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TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF 

The Federal Maritime Comm

Report to the Congress T

by Section 103 eof Reorg

Merchant Marine Act 1936 

The controlling policy und

been service to the public 

this report
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 

OUR MISSION 

FOREIGN TRADE 

Carrier Agreements

Shippers Requests and Compl

Conciliation Service 

Exclusive Patronage Dual Rat

Freight Rates 

ADP Application to Carrier Ag

International Relations 

DOMESTIC COMMERCE 

Freight Rates 

Special Permission Application

Carrier Agreements 

Special Studies 

PASSENGER INDEMNITY 

PORT TERMINALS 

FREIGHT FORWARDERS 

Licensing 

Rulemahing Proceedings 

Other Significant Activities 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 

TRANSPORT ECONOMICS 

COMPLAINTS AND COMPLIANC

Informal Complaints Foreign 

Informal Complaints Domest

Compliance Program and Con

FactFinding Proceedings 

Field Investigations 

Formal Proceedings 

COMMISSION CASES 

Decisions of Hearing Examine

the Commission 

Pending Proceedings 

Final Decisions of the Commis

RULEMAKING 

ACTION IN THE COURTS 

LEGISLATIVE ADVANCES 

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAG
Statement of Appropriation a

Commissioners in Official Ses

Special Activities of Commiss

Cellular Container Ship 

Motorship at Bristol Bay 

Rollon Roll offContainership 

Puerto Rico Harbor 

New York Docks 

Independent Ocean Freight Fo

Container Seminar Meeting 

Fiscal Year 1968 Action With R

Contract Systems 

Amount of Surcharge 

Status of Commission Docket 

Statement of Appropriation a

Commissioners in Official Ses

Special Activities of Commiss

Cellular Container Ship 

Motorship at Bristol Bay 

Rollon Roll offContainership 

Puerto Rico Harbor 

New York Docks 

Independent Ocean Freight Fo

Container Seminar Meeting 
HIGHLIGHTS 

Review of the operations of the 

a vigorous pattern of growth in a

mands for regulation of the water

merce of the United States Keynot

has been the development of an atm

tion of mutual problems full cons

sibility to regulate and concern fo

areas serviced by the industry

Informal Procedures To S

In fiscal year 1968 the Com

policy of attempting to resolv

formal procedures are used 

portant and novel one that req

formal hearing is required to 

in a prosecutive action Where 

involve disputed facts is prese

time and expense by adjudica

hearing Informal settlements 

mission but sometimes are trig

vate parties We expect many 

necessity of formal litigation u

by the Commission July 3 1

procedures include a confront

such as those herein outlined 

of hearings that would have b
equal importance many pr

come to hearing because of 

Benefits to Commerce

American commercial i

by the Commission Rates 

relatively constant notwiths

in the national commerce T

radically in the cases of 

regulatory hinderance W

were expedited to allow e

deadlines and this was acc

of protesting parties Ocea

the Commission to enter ne

form of consolidation ser

the United States and to off

are fearful of losing as a re

The American Merchant 

and policies of the Comm

Commission spower under 

1920 which allows the Co

foreign governmental decre

the United States foreign tr

ments rates and practices 

admission of all qualified li

trade and thereby enabling 

assuring that the practices 

forwarders do not impede 

attempting to foster a reg

maximum trade expansion

International commerce b

The Commission assures t

out unless there is a demon

commerce The Commission 

extent reasonable and prot

foreign trades Recently th

artificial restraints by confe

2
to the act against containeriza

logical innovations that will ass

ever increasing foreign comme

Cooperative Agreements

In early March the Commis

stability at Pacific coast termin

suant to section 15 Shipping 

agreements filed by the Pacific 

1968 as a result of a Suprem

vFMC390US261 1968

The agreements T2148 and 

the membership of the Pacific 

of creating a fund Mech Fund 

retirement benefits under the IL

tion and Modernization Plan 

Plan

The Department of Defense 

and the Matson Navigation Co 

agreements in order to avoid 

west coast piers and resulting 

Vietnam Matson and Volkswa

visions of the agreements and th

of the investigation ordered by 

Prompt action by the Commis

as a major factor in maintaini

preventing a stevedore strike

Legislative Action90th C

Public Law 90298 enacted 

mission to permit a common c

or a conference of such carrier

a portion of freight charges or 

charges from the shipper Notic

legislation was published in th

821981 0682
Commission Rules

The Commission establ

ment to General Order 13 

commerce of the United Sta

lishing and filing ocean ta

shipments of the Military 

agency scompetitive bidd

require carriers to file with 

of rates for the transportati

The Commission propos

to require carriers in the fo

conferences of carriers to 

the availability of special 

The objective of the propos

Register May 25 1968 is 

Project Rates are applied 

In furtherance of its po

of disputes involving matte

has proposed Docket No 

under which a Commission 

the parties desiring the serv

capacity with a view towa

parties Participation in th

may withdraw from the c

ever this service should re

costly formal proceedings 

pers carriers and the Com

On May 14 1968 final 

ment agreements from sec

Federal Register This exe

of Public Law 89778 wi

and shippers by allowing s

tiated and expeditiously eff

On November 11 1967 

governing the filing of unifo

of freight by water in the 

Comments by interested pe

of final rules is expected e

4
missive rather than mandatory 

contained in the rules will res

savings to the Commission as w

Commission Decisions

The following Commission 

cance in the administration of i

trade

Docket No 688Disposition o

modal Container Freight Tariff N

April 23 1968 the Commission 

Marine Lines CML providing f

prised of porttoport transportat

Kingdom and inland transportatio

for filing under section 18b1 

minded that the alleged conflict b

and porttoport rates in tariffs of 

and dual rate contracts of the con

intermodal service provided by CM

agreements or approved conference 

On May 7 1968 the North Atla

with the Court of Appeals for th

to review the report and orders of 

requested the court to remand th

hearing This case remained unde

of fiscal year 1968 The Container 

modal techniques developing in in

establish a pattern for tariffs of this 

Docket No 6649North Atla

Rates on Household Goods On No

