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TABLE OF 

SCOPE OF AUTHORITY AND BASI

HIGHLIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS 

International Relations 

UNITED STATES OCEANBORNE C

Implementation of LASH RollOnR

Development of Containerization 

Steamship Conference Activity 

Terminal Operations and Moderniza

Intermodal Jurisdiction 

Trends in Trade by Geographic Area 

SURVEILLANCECOMPLIANCEENF

Tariff Filing 

Agreements Review 

Informal Complaints 

Oil Pollution Responsibility 

Ocean Freight Forwarding 

Passenger IndemnityCertification 

SPECIAL STUDIES AND PROJE

Costs Rates and Charges for Carria

Sealift Command 

FuelSurcharge Problem 

North Atlantic Rate War 

FORMAL PROCEEDINGS 

Adjudicatory Proceedings Before He

Decisions of the Hearing Examincr 

Pending Proceedings 

FINAL DECISIONS OF THE CONI

Decisions Completed 

Rulemaking 

ACTION IN THE COURTS 

Appellate Court Proceedings 

District Court Proceedings 

Enforcement and Complianc

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPIEN 

Changes in Penalties for Violation 

Other Legislative Activity 

ADMINISTRATION 

Organization Chart 

Statement of Appropriation and O

APPENDIX A

Statistical Abstract of Filings 

SCOPE OF AUTH

FUNC

The Federal Maritime Comm

pendent agency by Reorganizati

1961 Its basic regulatory autho

Act 1916 Merchant Marine A

1933 Merchant Marine Act 19

ber 6 1966 and Public Law 91

The Commission is compose

by the President with the advi

Commissioners are appointed fo

three of the Commissioners bein

party The President designates 

Chairman who also serves as th

officer of the agency

The statutory authorities and 

brace the following principal 

practices and agreements of co

other persons engaged in the for

2 acceptance rejection or dis

carriers engaged in the foreign 

regulation of rates fares charge

and practices of common carrie

trades of the United States 4 

forwarders 5 investigation o

sifications and practices in the w

shore commerce 6 issuance 

Executive Order 11548 dated July 

Commission the responsibility and auth

Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to 

the certification by the Commission of pro

to meet the liability to the United States 
responsibility of vessel o

personal injury or death 

formance of voyages or 

dencing financial respon

operators to meet the liab

of oil and 8 renderin

rules and regulations goa

water terminal operators 

The Commission shea

Washington DC 20573 

follows

New York Office

San Francisco Office

New Orleans Office

Puerto Rico Office

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HIGHLIGHTS A

OF TH

Fiscal 1971 marked the 10th 

Commission screation as an in

During the year the Commis

which arose from the developin

in the constant move toward th

grated intermodal carriage of 

the distributive consignees or to 

Basically fiscal 1971 was a 

to give new and firmer evidenc

ambitions An emerging bluepr

nant container carriers in fier

global trade routes There eme

sis in 1971 an unquestioned 

arbitrary curtailments of servic

curring surcharges The spectr

associations beyond the convent

such competition curtailing co

understandings and mergers be

sibility of stronger and more 

more firmly tie the shipper to t

which offer the shipper the ad

be heard

American regulatory doctrin

it can serve timely notice that t

upon to continually carry more 

for the security and material p

and commerce To the Federal 

come and equitable position

At the same time and for its 

avoid its responsibility for the 
sane and healthy internat

ments which the world so c

Commission feels must be 

not by ultimatum and not b

The purpose of these c

ment and liberalization of 

not in regulatory contracti

The Federal Maritime C

every instrument at its dis

our foreign partners in US

regulatory efforts within 

dealing effectively with th

foundation for another d

developed and developing 

The Federal Maritime 

shipping community when 

factors that spur ocean tra

by calling them as the ump

There are three factors 

1 The hope that container

nology in ship loading will res

2 To meet the need for an 

movement of goods must be e

equitable and responsible aven

for increased income

I The need for a regulat

encouragement within the law 

deal with the complex and v

especially ocean transportatio

It is with these matters 

tenth Annual Report of t

mitted to the Senate and H

course we have sailed in the 

beacons to those who fall la

Significant Decisions

In reporting upon the hi

period it is well to examin

mission It is hoped that the

ure the Commission sread

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of procedure to be of service 

