacity and greater speed than 

tained in the C3 design as the carg

vessels without drastic alterations

They are a shelter deck type with a 

steel decks i e shelter deck and seco

the second deck extending from the 

boiler space Deep tanks will be prov

the third deck for the purpose of ca

ballasting the ship when required

Characteristics

Length over all 

Beam molded

Depth molded 

Breadth 

Draft 

Normal sea speed average sea conditions 

Conmpartmentation 

Passengers 

Cruising radius 

Cron tonnage estimated 

Displacement at load draft about 

Deadweight 

Delptank oil capacity estimated 

Bale cubic capacity estimated 

C3

Characteristics

Length over all

Depth Breadthmolded

Draft Normal sea speed average sea conditions

Compartmentation

Passengers Cruising radius nautical miles

Gross tonnage estimated

Net tonnage estimated

Displacement at load draft about

Deadweight

Deep tank oil capacity estimated

Bale cubic capacity

Refrigerated cargo capacity estimated net

Total cargo capacit

Cargo 
48 REPORT OP THE UNITED 

A

ABSTRACT OR FORMAL DECISIONS E

In the Matter of Agreement No 6

Intercoastal Steamship Freight Asso

lishing procedure for keeping each g

posed and designed to minineize und

found not to disclose the true and 

withheld unless and until supplemen

agreement and intention of the p

agreement disapproved in Supplem

Leather Supply Co Inc and M

Company v Luckenbach Steamship 

artificial or imitation leather foun

finished to simulate leather Com

Dant it Russell Inc v American 

M C 781 Complainant sought a 

from Portland Oreg to Atlantic 

that such rates were unduly pre

decided that the rates assailed had 

reasonable and dismissed the comp

TriState Wheat Transportation 

Transportation Co Inc et al 1 U 

regulations in connection with the e

found unreasonable

The Celato Corporation v Moore

ship Corporation 1 U S M C 78

Atlantic ports found unreasonable 

Reliance Motor Car Company et 

M C 794 Found that complain

to within 2 years after cause of act

quirement

l

barred

Vypenn Oil Company Inc v L

M C 1 Class rates on marine of 

to New York N Y found not un

Neuss Hesslein Co Inc v G

through rates on cotton piece goo

American ports higher than a comb

plus transfer charges not shown to 

plaint dismissed

13 M Arthur Lumber Company 

pany 2 U S M C 6 Penalty s

shingles from British Columbia fou

In the matter of Rates Charges 

Kaisha and Osaka Syosen Kabusiki 

is need for stability in the rates in t

America and the west coast of the U

of undcrquoting rates of other ca

special condition unfavorable to sh

and regulations prescribed under s

Harbor Commission of The City o

et al 2 U S M C 23 Upon 

U S M C 661 that rates on cargo 

per ton than rates from Los Angele

Orient were unduly prejudicial rev

as to direct call service except tha

Pacific CoastRiver Plate Brazi

pondent carriers members of the P

permitting the conference commo

failure to agree to be superseded b

sulted in the application of an unrea

of the United States In view of 

lumber rate open and agreemen

the transportation of lumber by wh

it was found that no reason then e

ence agreement and the proceeding 

Sun Maid Raisin Growers Associ

v Blue Star Line Ltd et al 2 L 
REPORT OF THE UNITED S

ton Port District v Sante and Stockton 

United Kingdom and Continental Eur

than those contemporaneously mainta

Francisco Bay and other ports in the U

justly discriminatory and unduly prefer

Merchant Marine Act 1936 not shown 

In re Rates Rules Regulations and 

Bags and Bagging and Grain and Grain 

rates on bags and ragging burlap an

old found unjust and unreasonable a

and prejudicial as between classes of 

cotton and grain and grain products n

In the Matter of Storage Charges Unde

48 Respondents charges on coffee re

after the expiration of free time found to 

and unreasonable practices An orde

ments Nos 6205 and 6215 disapproved

Pacific Forest Industries v Blue Sta

Rates on plywood from the Pacific coa

to be unduly prejudicial or otherwise u

In the Matter of Rates Charges Ru

Coast European Conference Carriers et a

lation of law in the rates charges rules 

ent carriers either individually or in th

Coast European Conference had bee

Carriers were admonished however a

under approved conference agreement

Roberto Hernandez Inc v Arnold B

et al 2 1 S M C On further 

extent of 325 050 and reparation in th

Martin L Close v Snayne Iloyt L

2 U S M C Dismissed for lack o

S H Kress Co v Nederland sch 

HollandAnterika Ltjn and Pacific ltl

2 U S M C Combination rates 

ments from Rotterdam Holland to P

shown to be unlawful Complaint dism

Sprague Steamship Agency Inc v 1

Defendants conference agreement an

pursuant thereto found to result in u

between complainant and defendants 

unreasonable prejudice and disadvantag

If defendants do not admit complain

conferences consideration will be given 

approving the conference agreement

If defendants do not submit for appro

limiting decisions thereunder to member

or discontinued in the trades covered 

given to issuance of an order modifying 

In the flatter of Application of Gusta

Atlantic Baltic Freight Conference 2 U 

to be eligible for equal membership in t

ence and disapprox al of conference a

continued

North Carolina LineRotes to and fr

Rates proposed by North Carolina Line 

Md Camden N J and Chester and 

and the Intracoastal Canal found not u

Tariff provisions in respect to pickup 

ing of cars and split delivery at interme

violation of section 16 of Shipping Act 

lation of section 18

Sharp Paper Specialty Co Inc v 

2 U S M C Rates on paper and 

ports to Hawaii not shown to be unlaw

Kerr Steamship Company Inc v Ist

M C Issues rendered moot by di

Ceylon Conference Complaint dismiss
50 REPORT OF THE UNITE

J G Boswell Company et al v 

2 U S M C Collection of se

cargo at California ports found no

in re Assembling and Distributing 

plaints dismissed

Los Angeles ByProducts Co et 

related cases 2 U S M C C

eral cargo at California ports in 

commerce found not unreasonable 

Puerto Rican Rates 2 U S M C 

found unlawful General increase

of service front Gulf ports to certa

Certain practices and tariff provisio

Hind Rolph do Company Inc 

French Line et al 2 U S M C 

to conference membership while 

to be unjustly discriminatory or ot

In the Matter of Intercoastai Cha

time and voyage charters distingu

of vessel operators chartering ves

their cargoes under various cha

prejudice Intercoastal Time Charter Rate 

Tariff containing time cha

regulations and ordered canceled

In the Matter of Services Char

Eastbound Transportation of Lumb

Canal 2 U S M C Found 

delivery at end of ship tackle un

carrier is under no legal obligatio

tackle when not undertaking to p

assumes duty of delivering interco

regulations should be published 

except on adequate notice Mai

reasonable practice

In the Matter of Agreements 

U S M C Conference ag

uniformity of practices approved

Company transporting cargo in 

comma carrier agreement perm

Operating contract and common 

and granting particular shippers 

general public found to be undu

mitting such disapproved and viola

Agreement between common ca

shipper more free time and lowe

preferential and prejudicial agre

moved

Eastbound Intercoastal Brandy 

posed eastbound intercoastai b

Suspension order vacated and proc

Westbound Carload and Less T

bound intercoastal reductions on 

articles to 2 for transportation 

transported under refrigeration a

level of proposed class rates foun

carload rates from New York vi

cidental thereto except reduction

rates found justified

Class Rates Between North Atla

2 U S M C Schedules con

found justified Suspension orde

Pacific Coastwise Carrier Inves

nection with chartering charter 

charges andor rates related there