the North Atlantic Mediterranean 

over the rates on Government co

reserved by law to USflag carrie

the rates of two of the conference 

shipments of the State Departmen

of section 17 of the Shipping Act 

and desist from the violation On 

higher rates charged on State Dep

parity with rates charged on milita

covered by this conference but a

trades of the United States
Docket No 6543Rates o

covered the investigation of th

Americanflag berth operator 

military cargoes in the USfo

other things in its report ser

admittedly noncompensatory 

attempt to drive a competitor fr

of the Shipping Act 1916

A significant initial decision 

gation of Ocean Rate Structur

Ports and Ports in the United 

Kingdom Freight Conference 

bound Freight Association Ag

siding examin in this case i

that in the outbound trade th

rates and certain individual co

to UScommerce While this 

the final decision in this case c

outbound rate structures in the 

Other Significant Decis

Ocean Freight 

United St

A significant program a

maintaining for several ye

rates and charges maintain

ences serving trade from th

trade is of particular impo

therein are Government spo

are reserved generally for 

ally the Americanflag ca

United States to South Viet

for the movement of materi

that country

During fiscal year 1968 

cussions with the staffs of th

Department of Agriculture 

ice regarding the possibility 

elimination or reduction in 

by the conference carriers 

6
After a number of months of 

were published in the conferen

1968

1 Elimination of the conges

2 Reduction of an outport 

from 650per ton to 350 

3 Reduction of an arbitra

other than Saigon from 2

Based upon the volume of m

States to Vietnam in calendar 

savings resulting from these re

Containerization

Containerization is probab

developing innovation in ocea

Commission has kept abreast 

ocean transportation and has 

of containerization One such 

the fiscal year is the applicat

shipping in the US trades 

movement of containers from p

States overland across the Un

to country of destination with 

will be explored fully Throug

tion with carriers shippers fre

mission at all times has th

needed and workable regulato

public the full benefits of inte

Alaska Trade Study

The Alaska Trade Study a 

the Commission was publishe

hensive in coverage it include

mation concerning transporta

b an evaluation of regulator

development oflongrange obj
ocean rates and other trans

of which offer the possibil

economy through a better tr

Special Activities of the 

In addition to the majo

matters referred to the Com

Maritime Commission have 

tion It is their obligation to 

public understand the aims 

impact of trade innovations 

quent appearances at marit

tions ship launchings an

also have the opportunity o

ticular problems and the v

public at such meetings

Vitalizing the Commiss

Chairman John Harllee wh

maritime regulations passe

the future of the US marit

present the Commission sai

ing engagement is a visual 

ping facilities and mutual 

Government and industry

8
Chairman John Harllee addre

Angeles Long Beach Calif

The basic objective of Am

late our own United States e

plays a vital role in our econo

in which this trade will have 

The FMC will make 

malpractices in our trade an

evils of prejudice and discrim

serve on our trade routes
In March 1968 Admira

Chief of Shipping Bureaus 

These talks concentrated o

exports and imports and 

later this year in the transP

Typical of numerous fo

Chairman Harllee during f

Our American merchant mar

has risen to this accomplishme

ment being forced to cut back o

Another aspect of the conce

the welfare of our domestic o

Hawaii Puerto Rico Guam V

tion to these areas is conducted 

must be struck between the we

freight rates must he good and 

states and territories for whom 

good

There are five ways in which 

has benefitted the American mer

1 There has been a tre

American merchant m

time Commission 

or most of this increa

olistic perversions and 

mission and its assist

some helpful role in thi

2 Protection of the Am

tion by foreign govern

3 Fair treatment of Am

4 Relationships between 

5 Relationships between 

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In addition to his public rela

made a number of formal stat

mittees on matters of interest t

On August 15 1967 Chairm

mittee on Merchant Marine and 

tives to give a report of steward

time Commission sposition o

for accounting of revenues fr

amounts determined by the C

posed legislation relative to p

cedures and c proposed leg

freight charges At this time he 

I am convinced that fair and rea

statutes by our Commission guide

facing ocean shipping has led to 

Americanflag lines and foreign 

predatory conference system and 

strength of our foreign freight fo

proved their relations with the carr

On March 19 1968 Chairm

mittee on Government Opera

Expenditures USSenate to t

ments of surplus commoditie

countries

San

Chairman

Francisco

Harllee

Port Authority

was awar

sented the Order of Maritime 

recognition of invaluable uns

maritime industry and to the 

ocean commerce

On June 14 1968 he was 

Award by the City and Port of 

azt stoea 
NATION

NEW YOR

We as a maritime Nati

and Great Lakes must rea

chant fleet that makes it po

Nation to prominence With

a leading force in the free 

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VICE CHAIRM
During fiscal year 1968 Co

thesite conferences during a F

and Hawaii covered under In

Schuyler NYPrinceton NJ

Vancouver British Columbia

In his speaking engageme

sioner Hearn emphasized the 

cooperation between the Fede

ping industry particularly in t

and techniques Addressing t

Brokers Association Inc in N

Independent ocean freight forw

an important link in our domest

believe that the forwarders shou

the Federal Maritime Commissio

our industries and wouldbe exp

and other agencies should prov

possible in this regard

It is I believe within the capa

States an opportunity to participa

Latin America trade expansion a

and the Government should be ab

goals The common goal of our N

the commercial and pecuniary be

Freight Forwarders Brokers A

result in a patriotic benefit for all

Commissioner Hearn was a

Freight Forwarder sMan of 

to attend the Naval War Coll
Savannah Georgia

We Americans have muc

endowed by Providence with 

the generations of our natio

erally to good and moral en

ican business and the Amer

together in mutual respect 

welfare and prosperity of a

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Commissioner Ashton C B
Commissioner Ashton C Ba