trading complex

While Commission decisions 

the following are of significant i

Ocean Pol

Docket No 7025Financia

Cleanup

On September 25 1970 the 

this action setting forth procedur

tors would be required to estab

cial responsibility for the discha

of the United States The rules a

using any port or place in the 

of the United States Evidence o

established at the level of 100 p

ever is less Financial responsib

the United States to which any v

section 11 of the Water Quality 

arate subsequent rulemaking p

purpose of refining or revising 

Brazil Tra

Docket No 7030Agreeme

Pools USBrazil Trade

On November 18 1970 the 

proceeding approving for a 3 ye

riers calling for the apportioning 

shipped by the lines The agreem

Lloyd Brasileiro Netumar Del

vided for equal access to G

rationalization of sailings

En Band Act

In an effort to expedite this a

en bane for the taking of eviden

an initial decision by an examin
The Commission ultima

ments would contribute s

trade between the United 

ous transportation need I

of thirdflag lines in carr

affected to any significan

carried

Search 

Docket No 6957A

ping Association Coopera

On November 20 197

proceeding approving sub

Shipping Association asse

certain financial obligatio

in its collective bargainin

shoremen sAssociation

The assessment agree

tonnage basis for raising t

tion sobligations at the Po

As modified and appro

from Puerto Rico and th

cepted cargo status in de

Excepted cargo wou

a considerably lower lev

warrant excepted treat

tainerized trade and did n

the labor contract period 

status of the Puerto Rican 

ocean transportation

As a result of a petitio

matter were subsequently 

hearing

Serv

Docket No 7011P

10 and 12 Tariff No FMC 

On June 15 1971 the 

ceeding finding certain 

tion 15 and unapprovable

6
The rules in question had t

terminals in the San Francisco 

bers could call The existing ru

minals The proposed amendme

terminal

The Commission found both 

provable under section 15 as c

they prevent or attempt to prev

improved ports in contraventio

Act 1936

The Commission emphasized 

strued as a requirement that any 

port or even that any line serve a

International Relations

For the Federal Maritime Co

tinuation of work initiated in 19

ment and stability in the interna

Judicial and careful handlin

consultations and discussions pa

regulation of international ship

It can be definitely stated tha

by the Federal Maritime Comm

quences for any foreign shipping 

This does not mean that the 

ernments have all gracefully a

philosophy There are and wil

the international field

Emulation of 

Fiscal year 1971 has seen th

ment of law No 184 which p

agreements and tariffs with the 

the availability of these tariffs to 

The FMC also has seen the t

European countries and Japan 

governments indicated to the 
Japanese trades that the 

with the drawing up of a 

Perso

Commission Chairman 

personal diplomacy with 

ernment shipping officials

The activities of the C

regulatory problems of th

Europe and the Far Eas

regulatory activities of th

During the current fis

trips to Europe as well as 

with appropriate governm

Managing Director Aa

Delegation to the Drafting 

bined Transport of Good

Europe during the curren

proposed TCM Conventio

Informa

The staff of the Federal 

of holding discussions an

the major shipping countr

problems arising from US 

intermodal transportation 

During the period unde

with representatives of the 

which had questions conc

ties or concerning intern

Surve

The Commission conti

and assistance from the A

conditions affecting US 

information proved excee

ation of the validity of su
The Commission also furnish

bassies abroad on a variety of in

as the Commission sregulatory 

rates and a number of allied 

Cargo Prefe

There is a growing tendency 

of the world to direct cargoes to 

ment decree In Latin America 

the types of commerce within th

regulations which require that 

mentgenerated cargoes move on 

The Federal Maritime Comm

Merchant Marine capable of ca

eign trade and we recognize th

same aspirations

Whether cargo preference m

achieve this objective it is our v

nation by each country taking 

and the arrangements for carry

cert to its trading partners and 

The Federal Maritime Comm

cargo preference measures wil

tions acceptable to others in the 

GovernmentCar

The discriminations most tro

Commission are brought about b

socalled government cargoes to 

detriment ofUSflag lines

Experience has shown that pr

ments are acceptable alternative

taken in opposing the above ty

The FMC objective is to diplom

action which might adversely af

lines in these areas
Pooling 

During the period tind

pooling and equalaccess 

Moore McCormack 

marfrom the US

Delta Steamship Lin

US Gulf to Brazil

PrudentialGrace Lin

pores CPVfrom 

Gulf and South Ame

theUSGulf to Peru 

PrudentialGrace Lin

USPacific Coast to 

In addition the Comm

newal of the pooling agree

and Compania Sudameric

and South American Steam

It also has an agreemen

and Compania Peruana de 

Peru

LDC s 

The Lesser Developed C

been attempting through 

some means whereby their 

at least some information 

level increase and applic

All indications at the p

coming very nationalistic a

ment of their export and im

It is the impression of 

unless the various shippin

with the LDC sconcerning 

notification on rates that 

future pass laws or regula

into and out of their ports

Such actions by these g

international problems fac

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Discriminatio

The Federal Maritime Comm

eration and surveillance of the 

ernments which might be dis

operations of US shipping line

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UNITED STATE

COMMERCE 

Implementation of Lash R

Services

While containerization has th

technological advance in the shi

improved transport systems ha

tional trade

One of these is the LASHSE

operates between deepwater oc

barges Cargoes are stowed in t

at ocean ports or river points 

on a self propelled basis throug

to an ultimate destination

US Leads Develop

LASH SEABEE systems r

service which is capable of rea

way points with economics si

container service

Thus far Americanflag carr

ing the LASHSEABEE techn

It was first introduced by an 

ports and Europe

A second Americanflag ca

service between US North A

Sea area However two foreig

a joint service LASH operatio

Atlantic and Gulf port areas 
port areas Two America

LASH services in the Tran

fiscal year

Another technological a

of rollonrolloff vessels 

trucks and tractors which 

use of ramps This type o

and time involved in the lo

Mh

Introduction of a mini

between US GulfMississ

represents another new and 

a relatively small shallow

waterways and docking at 

ble to the normalsized oc

waterways the miniship op

its cargoes to a wide variet

These developing techno

shipping services with buil

shipper

Development of Conta

Fast modern containersh

in vessel utilization and the 

Cargohandling costs at po

expenditures for a convent

riers and shippers can reap 

and in cargo claims Few o

which are inherent in an in

shared today with the shipp

Additionally containeriz

ism fostering the integratio

flow without interruption fr

customer abroad even thoug

involved

Deve

The container has not dev

international trades It is th

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US North Atlantic ports and 

pean ports where both America

fering fully integrated containe

Containership services have b

lantic and Gulf ports primarily 

a high proportion of which is b

ern containerizations have not 

measure at US Great Lakes 

time required to transit the sea

Midwestern cargoes can move 

inland transport services

The US West Coast ports a

tainership services Two carrie

ships between our West Coast 

containerized cargo moving be

the Orient is increasing daily 

fully containerize their operatio

the technological transport re

changed the character of ocean 

shortly spread to that area

The latter part of fiscal year 

containerships in the USAus

inbound and outbound conferen

to accommodate containertype 

Challenging 

The rapid spread of fully c

the Commission with some new 

For example the economics 

dictates keeping the number o

be funneled to their ultimate 

number of ports with economic 

a serious problem to those po

and to the Commission whic

ports from unjust discrimina

welfare of our commercial oc

The question of whether a 

1916 serve a port area by di
delivering to the port of c

ices is currently under co

Commission encourages o

improvements it must al

extent that they may not be 

Terminal Operations 

Marine terminal opera

house or other terminal fa

monwealth territory or po

in our foreign or intersta

mission as other person

the Commission sGeneral 

file tariffs with the Comm

rules and regulations for t

Act 1916 requires that te

lish observe and enforce 

tices in connection with the 

of property Section 15 of 

water or other persons sub

true copy of every agreeme

Section 15 agreements pe

lease license assignment 

facilities and include those 

1 Fix or regulate rates for m

2 Give or receive special rat

or advantages

3 Control regulate prevent 

4 Provide that earnings or 

tion shall be divided between tw

5 Restrict or otherwise regu

6 Limit or regulate in any w

be handled and

7 Provide in any manner f

working arrangement

Terminal agreements in t

tnents by terminal operators 

mon carriers by water gene

use of terminal facilities Th

16
standardized form ieprefere

area or warehouse space for rec

However the more recent a

space for the vessel but sizabl

servicing of containers as well 

barges

Stevedore 

There appears also to be a t

services where a terminal oper

cases the agreements with carr

and stevedore services and lon

These more sophisticated 

filed with the Commission for 

tests from competing termina

are not compensatory

In order to clarify question

minal agreements and to provid

Commission has proposed a ru

ing of terminal agreements T

to remove any uncertainty as 

terminal and stevedore arran

agreements which will requir

the Act

Intermodal Jurisdiction

A modern efficient intern

movement of cargoes on a c

transportation modes Such m

tionthe Interstate Commer

surface transportation within 

Board regulates air transpo

sion has authority over oceanb

The Federal Maritime Com

to infringe upon the authority 

ever the Commission holds th

to become outmoded by de

must be sufficiently flexible t
must not become a deterr

and efficient system of tran

Genera

Accordingly the Comm

prescribes the tariff filing 

water in the foreign comm

riers regulated by the Com

throughrates either unilat

modes When throughrate

must break out the port tp

the through route and oth

carriers of other modes par

memorandum of any exist

and such other carriers mus

information is essential to 

of that part of the throughra

At the close of fiscal ye

intermodal rate tariffs wer

It is believed that continu

portation industry with res

lack of antitrust immunity h

single factor through interm

Trends in Trade by G

In the trades between US 

of the carriers operate mod

ing tremendous financial i

cargocarrying capacity Th

erated competition among t

them to reduce their rates an

Rebating and other malp

economic health and stabili

While containership servi

trades as they are in the E

that the Far East trades will s

of fact increased competitio

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come a reality in our trades to th