missioners appointed to the F

was made an independent agen

for the Commission at industry 

are the launching of the SS Pre

SS Delta Paraguay and the lau

at Pascagoula Miss

In his most recent public a

outlined in a clear and conci

the Federal Maritime Commis

freight forwarders etc To qu

In view of the international c

remain a most useful device fo

among the various carriers of the 

not for effective steamship orgariz

about rates which are the same f

opportunities for keeping perma

fixed and dependable sailing date

The benefits of the conference 

if one or more of the members re

of a conference agreement Collu

rate levels to be too high

Conference maneuvers clothed 

of outside competition if left unc

therefore necessary to ensure pro

members of the public fair consid

Institute on F

The shipping industry may no 

it has become more than ever be

system Containerization has ma

effective integrated intermodal s

To achieve such realization f

among the ocean rail truck and 

in the fields of labor Governme

resolved and the functional use 

maximum benefit to all concerned

Movers W
Commissioner James V D

Marine Conference Honolu

The role of the Federal M

but in discharging our resp

the growth and continued p

see that it will not be hamp

prejudices

16
Commissioner James V Da

peatedly stresses the theme tha

sion basic role is regulation 

to promote a strong merchan

national security our national 

can merchant and consumer I

Annual Institute on Foreign T

New Orleans La Commission

The Federal Maritime Commis

regulatory shipping laws in a m

growth and protection of our com

We at the Commission do not 

tower closing our eyes to dollar 

selves to be lured by fancy theorie

prise philosophies in which the 

In carrying out our regulatory r

our ocean commerce

We shall continue all our effo

US merchant marine strong v

ments of our national security a

States

Our regulatory responsibilities 

ship with port and terminal opera

In such regard we have made 

ports in seeking to assure that our 

Further with respect to forwa

ships with carriers we seek the 

one of cooperative effort

In March 1968 Commissio

Institution Conference at Prin

to independent boards and com
Criticism is not the answ

fleet I believe it i

strong lines of communica

try Without the exc

never be any common deter

problems

7s

COMMISSIONE

SPEAKING BEFORE 

NEW YOR
Commissioner James F Fa

15 speeches to official maritim

necessity and benefits of mut

and the industry the impact of 

the responsibilities of ocean 

included the following

Every effort has been made by 

dealings to make sure that the 

been imposed are consistent with 

only the exporters importers an

tioned but it also includes car

operators Our purpose has been 

the extent necessary Regulatory 

transportation progress and we h

or interfering with carrier manage

Adaptation to containerized fa

complications All trends 

will continue Container cargo wi

location of container terminal at p

that port which provides marsha

permit quick delivery of containers 

quick and efficient handling of th

pilferage

Po

A viable partnership of Gover

solve our massive problems 

the promises of the future The ap

ing fault with each other is no s

are nothing more than opportuniti

form a much needed service and 

dynamic creative maritime indust

sate sst 
OUR 

Congress has delegated t

responsibility for the regul

eign and domestic offshore 

principle of operation is p

whether directly involved w

serviced or influenced by s

a keen interest in and accu

of rate or operation change

trends carrier developmen

expansions and competitiv

areas serviced The people 

domestic offshore carriers m

service regardless of change

or tariff rates To accomplis

must at all times keep info

companies operating on th

servicing enterprises

We are working for and we 

protects and fosters American 

pands rather than inhibits trad

of all flags conference or ind

anyone The design for this s

particularly in the Bonner Ac

ping laws so that they are rea

stances The Federal M

this design will bend every effo

by the vision and wisdom of the 

Statement before Hou

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is
Motorship at Bristol Bay 

small river boats stand by to 

all others north of the Ala

cargo must be lightened to a

Commission is responsible f

pia
The Federal Maritime Co

pendent agency by Reorgani

August 12 1961 The Comm

appointed for 5year terms b

sent of the Senate with no mo

the same political party The 

missioners to be the Chairman 

of the Commission

The statutory authorities an

the following

a Approval or disapprov

carriers

b Regulation of the pract

other persons engaged in the fo

of the United States and conf

c Acceptance or rejection 

carriers or common carriers 

commerce of the United State

the domestic offshore trade th

maximum or minimum rates a

d Issuance or denial of lice

ocean freight forwarding activ

e Reviewing and determin

violations of the shipping sta

common carriers by water in 

merce of the United States te

and other persons subject to th

f Conducting formal invest

cating formal complaints purs

Act

g Making and promulgatin

enforce and assure complianc

h Administering programs 

visions of shipping statutes th

of reports preparation of f

studies etc

i Attending to complaints a

ject to the act by administrativ
to the Department of Justic

ment between parties

j Conducting activities i

to effect elimination of discr

governments against USflag 

k Issuance of certificate 

passenger vessel operators

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FOREI

It has been the judgment of t

period that oceanborne foreign c

lance This commerce of course 

States Every cargo movement in

ments The United States 

shipping is convinced that shipp

surveillance to protect the publi

turn such regulation also requires 

tants and the skill to work for vol

The Federal Maritime Commi

it has a regulatory system which 

and assures foreign carriers they 

from unreasonable demands and 

Excerp

Before House 

Carrier Agreements

Section 15 Shipping Act 

allow common carriers by wat

and other persons subject to 

undertakings or agreements r

section which if approved by 

provisions of the antitrust sta

15 include fixing rates contro

ing earnings or traffic allottin

or regulating the volume or ch

viding for exclusive prefere

ments An agreement is approv
and hearing that it is not 

mental to the commerce of 

public interest or 4 in vio

Activity in Proces

The Commission is curre

agreements The average pr

of filing This is considered 

Federal Register notice per

given the opportunity to file c

At the beginning of fisca

pending Commission approv

15 new agreements and 27 m

ments During the year 

agreements and 130 modifi

agreements 22 were withdra

discussions requesting clarif

seven were handled in form

of staff analysis

At the close of fiscal year 

agreements on file consisting 

13 joint conference agreem

pooling agreements 32 sailin

ments and 108 miscellaneo

Rules Governing the 

On November 11 1967 th

governing the filing of unif

riers of freight by water in th

Comments by interested pers

of final rules is expected ear

forms of agreements set fo

rather than mandatory will 

ments and may in many ins

15 without the necessity of 

agreements will result in con

the Commission the conferen

VV
Exemption of Nonexclusi

Secti

On May 14 1968 final r

ment agreements from Secti

lished in the Federal Registe

made possible by the exemp

gress in the enactment of Pu

The Commission under appro

ment of filing for informatio

mentation of tariff filing req

Act will thus be able to exerc

transshipment agreements fro

under Section 15 The best in

be served because transship

anticompetitive effect may b

tiously put into operation

SelfPolicing o

The pertinent provisions o

The Commission shall disap

and hearing on a finding of 

under it Pursuant 

mission adopted self policing 

46 CFR 528 Section 522

conference and other ratema

riers by water in the foreign 

United States shall contain 

system used by the parties 

agreement including the pro

functions and authority of ev

administering the system

A comprehensive review w

and ratemaking agreements 

with respect to the self polici

of the Act This review revea

and ratemaking agreements a

821981 0694 
sion which are subject to self 

any form of self policing an

to correct deficiency Twen

quent with respect to the req

reports

In a recent decision served 

in Docket No 1095 the Co

regarding self policing of Se

1 determinations made 

system which combine

tions must be subjec

disinterested panel of a

2 to give effect to the pr

to punishment on the 

furnished only with s

accused line and which 

tunity to rebut or expl

3 a review de novo by a 

trial but merely a new 

the neutral body

The Commission decided D

from the United States Co

lumbia Circuit States Marin

mission 376 F 2d 230 19

the self policing provisions o

that they comply with the de

in Docket No 1095

Shippers Requests and 

General Order 14 46 C

Commission to implement th

Act 1916 which provides t

any such agreement after n

of failure or refusal to adopt 

promptly and fairly hearing 

complaints A review of the 

in fiscal year 1968 indicate

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groups has been favorable t

thus affording the shipper lo

other benefits This high perc

to the careful attention the 

requests particularly as a re

mulgated by the Commission 

mission scontinuing surveilla

freight rate matters and shipp

Conciliation Service

Final rules establishing a 

as the Federal Maritime Com

considered by the Commissio

rules establish a simplified m

sons or companies involved 

movement of merchandise in 

States domestic offshore and 

will become effective early in 

Exclusive Patronage Du

Section 14bof the Ship

87346 effective October 3 

permit with certain specifie

by carriers or conferences of 

to all shippers and consigne

to a shipper or consignee wh

his patronage to such carrier

mission may approve such d

that the contract amendmen

mental to the commerce of t

terest or unjustly discrimina

porters or ports or between 

their foreign competitors

The following chart is a co

during the fiscal year with re
FISCAL YEAR 1968 ACTIO

PATRONAGE DUAL 

a Approved dual rate contract 

As of July 1 1967 

Approved during fiscal yea

Canceled during fiscal year

Approved systems as 

b Dual rate contracts filed for 

Law 87346 during fiscal y

Pending July 1 196

Filed fiscal year 196

Approved during fiscal year 

Applications withdrawn b

prov

Pending approval July19

Of the 68 systems approve

implemented by the conferen

trade and two became dorman

Freight Conference 9648 

approved dualrate contract sy

The marked increase in a

stitute new dualrate systems 

attributable mainly to the exp

tions of Africa and Israel Fili

systems increased from one i

crease 29 arose from the c

vide in their approved merchs

devaluation by governmental 

trol of carriers which would p

statutory 90day notice requir

Freight Rates

Section 18bof the Ship

riers by water in the foreign c

ferences of such carriers to f

set forth their rates and cha

30
and any governing rules or r

standards the Commission is

which prescribes the form a

required by the statute shall 

ing requirements are designed 

public with respect to carries

to insure that tariffs coverin

national commerce are reaso

It is the purpose of these re

discriminatory rates and prac

At the beginning of fisca

freight tariffs on file with th

2424 by the close of the fisca

of tariff filings were receiv

236 32 new or initial rates 

number of filings received by 

were rejected for failure to 

filing standards

While it is not economica

examining staff to meticulou

charge contained in these ta

of those items appearing to 

For example wherever we 

charges on a particular comm

marketing capability of ship

light of pertinent economic an

examining program places p

ination of all rules and regu

rates and charges Particula

rules and regulations for the 

goods because of the rapid d

concept in our international 

conferences and carriers do 

to inhibit the development 

improved service with econom

This number of tariffs on file is 

report for the year ended June 30 1

the system of recordkeeping
Our tariff examination prog

to make certain that rates a

natory and do not inhibit the 

in international markets

Special Pe

Under Section 18bof t

is authorized in its discretion 

filing notice provisions set fo

243 special permission app

were received Of this numb

and 10 were withdrawn by th

Freigh

One of the Commission s

in prior annual reports is th

Surcharges expressed in fixe

the published freight rate are 

and directed against cargo m

as congestion labor shortag

vessel operations

Under the Commission s

upon the filing of a surcharg

ditions at the port against 

Department of State has been 

to reach a determination as t

report from State indicates 

warrant additional revenues 

is maintained to assure that t

troublesome period

Frequent exchanges of c

Commission and the carriers 

In general conference and 

cooperative and surcharges 

conditions warrant

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During fiscal year 1968 the 

charges and the action taken b

indicated

Port 

Bandar Shahparperc

Bangkokdollars 

Beirut perc

Benghazido 

Colombo do 

Damman do 

Dubaido 

Iran do 

Istanbuldo 

Izmir do 

Khorramshahrdo 

Kuwaitdo 

Matadi do 

Bhrain do 

Iraq do 

Saudi Arabia do 

Trucial Coast Portsd

Freeport Bahamasd

Nassau do 

Guatemala do 

Israeli Portsdo 

Morocco do 

Algeria do 

Tunisia do 

Libya do 

Egypt do 

Syria do 

Vietnamese PortsSee special report 
General F

In order to satisfy the Cs

insure that ocean rates are no

the ability of shippers to co

Place the Commission main

general freight rate increase

in the USforeign trade Un

publishes a general rate inc

it asking for specific inform

increase to actual carrier exp

conferences are able informa

the general increase is consis

The Commission ssurveil

cancellation of general incre

Sicilian and Adriatic portsN

ItalySouth FranceUnited 

conferences published a 5pe

general increase to become 

mission questioned the prop

tion 14bof the act which p

before a reasonable period 

result both conferences elim

1967

Computer Pro

The Commission scompu

mately 24 currently effectiv

ences and carriers operatin

United States and the United 

is being maintained in a cur

to these tariffs

In an effort to increase spe

grams and to develop system

shippers carriers and con

processing system and prog

of standardization or unifor

freight tariffs is being stud

Transportation Commodity 

34
truck lines and the Worldwide 

being developed by the Inte

The Commission is keeping 

groups seeking tariff simplifica

documentation and eliminatio

We are also maintaining liaiso

mission and the Civil Aerona

automation activities of those 

Transporation regarding deve

foreign commerce

ADP Application to Carr

The first major phase of t

matic Data Processing metho

pleted in August 1967 for all 

Book The compilation lists 

agreements by agreement num

ship trade areas and repres

formation pertaining to the 

computerized methods facilita

Section 15 agreements makin

ferences shippers and the int

publication at the inexpensiv

The second major phase of 

to agreements data was comple

for all section 15 agreements 

agreements This list of agree

the Commission for analyzing 

participation in agreements b

other studies and projects