tion to containerships and LASH

USRCar

A development of significant 

carrier in the Far East trade T

tuted a regular liner service be

Japan which has recently bee

and the Philippines This Sovie

generally lower than the confe

lower than other independent ca

ing a close surveillance over th

Russian carrier does not presen

there are reported plans to acq

Rules Co

Numerous conferences made 

through increased shipper allow

to make containerization mor

except for the carriage of a limi

of conventional vessels little pro

and Latin America trades

In the trade between East an

introduction of fully containe

container rules threatened the 

agreement on the rules was fi

offers a through intermodal ind

in Australia to USports as di

toport service

RollOnRollo

In the Pacific coastAustra

vessel was introduced

The rollonrolloff carrier 

published a tariff of throughra

States to ports in Australia but 

differed from the conference 

sequently cancelled its indepen

the conference would seek to 

through intermodal doortodo

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Bilate

The trend to bilateralism 

between Americanflag car

Latin American carriers in

Five new sailing pooling a

cargo agreements were app

Two agreements involved 

and Gulf pores to Peru and 

the USAtlantic Gulf and 

There were pending at th

equal access agreements in 

to Chile and another such a

and Ecuador

Ocean freight rates in b

trades were very much affec

Few if any trades escap

In the foreign trades con

costs both ashore and afloat 

averaged between 10 and 15 

In the domestic offshore t

increases in fiscal year 1

ordered a formal proceedin

proposed rate increases Ele

the Pacific CoastHawaiian 

from 5 to 12percent

The remaining eight prop

Rican trade and ranged fro

ments and from 20 to 25 pe

Three of the carriers i

increases following the ser

Commission

In the domestic offshore 

pension power over rates an

to prevent them from taking 

in the international trades 

effect provided they are prop

20
In the foreign trades the Co

only after hearing and upon a 

ably high or low as to be detrim

States or otherwise in violation 

Act 1916

Sur

In order to protect the sh

freightrate increases and to in

an undue marketing impedim

vigorous program for surveillan

in both our international and d

ferences in our international tra

While the publication of fr

occurrence in the international 

they are sometimes also publish

The most common reason tha

pensate carriers for increased e

their control such as port conge

ties or other abnormal conditio

In the conduct of this progra

not to question the right of ca

charges at proper levels to com

penses incurred for unusual circ

Bunker Su

The most far reaching surcha

and domestic offshore trades in 

of bunker surcharges througho

charges were prompted by the f

ing vessels dramatically rose 

conferences considered the exp

condition warranting a surcharg

In the foreign trades these 

though in the majority of case

from 2to 3 per ton

In the domestic offshore trad

the freight charges per ton
C

The Commission unde

touch with the fluctuations 

prices caused us to appr

trades suggesting that 

considered

The Commission is pr

carriers and conferences c

In conducting our surve

insure that freightrate su

manner so as to represen

against American exporter

Some specific examples 

Commission swork follow

PortsCountry A

All ports in Nacala 

Walvis Bay Range in 

South East Africa 

Barranquilla Colombia 

Buenaventura Colombia 

Puerto Limon 

Abu Dhabi 

Vietnam 

In addition to the above 

insures that surcharges are 

the requirements of the ex

Frequently where dual rat

pose to increase rates witho

required by the contracts 

allow publication on short

jeure clauses therein Whe

action to insure proper com

of the dual rate contracts

The Commission has be

alleged ocean freight rate 

22
ions against American exporte

cannot be justfied by valid trans

The Federal Maritime Com

types of disparities First the 

ocean rate in the inbound port

than that charged the American 

the same trade

Second the third market dis

exporter is charged a consider

foreign competitor who is com

market

In fiscal year 1971 the Coms

considerably accelerated

United State

During the fiscal year consid

fying specific commodities wh

peared to discriminate against 

basis This activity involved th

with Japan Shippers were canv

of harm caused by the dispar

with the conferences in an eff

by appropriate reductions in t

ences justify disparate rates

In April 1971 the Commiss

shipping officials in Japan to d

including freight rate disparit

During that visit the Chair

joint United States Japanese w

to the overall disparity probl

The group consisting of b

ment officials has schedaled m

1971

US Great hake

Negotiations were conclud

Mediterranean Eastbound Fr

untary elimination or a subs

disparities on 15 commodities
Some of the commoditie

basis and some involve d

rates from US Great La

siderably higher than from 

In addition to obtaining 

involved the conference p

responsibility to fix rates 

do not discriminate agains

disparities

US North A

Five show cause orders 

US North AtlanticContin

or more commodities wher

detriment of our exporters

In these proceedings th

the Commission and show 

to be unjustly discriminato

not order appropriate corre

These proceedings have 

involved have been eliminat

Additionally without the 

the staff presented three ad

of the same type of dispar

justification

These informal negotiati

able results as were obtaine

US North Atlantic Ports V

In fiscal year 1971 the C

US exports and imports 

systems as opposed to UStr

The Commission sbasic p

it regulates in the US fo

Canadian foreign commerc

rates and practices in favor 

Comparisons were made 

to the United Kingdom C

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Zealand versus those from US

tions In some of the trades sub

ties were identified

As soon as this study is com

appropriate action within the li

Steamship Conference Act

Both USflag and foreign fl

become extremely interested 

followed this method in order 

duplication of services and ra

merger approach has provided 

tion of new containerships co

Ro type ships

Latin Am

A recent development in the 

tering of the vessels of several 

done under a cooperative wor

arrangement in order to achiev

erating improvements as throu

Prior to this chartering ar

operating under five joint serv

Far East and 

During the year there has 

conventional and containe

the container operators have s

has been manifested in 1 e

tized load tariff rules 2 

nority containership opera

intermodal conference ta

monitoring of absorption and 

States and overseas

The trend toward amalgam

and services has continued w

no great demand by shippers f

and rates because the present 

moment Most steamship com
toport transportation serv

services Only the Ro 

readily and may be expe

ship services within 10 ye

Many factors inhibiting 

transportation oriented ie 

coverage booking arrange

UK Continental 

In the North Atlantic 

Kingdom and Western Eu

reached its greatest develo

tainerization These advan

technology represented by 

ized ship and highspeed t

of newly developed comp

and containers

As a result of the rapid 

ping industry has become s

bining various carriers in

sidered necessary by many 

involved protracted formal 

by appeals to the courts to 

fiscal year 1971 16 carrier

bination by establishing ei

these jointservice agreeme

as a complete merger of th

Domestic 

Agreement No DC38 

Inc Seatrain Lines Inc 

can Trailer Transport Inc 

trade between USAtlantic 

It provides for establishing 

lations and provisions for 

for fixing of ocean freight ra

The agreement was origin

ing May 9 1971 Prior to 

26
for permanent approval of the 

were filed by the Commonweal

Manufacturers Association

Now U

The Commission has set the 

No 7I32 and has extended th

the outcome of the proceeding 

ing to determine whether the ag

approval the Commission so

particularly interested in dev

interest criterion whether 

carriers in the domestic comm

needed

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SURVE

COMP

ENFO

Tariff Filing

At the close of fiscal year 

with the Commission broken do

1 Tariffs published by confere

the United States2718

2 Tariffs published by carrier

the United States345

3 Tariffs published by termin

The Commission sprogram 

terial is designed to insure tha

carriers and terminal operators 

other Commission requiremen

Tariff examination in the US 

compliance with the Shipping 

as follows

tariff

1 Section

filing regulations

18band General O

2 Section 15 as to whether a ta

whether rates and practices con

Commission sauthority

3 Section 14b and the vari

systems as approved by the Commi

4 Sections 14 16 and 17 wh

undue or unfair preference or adva

In fiscal year 1971 the Co

tariff filings in the foreign com

a total of approximately 2700

one of these were rejected by t

to its tariff filing requirement
In the domestic offshore 

of which 505 were rejecte

sion tariff filing regulatio

coastal Shipping Act of 19

No 3

During the fiscal year 69

There is no statutory prov

operators Such tariffs are 

pursuant to its General O

authority

The Commission is cons

expand its authority over 

filing notice for all filings a

Section 18bgives the 

day notice provision of all 

discretion and for good ca

ity in the domestic offshor

Act 1933 In fiscal year 1

for waiver of tariff filings in 

100 were granted 21 deni

offshore trade 142 special 

which 130 were approved 

Agreements Review

Pursuant to the Shippin

tion 15 agreements and ap

rate contracts under sectio

agreements and applicatio

modified

Unless approval is obta

certed arrangements the pa

not more than 1000 for e

approvals have been obtain

granted immunity from the 

During the fiscal year 1

minal agreements were filed 

cal table of receipts app

attached as appendix A

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Confer

In fiscal year 1971 278 

and ratemaking agreements w

viewed by the staff The Coms

concerted activities permitted 

a careful review of all actions 

cipals and other meetings to 

within the prescribed limitatio

statutes and Commission polic

Minutes review has reveale

exceeded the ratemaking aut

particularly with respect to ov

age equalization and trans sh

mal proceedings have been init

whether the particular agre

modified

Shippers Requ

General Order 14 covering 

gated by the Commission to im

Shipping Act which required 

agreement where it finds a fa

adopt and maintain 

and fairly hearing and c

complaints

During fiscal 1971 354 se

quests and complaints were fil

terly and are reviewed by the 

requests for rates and rate red

and fairly

Dual Rate 

There has been little activity 

tems Several existing approved 

with termination of the underly

new contract rate system was 

This was in the Australia Ne

Pacific Coast Conference trade 
hearing to determine the n

drew its application

In connection with the 6

were 11 modifications file

about to terminate at the 

approval period and mino

tract form

Informal Complaints

In October 1970 the 

changes which involved a tr

compliance of agreements 

trades from the previous 

Bureau of Compliance Th

place responsibility for s

agreements and tariffs und

of Compliance

Bureau

The reorganizational

of Enforcement res

c

the exception that all such 

level of tariff rates would r

Compliance

Re

During fiscal year 1971 

initiated a total of 534 info

ninetynine of these were p

many instances the Comm

conferences and carriers to 

public In the handling of th

that rates are not fixed by 

are unjustly discriminatory 

shippers marketing ability

During the fiscal year a 

received of these 80 perce

10 percent to activities of 

7 percent to the practices of 

to shippers 228 informal 

32