Machine programing of the 

listing of Agreements Compli

1968 This multiple program 

self policing and shippers 

Commission surveillance of a

enhancing our capability fo

porters importers and ports 

under section 15 agreements

a21 98 06se 
International Relations

In order to make any real c

display an aggressive willingnes

before problems reach the cris

sibility to create techniques to fa

that look not only at presentday 

of tomorrow

The regulatory responsib

sion when applied in the 

raise problems of major diplo

The Commission througho

the US Department of Stat

tions to assure against unne

points of disagreement whic

statutes administered by the 

The Commission scoope

cessful There have been re

ulatory activities in interna

amicability with foreign gov

USregulatory requirement

and liaison with appropriate 

organizations and other a

shipping problems

The role of the US Dep

Maritime Commission has be

During the period under 

Japan to discuss governmen

of the Japanese Governmen

ing the same reporting per

for an overall discussion of 

about through new develop

ticularly containerization

The Commission and sta

European and Japanese sh

things proposed general or

of Section 15 agreements 

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655 Proposed Rule Cover

charge Claims

At the beginning of fisca

visited England France Den

lands to attend the 18th ses

Maritime Consultative Orga

minal facilities in various Eu

mining and analyzing conta

impact of other European adva

of USshipping

During the period under rev

was secured on 18 ports thro

alleviating or reducing the v

charges which were pending

Foreign 

The prospect of foreign sh

ing fiscal year 1968 To mee

Commission maintained a con

activities and on the plans fo

convention of the Latin Amer

During the year three new ins

one instance the discriminati

and in the other two instanc

been implemented and is not 

USshipping lines
DOMEST

While the Federal Mariti

does not have statutory res

of the American merchant 

and impartial regulation con

our merchant marine in beco

international trade A great 

ical merchant marine

The Federal Maritime Co

of domestic offshore commo

between the continental Un

Rico Guam American Sam

the provisions of the Inte

Shipping Act 1916

Freight Rates

The Intercoastal Shipping 

water carriers to file with th

inspection tariffs of rates f

with transportation between 

or rejects these tariffs in a

statutes and the Commissios

In fiscal year 1968 138

passenger tariffs were exam

and letters sent to persons fil

Action was taken by the 

questionable tariff provision

pension and investigation w

instances withdrew the prop

38
were started against the five 

increase The Commission p

to go into effect because staff 

were justified

The Commission spolicy 

carriers shippers and rep

domestic offshore areas to d

resolve potential disputes on 

ing approximately 29 forma

in both time and money to th

and the public

Special Permission App

Section 2 of the Intercoa

no change may be made in t

rules or regulations excep

new tariff schedules Such 

than 30 days after the dat

application of the carrier th

for good cause allow the c

30 days notice In this fisc

special permission applicati

by the applicants

Carrier Agreements

Agreements between carr

subject to Section 15 Shipp

agreements be filed for appr

or modification is examined 

true and complete understa

discriminatory or unfair a

importers or ports would 

States would violate the Sh

interest

Twelve new agreements 

ments were filed during fis

were pending at the end of 
agreements or modifications 

fiscal year 1968 Thirteen we

was returned to the parties a

four are pending approval T

volved in formal Commissio

Agreement No DC30 Betwe

Inc and TMT Trailer Ferry 

and 685Agreement No D

and American President Line

Hawaiian Lines Inc

Special Studies

A study of the Puerto Rico 

late in fiscal year 1967 The 

evaluation of the effect of oc

these areas

It will provide the Federa

background information to su

ceedings and will be used in 

ministrative and regulatory te

The study will look into the 

with water carriers pickup an

adequacy and efficiency of s

and any problems which may 

tween the United States and P

FW
Latest type rollon rolloff 

Rico trade is one of the ves

rates are regulated by FMC

PASSENG

The Commission is charg

2 and 3 of Public Law 897

enacted November 6 1966

Section 2 of the statute w

requires owners and charter

accommodations for 50 or 

sengers at US ports to es

any liability incurred for d

persons on voyages to or from 

1967 requires persons arran

passage on such vessels to 

indemnification of passenger

The rules implementing 

are contained in Commission 

inter alia that assets or secu

applicants insurers guaran

of financial responsibility m

States This significant req

Commission that in enacting 

must be readily available in 

obtained from US courts

At the beginning of the fis

of financial responsibility to 

ance of transportation per

tions for certificates of fin

incurred for death or inju

In addition 12 performance 

certificate applications were 
During the fiscal year 11 p

certificates were issued One 

one casualty certificate appl

formance and six casualty 

revoked by the Commission 

Twentyfour informal co

operations were received and 

Commission does not have th

major portion of these com

intervention results in satisfa

44
PORT T

The Commission is responsi

of marine terminal operators 

Shipping Act 1961 This enta

ments review of terminal tar

minal practices In carrying 

scribed below were taken in fisc

1 The Commission implem

that a Marine terminal ta

or before their effective date

minal operators place of bus

offered conform to those cont

filed 109 new tariffs since M

pliance with General Order 

Approximately 465 tariffs co

400 terminal operators are 

initial tariffs have been exami

15 and 7035 supplemental o

to determine whether they we

the Shipping Act 1916 Gen

conference agreement to whic

This is an increase of almost 

is attributable to the impleme

2 The Commission prepa

to assist terminal operators 

ing of marine terminal tarif

public in midJuly 1968

3 The Bureau of Domes

pated in meetings with term

the Port of New York to dev
the Commission sdecision 

Loading and Unloading P

of Appeals decision upho

meetings began in early M

fiscal year

4 Because of consider

the Commission urged all 

adopt uniform free time a

voluntary rules could not b

mission said it would unde

lish such rules Rules propos

conferences and individua

number of days free time 

that would result from vary

the proposed rules were po

issued notice of proposed 

689Free Time and Dem

forth proposed freetime ru

Ports of New York and Phila

5 The Commission ins

6750Inthe Matter of Ag

cisco Port Authority and Po

to determine whether a term

Francisco Port Authority an

minal Inc should be approv

Section 15 of the Shipping A

are confined to whether the r

and if noncompensatory w

ports or terminals The agre

the proceeding dismissed

6 The Commission ins

6813Assembly TimePo

the Port of San Diego propo

Sections 16 First and 17 of t

in what respect if any the C

Docket No 1217 to permit th

7 The Commission appro

2149 between the members o

46
thorizing assessments of the mem

fund to meet the obligation of 

PMA to pay employee benefit

ernization agreement and walkin

the International Longshoremes 

val of these agreements was gran

ments were set down for inv

Agreement No T2148 and T

Assessment Agreements to dete

the agreements are in violation 

Approval was granted with the 

agreements would be subject to 

by any future Commission orde

8 The Commission institut

Nos T2108 and T2108A 

Japan Line Ltd et al to deter

and T2108Abetween the City 

et al should be approved m

section 15 Shipping Act 191

6827Agreement No T213

Japan Line Ltd et al was in

ment No T2138 between the 

et al should be approved mo

tion 15 Shipping Act 1916

9 The minutes of 141 term

to determine whether any ac

the Shipping Act

10 One hundred quarte

shippers requests and compla

conferences in accordance w

No 14

11 The Commission consid

ing the practices of terminal 

actions with respect to 66 ca

are in formal proceedings be

fortythree are the subject of f

ing and Unloading Rates a

689Free Time and Demu
12 The Commission pro

suant to Section 15 of the S

were determined not to be 

Commission approval and 

parties Ten were pending 

year

48

FREIGH

I believe that our freight forwa

relationships between freight 

is in the interest of both partie

time Commission program is fo

Licensing

The licensing statute se

for the licensing and regu

warders by the Commission 

and information developed t

and able to function as an in

following depicts the licensi

and Freight Forwarders

At the end of fiscal year 

applications were pending D

tions were received 54 licen

denied or withdrawn and 

licenses issued previously we

to maintain bonds and 12 sh

of licensees to maintain a va

sion At the end of fiscal yea

forwarders with 31 applicatio

Rulemaking Proceedings

A rulemaking proceeding 

Freight Forwarder Certificat

s0
No 4 was instituted to provide f

name on the shipper line of o

would be required before a for

pensated by the carrier This 

ordered to become effective Jul

postponed pending action on a 

the Commission

Other Significant Activities

In late fiscal year 1967 a j

a proposal of the DetroitWay

rules and regulations to licens

activities It was felt that the 

fringement upon the Commiss

thority As a result of discussio

County Port Commission that 

proposed regulations because 

time Commission regulations 

fiscal year 1968
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FINANCIA

A significant advance in th

offshore carrier operations wa

proposal for adoption of a ru

modity cost accounting as oppo

and averagecost analysis

Under the terms of General 

the Commission for the first 

foreign and domestic offshore 

quired the reporting separat

assets employed in and the op

shore carriage of cargoes by 

The data made available by th

of great value to the Commi

numerous rate changes filed w

The accounting concepts of th

to differentiate costs of carria

produce overall operating res

On December 1 1967 the 

Register Notice of Proposed 

riers with gross revenues of 

service of the domestic offsho

reports revealing costs of carr

ties Comments have been r

interested persons reviewed 

comments Much time has be

on the proposed changes Co

to the end of August 1968 

Commission accountants dev

a form for reporting for Com
During fiscal year 1968 

carriers under the provisio

the provisions of General 

to 20 carriers would file p

stead of General Order No 

tinue to be of material assis

and specific commodity rat

tinuing program of audit 

required by the terms of the

The Federal Maritime C

ing cost principles for the s

agencies to develop unifor

time Commission financial 

and comment on proposed 

systems for the Interstate C

Military Sea Transportation 

gram and review an expo

Board on Accounting for I

of Certified Public Accounta

Other areas of operatio

involved in formal Federal 

Docket No 6622Alaska 

ninsula and Bering Sea Area

SeaLand Service Inc Ca

sion PorttoPort Rates Wes

professional accounting tim

related to Docket No 6648

Northwest Tidewater Eleva

trade study

54
TRANSPOR

The main thrust of the Comms

ics has been concentrated prim

entire rate structures are dispa

export commerce and then to 

cumstances in that given trade 

fication for such a disparity T

of the published outbound and 

and b analysis of the actua

trade Studies in process du

include

1 Trade Route No 5 Ratel

A formal investigation Do

structures in the US North 

tradein which exhibits and 

played an important partwa

oral argument before the Co

in this investigation is presen

in this case was begun on De

therefor began many months b

2 Trade Routes Nos 12 an

An informal investigation o

in the USAtlantic and Gul

effort during fiscal year 1968 

of charts statistical tables an

structures actual cargo move

and a variety of related subjec

3 Trade Route No 6 Swe

4 Trade Route No 9 Fran

5 Trade Route No 16 Au
6 Economic and statist

overall trade studies such a

a Conference ra

ment practices

b A general sur

statistics

c An analysis of 

USforeign trade

d A study of so

e Puerto Rican 

return study

f Containerizatio

56
COMPLAINTS A

Informal Complaints For

The Commission continued 

and facilitating cooperative n

versies arising in US oceanb

means of resolving issues and 

those concerned without resor

circumstances permit the Com

ation procedures to deal with 

shipper and carrier interests a

facilitate meaningful negotia

Commission has proposed a co

mission conciliator will be ma

puting parties to deal with the 

of this service is purely volunt

Another safeguard with res

of shippers requests and com

ing rules requiring conferen

procedures for handling ship

file reports of actions The 

Department of Commerce ha

Ocean Freight Guidelines fo

and importers assistance in p

to carriers and conferences A

and updating of this booklet w

Most of the shippers who 

quainted with the procedures 

for presenting their request

covering several thousand s
show that conferences gra

most instances Apart from 

persons direct informal co

sistance in ol aining redres

plaints concerning rates 

the Shipping Act were cons

all the complaint cases wh

basis of no violation or in a 

teen cases were found after 

Shipping Act and were refe

propriate action There we

year

Informal Complaints D

During fiscal year 1968 

complaints involving freigh

of domestic offshore carrie

informal complaints at the 

cases were resolved after a 

or by adjustment satisfactor

was withdrawn and one case 

statutes was referred to the 

action At the end of fiscal y

pending additional investiga

Compliance Program an

In order to more effective

of the shipping statutes the 

instituted a compliance prog

the operations and company 

the domestic offshore areas 

tainer inspection program ar

instances of failure to comply 

and regulations of the Feder

and impress on persons subje

with the regulations applicab

58
der assistance to regulated pe

Commission regulations and 

action with respect to willful vi

inspection

The Commission continued 

the domestic offshore trades D

inspections were completed re

violations of the Intercoastal Sh

to the Department of Justice for 

Letters were sent to a number o

violations Certain carriers es

instrumental in saving 800 0 

have been dissipated due to mis

ment falsification on bills of lad

Fact Finding Proceedings

The report of the investigat

effects of steamship conference 

lations and practices upon t

States was issued during the pa

the Commission took the follow

1 Decided to release the rep

any part 2 decided to te

solicited comments from any in

or member of the public Com

of the fiscal year the comments 

Field Investigations

Fiscal year 1968 saw contin

tion program in the domestic 

malpractices generally in all 

formed the basis for or comple

mission reported elsewhere he

Under the container inspec

in fiscal year 1966 we inspec

tainers Two major steamship 
this investigative program 

increased their freight rev

3100 by a Federal distri

charges of undermeasuring 

Overall during the fisc

opened and 367 investigat

suspected violations of Sec

Act 1916 and Section 2 o

well as independent ocean 

vestigations compliance ch

financial responsibility in

pending active caseload at t