The Commission has no stat

damage claims but does have 

Fourth and 17 of the Shippin

criminatory practices A majo

fall into these categories and 

adjudicate we were successfu

of complaint in favor of the com

Lack o

Many of the complaints wer

been time barred by the 1 yea

of Goods by Sea Act making 

cent concerned matters within 

agencies and were referred to 

Fiel

The Commission sfield ac

strategically situated in New Y

cisco Coverage of the Great L

and New Orleans thereby furn

of all the major port areas of 

by a director are staffed with 

During the fiscal year 440 

and 396 were completed The

violations of sections 14 15 1

1916 and section 2 of the Int

as investigations of applicant

warder licenses compliance 

and audits in conjunction with 

responsibility issued to opera

During the fiscal year 19 

imposed fines or compromise 

for violations of the shipping 

Cases 

At the yearend there were 

cases on which investigations 

final disposition within the C

partment of Justice
A substantial portion o

past year were concentrated 

the rate war in the North Atl

The field offices provide 

local centers where indige

sented the Commission sre

received and where publish

mission sregulatory activit

erence room

Crime 

The Senate Select Comm

the attention of everyone co

crime due to theft and pilfe

tion and ultimately the c

participated in meetings wit

larly with those agencies c

recognized that in each mo

of any significant statistics 

points of the problem

Rulemaking on Pilferag

The Commission has und

proceedings Docket No 7

reporting of loss and damag

select persons subject to the 

These rules if adopted w

gated by the other transporta

of Customs and will enable 

mation to a central reposito

data from other agencies ma

and dissemination made to F

agencies for action

These statistics will also e

try in identifying problem a

remedial action

One of the most importan

a statistical analysis of the c

ing parties

34
This will make evident wh

necessary in this area

Oil Pollution Responsibi

Implementation and 

In a letter to Chairman Be

Nixon delegated to the Fede

sibility for carrying out the p

Federal Water Pollution Co

Quality Improvement Act of 

Order 11548 entitled Delega

the Federal Pollution Contro

porating the delegation and st

from any action heretofore tak

Section 11prequires 

certain barges of equivalent siz

States or the navigable waters 

Panama Canal to establish an

Commission evidence of finan

ton or 14 million whicheve

to the United States to which 

discharge of oil into or upo

States adjoining shorelines 

tiguous zone

General O

The Commission srules im

responsibility requirements 

September 30 1970

These rules provide for th

plied with the statutory fina

forth the procedures whereby 

sels may establish the require

and establish the qualification

ance of certificates as well a

modification or suspension of 

Initial 

It was necessary during th

on a number of occasions
The first amendment pre

user charges covering the f

certificates The purpose o

sible to recover the cost in

applications and issuing ce

collected in excess of 6500 

A number of other ame

plished to comply with chan

for certain segments of th

situations

In December of 1970 C

the Act to exclude from th

non self propelled barges th

A rulemaking proceedi

Order 27 to comply with thi

all applicants operating non

applications

US 

Another rulemaking pro

regulations to permit a s

recently established to und

This amendment enabled 

and operators to insure the r

heretofore they had to rely o

A further modification w

shipbuilders and ship scrap

qualify under the requirem

Simultaneously with the 

the Commission undertook 

owners and operators throu

sibility requirements

Copies of the Commissis

tributed to such owners and 

done expeditiously since th

of the Act became effective o

issuance of the implementing 

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Certificat

The first application was rec

ing the remainder of the fisca

were received covering 1971 

certified after having compli

requirements and applications 

empt nonoilcarrying barges w

At the close of the fiscal yea

tion of2835 vessels were pend

financial responsibility and fo

Establishment of 

Section 11 of the Federa

amended does not contain an

of the financial responsibility 

Subcommittee on Air and Wate

man Bentley pointed out this la

In an effort to remedy the 

Commission has recommended 

Under this proposed legisla

ized to deny clearance to any 

from the Commission and the 

to deny entry or detain any suc

legislation would further prov

by the Commission

US Coast G

It was recognized that enforc

during the present fiscal year 

Commission has established c

Coast Guard Bureau of Cu

whereby these agencies in the 

tion and clearance procedures 

are in compliance with the oi

bility requirements

Any vessels not having com

ported to the Commission and 

steps to effect compliance
Ocean Freight Forward

The Independent Ocean F

nized as providing an impo

Three outoffour of this Ns

from US shippers to fore

Freight forwarding services 

when such services are rende

the promotion ofUStrade a

The importance of the oc

recognized by Congress in 1

This bill provided for the l

ocean freight forwarders by 

to licensing the forwarding 

Shipping Acts and undesira

eliminate by the licensing bi

1350 

Since enactment of the lice

been licensed but only after 

fit willing and able to pr

tions in the public interest

At the end of fiscal 1971 

pendent ocean freight forwa

applications were received 

increase of 23 applications o

Denials 

During fiscal year 1971 t

licenses of independent oce

giving each licensee notice a

In addition 22 applicatio

either denied or withdrawn 

hearings were requested for 

applications or revocation 

docketed during fiscal year 1

Agreements Me

Eight agreements subject t

filed during fiscal year 1971 

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licensed freight forwarder by 

licensed freight forwarders

At the end of the fiscal ye

action by the Commission

There is an increasing tren

forwarding industry There a

toward the formation of congl

The conglomerate problem 

intermodalism will affect the 

industry

An independent ocean freig

from having any direct or indir

chandise to foreign countries

Conglomerates which seek t

or who seek individual licen

subsidiary company create i

subsidiary firms also control sh

A problem involving this pa

by the Commission ie Ind

License No 790 North Amer

Docket o 6848 involving 

licensed as an independent oc

On June 14 1968 PepsiC

100 percent of the capital st

owns all of the stock of PepsiC

export cargoes in the foreign 

oceangoing common carriers 

operation by North American 

warder was inconsistent with s

1916 and after extensive he

warder license was revoked

Bank S

Several large banking insti

various times in obtaining an 

license or purchasing the cont

freight forwarder

Inasmuch as banking institu

in financing export shipments 
export cargoes they have b

qualified for licensing

None have thus far soug

Commission

Tighter C

There have been some sli

freight forwarders may be 

carriers who hold Interstate 

tificates so that collectively 

coordinate the inland transp

overseas destination if poss

mestic transportation comp

have also been expanding th

brokers domestic ICC freig

ocean freight forwarders so 

ices from point of origin to 

The Commission is keep

Trends of 

It appears that container

freight forwarder stradition

tation of shipments

Intermodal transportati

amounts of small shipments 

nals where such shipments 

and moved by related inlan

Thus many exporters no 

with ocean freight forward

ments by separate intermed

In addition some interm

the necessary documentatio

traditionally provided by o

Modern

The impact of containeri

active licensed independen

is generally recognized by 

try and others knowledgea

independent ocean freight 

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traditional operating methods 