ity for the fiscal year resu

of Justice of 11 cases upon 

compromise settlement in th

aforementioned statutes

Formal Proceedings

The Commission on its o

remanded for additional i

submitted to it Furthermo

55 complaints were filed 

Order No 16 Procedure fo

six cases were concluded ei

faction of complaint or disc

There has been a decreas

by the Commission due to 

freight forwarder licensing 

dualrate contract applicati

in the section 15 Shippin

completion of the showcaus

obtained substantial compl

operations of steamship co

ulated through staff surveill

by the Commission in forma

An increase is noted in th

which is indicative of the e

60
steamship industry through ru

possible Significant in this ar

pursuant to Public Law 89778 

activities from Commission requ

would be served by adherence to 

During the course of the yea

sions of novel import In this c

cellation of a conference agree

thereto to comply with lawfully 

mation which the Commission f

that the Conference agreemen

assertion of jurisdiction over m

the non contiguous State of A

services and utilization of the A

ment of criteria for determinin

low as to be detrimental to the 

trary to Section 18b5 Ship

The status of the Commiss

indicated below

Begin

fis

19

Investigations

Section 15 

Sections 14 16 17 

Section 18b5 

Complaints 3

Small claims 

Dualrate contracts 

Freight forwarder

licensing 

Rate proceedings 

Rulemaking 

Total 7
COMM

Hearing examiners pre

formal

own motion

complaint

They

or

have

institu

the 

and affirmations issue subp

and offers of proof and 

depositions to be taken whe

thereby regulate the cour

for the settlement or simp

parties dispose of proced

any other action authorize

Administrative Procedure A

At the beginning of the 

before hearing examiners 

the fiscal year which inc

mission for further procee

conducted hearings in 14 

cases and issued 31 initial 

Decisions of Hearing E

Decided by the C

Docket No 1092Agreeme

Steamship Conference and Pr

Rate Agreement use by the c

commerce of the United State

criminatory or otherwise cont

Docket No 65115Investiga

Between US North Atlantic 

EireNorth Atlantic United Ki

and North Atlantic Westboun

62
overall conference rate structure in 

the United Kingdom was found not 

rates in the reciprocal trade or the l

18b5or other sections of the S

some of the commodity NOSrate

Freight Conference in the outbound 

specific outbound commodities were 

5 of the Shipping Act 1916 The 

that move in small volume were fou

the Shipping Act 1916

Docket No 678Agreement 95

americana SA Continental Line

Respondents were found to be com

proscriptions of the Shipping Act 

continuing agreements and are pre

Commission approval in violation 

Respondents were also found to 

specified in tariffs on file with the C

3 of the Shipping Act 1916

Docket No 6754Chr Salvese

Market Corp West Michigan Dock 

Section 16 First of the Shipping 

serve complainant svessel in order 

preference to another vessel because 

customer West Michigan Dock 

violated Section 16 First of the S

ant s vessel to undue and unreaso

available shore labor to stevedore t

been injured by respondent slisted 

The examiners also issued de

6541

6123

6549 66113 6648 

674867119 6751 6759 

Final Decisions of the Comm

Pending Proceedings

At the close of the fiscal yea

of which 26 were investigations 

tiated on the Commission sown 

tuted by formal complaints and

trade associations shippers 

others
Final Decisions of the 

In proceedings other th

oral arguments and issued 

Of these proceedings six w

were remanded to hearin

sideration of a prior final d

Docket No 108Investigat

Atlantic and Gulf Trade Tar

shippers and consignees of C

unreasonable in violation of 

engaged in the practice of il

18b3 The issue of rates b

of Section 18b5 was disc

not been in effect for more t

established for application to s

Docket No 1095Self Pol

Conference of Japan and the J

remand from the US Court o

the self policing provisions of 

de novo review of findings o

arbitrators exclusion of secr

verbatim transcription of the 

Docket No 6511Intern

Co et al The tariff provisions 

to overtime and extra service c

under Section 17 The record 

resulted in harm to the comp

denied and the complaint was 

Docket No 6513Rates o

AmericanFlag Berth Operato

Section 15 by setting unreason

an effort to compete unfairly w

found to have violated Sectio

regarding certain loading and 

American FlagBerth Operators 

authorization for certain dorma

Docket No 6514Free Tim

at New York Harbor New rul

free time and assessment of der

Docket No 6541Pacific 

Dairies Connell Brothers Co 

closed arrangement whereby 

Pacific Far East Lines on the 

64
commensurate services or incurrin

violation of Sections 16 and 18b

Shipping Act 1933 No other violat

Docket No 6549Interconferen

Trades The Commission adopted t

pursuant to Section 15 agreement 

on freight rates and practices bet

Freight Conference and theGMedi

Docket No 669Agreement N

Long Beach Calif Agreement No 

and contiguous premises from th

California on a nonexclusive prefe

Section 15

Docket No 6635The Boston 

Boston Marine Terminal Associatio

operators tariff shifting assessment 

require prior approval under Sectio

Shipping Act 1916 Accordingly th

Docket No 6643Minimum C

AtlanticGulfPuerto Rico Trades 

GulfPuerto Rico Lines requirin

carrier of minimum bill of lading 

of the shipping statutes even thou

on a small number of consignees

Docket No 66115Agreement 

American Mail Line American Pr

Agreement 9551 providing for me

was found to be subject to the ju

proved pursuant to Section 15

Docket No 66118Rates and 

water Elevators Association The 

were found not be be violative of t

certain overtime charges which we

reduced

Docket No 66119North Atla

Rates of Household Goods Respo

for control over rates on cargo 

was found to that extent contra

directed to relinquish control ove

was restricted to rates on State 

respondents American Export Isb

found to have violated Section 1

and military departments for subst

Docket No 663USBorax 

Conference et al Docket No 67
et al v USBorax Chemic

was found to have violated Se

to US Borax Chemical C

same service pursuant to an 

and by denying Borax the use 

was awarded accordingly T

as timebarred

Docket No 6665Ballm

Authority et al It was fou

Authority and Weyerhaeuser 

Newark and the tariff rule of 

volume discounts on the hand

subjected Ballmill Lumber 

ence and disadvantage The re

and reparation was not award

Docket No 668Agreem

City of Oakland and Matson 

decision of the examiner ap

T1953 and T1953A provi

the City of Long Beach to M

Docket No 67Americ

Charges on Iron and Steel Am

and cast iron extra length an

found to be just and reasonabl

Docket No 6712United 

The Commission adopted the d

Oriental Lines collected charge

on a shipment of trucks to Eas

ordered

Docket No 6715Maddoc

sion adopted the decision of 

Lines in changing its supplier 

Accordingly the complaint was 

Docket No 6718Agreem

The Commission adopted the 

to Section 15 agreement T198

nal facility by the City of Long 

Docket No 6726US Gr

ment Exclusive Patronage Dua

ing a 15percent spread betwe

Great LakWSouth and East A

to Section 14b

Docket No 6730United S

sen Lines Docket No 6745

Isbrandtsen Lines Docket No 

66
Lines Docket No 6751United 

Isbrandtsen Lines Docket No 675

Export Isbrandtsen Lines In each 

sought recovery of overcharges I

raised as a defense a conference ta

to be presented within 6 months f

adopted the decisions of the examin

recovery where a complaint is file

limitation period Reparation was aw

Docket No 6733Calcutta Eas

Conference The agreement of Calc

tanUSAConference was cancele

comply with lawfully issued subpen

sion felt withheld from it informa

its statutory functions under Sectio