transportation complexes or f

role of the ocean freight forwa

The Commission will assist 

wherever possible in this trans

Passenger Indemnity C

The Commission approve

financial responsibility They 

Certificates of Financial R

Passengers for Nonperforman

tions for Certifications of Fina

Incurred for Death or Inju

certificates

The Commission also revok

ering vessels no longer operat

under different ownership

During fiscal year 1971 th

ment submitted by eight foreig

Clubs insurance associations 

assets in the United States to 

guarantors under section 2 an

Respon

On December 16 1970 the 

General Order 20 which imple

This amendment which be

authorizes the Secretary of th

for service of process where 

because of death disability or 

This amendment also clarif

a performance certificate with 

by agents or other authorized 

If a certificant does not wis

ger fares or deposits collected 

certificant must advise such pe

tion requirements of Public La

certificant sname or tickets 

qualify for a performance ce
In addition amendment 

Assessment Remission and 

ing the civil penalty provision

Fees 

On March 20 1971 the 

Register a Notice of Propo

various licensing and regula

sel application and certificat

Report

The Commission has esta

under General Order 20 The

1 An amendment to an app

following a material change wh

decreased below Commission r

meet Commission requirements

2 Semiannual statements req

changes in information containe

3 Semiannual statements of 

escrow account guaranty or s

responsibility is less than 5 mi

4 Charter arrangements by 

event of a subcharter

5 Arrangements including 

or its agent of a performanc

pursuant to which the certifican

ger fares or deposits collected

6 Self insurers are required 

statements of income and surp

statement of assets located in 

requirements or other encumbr

capital and net worth

Evide

The Commission accepts 

the issuing office of the ins

However as interim eviden

mission will accept from 

telegraphic advice followed 

or binder

42
The Commission requires t

assets in the United States to 

trustees or custodians of th

indemnity associations and fore

annual reports of the securitie

fying foreign insurers

Cruise 

The passenger public can 

planned entry of 11 additiona

ing trade

Passenger Conferenc

During the 1971 fiscal year 

revision of the Trans Pacific 

This Agreement No 131 

times since its original approv

major changes to its basic prece

Terminal 

The Commission approved 

New York Passenger Termin

This is an arrangement betw

lines to consult and agree amo

be taken in their negotiations 

Port of New York Authority 

passenger terminal to be const

pose of negotiations with labo

practices to be employed at suc

PassengerSh

The Commission also appr

American Export Isbrandtsen 

dentialGrace Lines and Unite

development of a program for 

vessels under the American fla

Pursuant to the agreement 

with the appropriate Maritime 

a coordinated passengership p
Congress of the United State

could have a significant im

Americanflag ships

Other 

In addition the Commiss

agreements modifications 

internal conference operatio

provisions of General Order 

At the close of the year f

Commission approval

44
SPECIAL STUDI

Costs Rates and Charges fo

of the Military Sealif

In the face of marked decl

military cargoes on the private

rising allegations that the prac

lift Command had depressed 

Commission undertook an ex

cargo procurement practices o

ican merchant marine

In February 1971 the Comm

tration US Department of 

the Sealift Procurement Analy

Revenue 

Detailed operating cost and 

riers were collected correlated 

processing and analyzed This 

hensive compilation of industr

The preliminary conclusions o

spread instances of non compe

of serious financial detriment 

traffic

Accordingly Docket 7135 

curement Practices on Militar

April 7 1971

On April 13 1971 the De

it would undertake a comprehen

policy to determine whether the 

System jeopardized the capab

spond to future defense contin

mission and the Maritime Adm
Office of the Assistant Secre

and review both at the wor

With the participation of 

Maritime Administration an

try a work plan was deve

National Security SPANS 

on May 8 1971 and is cu

the end of calendar 1971

The study consists of fou

of the current system of pro

merchant marine second p

tion of the merchant fleet t

to perform wartime shippin

contingencies and fourth t

tive procurement systems an

national defense interest

The Commission is hope

cooperation and interaction 

projects will lead to the res

reconciliation of our defens

nance of a vital and compe

national commerce

FuelSurcharge Problem

In the fall of 1970 comm

merce of the United States 

surcharges to offset extra

Although a substantial am

carried by the American f

under the Military Sealift C

the Request for Rate Propo

for the reimbursement of 

expenses and the American 

filing compensating rate s

Commission

It was alleged by nume

being required to bear an u

in possible violation of se

Commission instituted a fo

46
resolve the issue and this act

Sealift Command to revise th

No 600 for fiscal year 1972

The new agreement provide

assume responsibility for pay

cost of fuel to the carriers fo

were entered

North Atlantic Rate War

Indications that vessel tonna

cess of cargo availability in th

concern to the Commission du

Rumors were persistent tha

portions was plagued by reba

Some knowledgeable steamshi

tion as a rate war These unstab

be further complicated by the 

the Americanflag carriers in th

cargoes For example certain 

containerized shipments as low 

The Commission was concer

were so low as to be causing se

Merchant Marine and at the s

rupting the stability of one o

trade routes

Stability 

The Commission ringed the 

return stability to the trade in

otherwise the Commission sute

formal action

To give the carriers an oppo

lems and their remedies on N

approved Agreement No 9899 

thority to discuss the situatio

take action without prior Comm

We understand that the carrie

Commission to approve the est
ment which would greatly 

mission is hopeful that th

resolution

48
FORMAL P

Adjudicatory Proceedings 

Federal Maritime Co

Hearing Examiners preside 

complaint or institution of a 

motion FMC Examiners have 

affirmations issue subpenas r

and receive evidence take or 

ever the ends of justice will be 

of hearings and hold conferenc

of the issues by consent of th

quests issue decisions and t

agency rule or the Administrat

At the beginning of the fisc

pending before Hearing Exam

were added which included n

Examiners for further procee

hearing conferences conducted 

initial decisions in formal proce

docket applications and 127 d

Cases otherwise disposed of 

23 small claims The Commis

six special docket decisions a

Commission determined not to 

Decisions of Hearing Exam

Decided by Commis

Docket No 6844Malpracti

foreign common carriers by water iv

in the USAtlantic and Gulf coast 

obtain transportation at less than r
of section 16 Second and by 

transportation of coffee than s

18b3 of the Shipping Act

Docket No 6955Alaska V

Marine Lines Inc Rates on sh

Seattle Wash to Alaska were 

were shipped nested they n

on knocked down shipment

higher commodity rate as set 

billed separately the shipper w

under the lower commodity rat

the applicable rate Finally the 

high under section 18a of t

mined and reparation awarded

Docket No 6956Agreeme

and SeaLand Service Inc an

Tobacco Co Guarantors An 

water would charter the entire 

mon carrier for 20 years lease 

facilities in the Orient and ha

the expiration of the charter w

as between carriers not oper

United States not contrary to 

tion 15 of the Shipping Act 

decision found that a containe

the carrier parties to the agre

tween Europe and the Orient 

impediment to the approval th

new service operated in conju

tem would be correspondingly 

Docket No 701 SeaLan

Pacific CoastPuerto Rico Tra

returning from the Orient to S

transfer to vessels operating 

Rico trade An arbitrary was 

to defray the cost thereof whic

and the burden was on the P

increased rates of the respond

otherwise in violation of the Sh

Docket No 703United S

tion In this proceeding the c

a corporation with a membe

minal operators steamship a

purposes were to promote h

forwarders and all other ind

50
or affiliated with maritime intere

subject to the Act and hence could 

proved agreement in violation o

section 16 or 17 of the Shipping A

Docket No 7011York Forw

and Edwards Fuge Corp Respond

mission as independent ocean fre

connected and controlled through 

were not repaid and by direction 

of both forwarder and shipper R

to an unfiled exclusive cooperati

section 15 and the shipper was f

property by water at less than the 

be applicable through shared forw

Docket No 709Bolton M

Forwarder License No 516 Respo