was

decision

subsequently stayed by court o

Docket No 6737United State

Steamship Co The Commission ad

ing that Gulf and South American 

ment of automobile parts result

Reparation was awarded

Docket No 67141Special Ra

arrangement between North Atlant

United Arab Co for Maritime Tra

than ordinary rates were offered 

Docket No 67143SeaLand S

in the West CoastAla ka Trade S

included a pickup and delivery ser

tion of the Commission and not a j

the Interstate Commerce Commissio

Docket No 67147BrazilUnite

v Moore McCormack Lines et 

Freight Conference Agreements N

amended covering the transporta

Gulf ports and ports in South Am

15 The complaint in Docket No 64 

lines were withdrawn prior to the 

Docket No 6749States Marin

Conference et al The selfpolicin

Conference was found to lack spec

conference was ordered to cease 

States Marine Lines until such time 

are made and approved by the Co
of the conference sreadmissio

proceedings

Docket No 6752Alaska 

Rates in the Test CoastAlask

included pickup and delivery 

Ferry System were found to 

Maritime Commission

Docket No 688Disposit

modal Container Freight Ta

for a through transportation s

the United Kingdom were fou

conflict with the tariffs and d

it is a member

Small Claim Docket No IR

The Commission determined 

awarding a refund of overcharg

Small Claim Docket No 2

American Export Isbrandtsen 

review the decision of the Exa

finding that a conference rule 

from date of shipment did no

Section 22 within the statutory 

68
RULE

The following rulemaking p

1968 are in progress

Docket No 6755Filing of Ag

Freight by Water in the Foreign C

rules published November41967

Docket No 675Significant V

Domestic Offshore Trade Reports 

posed rules published December 1 

Docket No 682Federal Ma

Proposed rules published January 

Docket No 6815Rules of Pra

rogatories and Discovery Propose

Docket No 6825Tariff Filing 

Commerce Proposed rules publish

Docket No 6833Exemption 

rules published June 29 1968

Docket No 6834Rules of Prac

cations Proposed rules published J

The following rules were p

result of rulemaking proceedin

General Order 4Practices of L

Freight Brokers and Oceangoing 

pensation and Freight Forwarder 

General Order 16Rules of Prac

of Appearance Declaratory Order

Proceedings

General Order 23Exemption o

from Approval Requirements

Amendment to Tariff Circular 3 
ACTION 

Nine petitions to revie

were pending in the variou

of the fiscal year Two case

of the United States Duri

courts of appeals Nine cas

leaving 13 cases pending b

1968

Some of the more impo

Commission was involved 

Alaska Steamship Co 

USA9th Cir No 2243

USA DC Cir No 25

June 30 1968 involve the 

port service between the 

include pickups and delive

Company the utilization 

jurisdiction of the Federa

Commerce Commission Th

Public Law 87595 an am

Matson Navigation Co v 

This case involves resolutio

Maritime Commission has 

Shipping Act 1916 to app

ship companies The Depart

have opposed the position o

Section 15 provides that ag

Federal Maritime Commiss

Calcutta East Coast of I

FMC and USA5th Cir 

70
in the District of Columbia ci

Federal Maritime Commission 

conference pursuant to Section 

members of that conference on 

refuse to furnish information n

determine whether or not opera

are consistent with the requireme

Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesell

held that an agreement among t

Association was an agreement re

by the Commission pursuant to S

The association sagreement pro

a mechanization and mode

association and the Internation

men sUnion This latter agreem

previously existing managemen

permitted automation in return 

bers would not be penalized by s

Federal Maritime Commissio

Linien et al 390 US 238 1

mission disapproving the una

Atlantic Passenger Steamship C

and accompanying report had 

proceedings conducted pursuan

for the District of Columbia Circ
LEGISLA

Congress passed two am

ing fiscal year 1967

The first was Public La

sion to adopt procedures fo

tories in adjudicatory pro

cases instituted on its own 

mission the powers exercis

Court of Appeals for the N

sion vAagloCanadian S

the Commission lacked sta

The second Public Law 

permit common carriers b

voluntary refunds to an a

charges assessable in insta

carrier through inadverten

rate and that such refund 

decision

shippers

in

This

Ludwig

authority

Muelle

w

Application of Lykes Bro

377378 that the absence 

merce precluded the Comm

deserving situations

Chairman Harllee testif

to other maritime matters 

Intercoastal Shipping Act 

domestic offshore trades an

Commission to make an ac

of increased rates going into 

the propriety of the US 

72
part of the ocean transportatio

foreign countries under the Food 

Trade Simplification Act of 19

of different transportation mod

themselves to establish joint rat

nue apportionment of liability 

of lading and the pooling or int

portation of cargo between plac

foreign countries

In addition the Commissio

introduced into Congress and 

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ADMINI

MA

Being a small compact 

mission is striving in its 

programs to develop a mo

ordinated response to fun

relations and special Fe

cover all facets of our resp

and the greatest economy o

Container Seminar

Responsive action to a

efforts in the areas of exec

the public

Worthy of special emph

the Container Revolutio

Planned and moderated by 

zer This lecture series pre

zation from diverse points 

in fields most affected by t

Commission employees me

ping industry and represe

reach common understand

in the rising use of cargo co

Proceedings of this sem

use of the Committee on 

Seminars on the Containe

76
Service to the Public

The Federal Maritime Comm

sponsibilities to the public as 

Public Law 89487 Evaluati

policy was therefore made durin

management study entitled Co

Practices of Regulatory Agencie

Information Act Public Law 8

indicated that the Commission f

releasing information to the pu

which it is required by regu

jeopardize pending or future C

taken to provide increased serv

a Reorganization of 

the ultimate goal of a on

Commission functions res

training has been given t

particularly the tariff cler

cient and intelligent service 

of the fiscal year the Pub

requests for information

Interested parties can se

copies of agreements in th

domestic offshore trade o

sons or companies operati

warding names of steams

States trade and commerc

provisions of Public Law 

sible copies of documents 

copies of over 2000 tarif

or the 420 tariffs relating 

regularized schedule of c

defray the cost to the Gove

b Publication of guid

such as

1 Conference Ag

listing of Sectio
2 Terminal 

nal operat

3 Guide on 

ufactures

method of 

on new a

transported 

United Sta

4 Seminars 

and discus

the field

S Hearing 

for hearing

Management Developm

During fiscal year 1968 

into a more sophisticated 

distribution to all Commis

Program and Priorities O

gram directions and emp

tivities and tasks to be ac

in internal operations and 

and b establishment of 

Office of the Managing Di

ness and operational effic

segments

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Statement of Appropriation an

Ending Ju

APPROPRIATION

Public Law 90 133 90th Congr

1967 For necessary expenses 

Commission including service

3109 hire of passenger motor 

allowances therefor as author

ber 1 1954 as amended 5 SC

OBLIGATIONS AND UNOBLiGATED BAL

Net obligations for salaries and 

ended June 30 19

Unobligated balance withdrawn 

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS DEPOSITED 

OF THE TREASURY FOR THE FISCAL 

Publications and reprod

Freight forwarder license fe

Fines and penalties 

Bonus for reporting ser

Miscellaneous 

Total general fund rec

US