forwarder was found to have a b

because it purchased commoditie

or profit thereon thus operating a

further found that respondent had 

by knowingly obtaining transpor

which would otherwise be applica

on its own shipments Revocation 

Docket No 7012Commodity 

Agency for International Developm

Inc et al Respondents as confere

ports and Canadian St Lawrence 

16 First 17 or 18b5 of the 

Canadian conference they reduce

did not reduce the rates on simila

substantial difference in the comp

and United States relief cargoes an

can Great Lakes Mediterranean ea

no obligation to reduce their rate

Docket No 7018Sacramento

pean Conference et al Respondent 

ordinarily allow absorptions and t

alleged was to prevent any membe

service of the Port of Sacramento 

ference member desired to serve Sa

service or that any member line 

section 205 of the Merchant Marin

spect to section 15 of the Shipping A

to be detrimental to commerce or th
service would result in loss of 

inland carriers who would expe

Docket No 70111Indepen

Air Freight Respondent was 

Shipping Act by functioning as 

However because its former ow

could not engage in freight fo

quent management erroneously 

forwarding without a license w

clientele and finally because n

iner found the applicant fit to 

the former owner disposed of h

60 days from the date of the d

violations nevertheless be refer

tion under section 32 of the Shi

Examiners also issued initi

7024 70 70 70S

Decisions of the Commission

Pending Proceedings

At the close of fiscal year 

of which 35 were investiga

remaining proceedings wer

common carriers by water 

a railroad shippers term

United States and others

52
FINAL DECI

COM

In proceedings other than ru

oral arguments and issued 

proceedings

Of these proceedings five we

three were referred or remande

Decisions Completed

Docket No 1092Agreement N

Steamship Conference and Propose

ference s dual rate contract system 

patronage to conference in all ou

under section 14b of the Shipping A

rate contracts in each trade area the 

Docket No 6810Inter Ameri

Agreements Nos 9682 9683 and 9

jurisdiction under section 15 of the 

ing agreement in question inasmuc

had withdrawn from the pool and n

for Commission consideration

Docket No 68Valley Evapo

Complainant was awarded reparatio

respondents violation of section 16 

from failure to retain a commodity 

prejudice to complainant sshipmen

subsequently affirmed its decision on 

Docket No 684 Independent 

790 North American Van Lines R

acquisition by PepsiCo Inc to be o

eign commerce of the United States 

disqualify respondent for a license as 

within the meaning of sections 1 and 

Docket No 695In the Matter 

San

determination

Francisco

that

Port

the

Authority

public termina

and 
found not supportable on the re

to bonded indebtedness and the 

by respondents to permit infor

Docket Nos 69136923

Rico Trade Examiner sdecisi

Bros Steamship Co Inc to b

mission Similar proceeding re

remanded to the Examiner an

additional increases by the s

Docket No 6921Transco

South AtlanticPuerto Rico V

dated Express IncGeneral 

Puerto Rico Trade The rate 

carriers were determined not 

unlawful

Docket No 6948Indepe

1092Speed Freight Inc Res

revoked as a result of connec

mitting false statements in its a

and failure to report to the Co

Docket No 6956Agreem

and SeaLand Service Inc an

Tobacco Co Guarantors S

recommending approval of an 

of 16 containership vessels of 

ings to the Examiner for addi

issued and time for filing exc

postponed indefinitely pendin

7051Agreement of Merge

Co RII Corp SeaLand Serv

States Lines Inc involving a 

SeaLand and USLines

Docket No 6957Agreem

tion Cooperative Working A

agreement providing for an a

in

Association

collective

was

bargaining

found approv

agre

subject to certain modificatio

ings were subsequently reman

Docket No 7011Pacific 

Tariff No FMC 14 Tariff ru

the San Francisco Bay area f

1916 and found unapprovab

riers from serving federally i

Merchant Marine Act 1936

54
Docket No 7013North Atla

Petition for Declaratory Order Co

carriers could not lawfully under 

vent a member line from withdra

independent service in the trade 

to comply with the notice requirem

to be a breach of the agreement

Docket No 7016Modification 

Atlantic Westbound Freight Assoc

ceeding the conference amended 

voting requirement in regard to 

service A three quarters voting re

Commission A petition for reconsi

Docket No 7017American 

Show Cause An agreement amon

differential subsidies for military 

the Maritime Administration foun

section 15 of the Shipping Act 19

working arrangement a special pr

lates competition

Docket No 7022In the Matt

Port of Seattle and Japan Line L

OSKLines Ltd Nippon Yusen 

YamashitaShinnihon Steamship C

cision recommending approval of a 

facilities all protests were withdra

ment approvable and so ordered

Docket Nc 7024Agreement 

west Containerships Service Agree

vidin for joint containership serv

of Oregon and Washington was 

agreement of the parties and to be 

tion 15 of the Shipping Act 191

Docket No 7030Agreemen

USBrazil Trade Sitting en ban

ments between carriers calling for 

cargo shipped between USAtlant

approvable under all the standards 

Upon reconsideration the Comm

had earlier imposed as a condition 

Docket No 70424greement 

purchase of four vessels by Amer

Moore McCormack Lines Inc was 

Act 1916
Docket No 7043Atlantic 

ference Imposition of a Bunke

Notice Imposition of a bunker 

than 90day notice was found 

Shipping Act 1916 and the C

Docket No 7044United 

The Commission adopted the 

reparation to complainant in 

application of freight rates on 

Docket No 7046Indepe

1132Mario I Macchione T

Examiner the effect of which w

freight forwarder license for a 

Commission rules governing a

Docket No 7047Union 

Commission adopted the decis

complainant in the amount o

freight rates on shipments carr

Docket No 7128Surchar

ciation on Commodities Movin

surcharge imposition by respo

rate contract inasmuch as it wa

constitute an extraordinary c

and increased costs did not u

service within the context of the 

The Commission also issu

applications and 110 decis

against carriers in the amou

Rulemaking

The following rulemaki

year 1971 are still in pro

Docket No 7122Schedul

lished March 201971

Docket No 7133Informa

Proposed rules published April

Docket No 7163Reports 

Operating Common Carriers in 

published June 51971

The following rules were 

sult of rulemaking proceedi

General Order 7 Revised

sionsDocket No 6938

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General Order 20 Arndt 4

Assessment of Civil Penalties D

General Order 27Financial R

Docket No 7025

General Order 27 Arndt 1

Cleanup Application and Certific

General Order 27 Arndt 3

Cleanup Barge Exclusion Doc

General Order 27 Arndt 2

Cleanup Insurer sRights and De

General Order 27 Arndt 4

Cleanup Master Certificates Doc

General Order 27 Arndt 5

Cleanup Uniform Endorsement 

ACTION IN 

During fiscal year 1971 

Maritime Commission orders w

Courts of Appeals

Six more petitions were filed 

On June 30 1971 twelve o

pleted and the remainder were p

by the court

Significant court cases in wh

was involved during the fiscal 

Appellate Court Proceedin

In City of Portland Oregon 

2d 502 DC Cir 1970 C

agreement among six Japanese 

erships between ports in Japan 

Oregon was challenged by the 

riers failure to properly prov

conference

approval until

agreement

either

The

service

App

review of the Commission so

by the Japanese carriers agre

and the petition for review w

Now pending in the District 

is Latin AmericaPacific Co

FMCand USADC Cir 

petition to review the validity 

Steamship Conference to amen

pers to execute such a contract 

area as defined by the Confere

mous ratemaking committees T

conference dual rate system re
their exclusive patronage 

trade areas and signatory r

to the Conference in both i

public interest and cannot b

of the Shipping Act 1916

In Marine Terminal v R

the Supreme Court reversed 

which allowed in a private 

of the Commission The Su

was represented by its agen

in which the validity of ter

final order could not challen

Such a final order could on

Orders Review Act 28 USC 

proceeding before the US

view had run out and the Cs

subject to attack the Suprem

whether the Commission ha

mination as to the validity 

Pacific lFestbound Confe

andUSA440 F 2d 1303 

of Appeals upheld a final o

mental agreements providi

general ratemaking author

as approved by the Federal 

rate Commission approval 

petition for certiorari has b

petitioners to review this cas

A companion case to the 

above Port of New York 

429 F 2d 663 5thCi197

ing that rates established 

between Pacific Coast ports 

apply to cargo moving from 

OCP Rates and which wer

inating near the ports Lo

implementations under the 

in the approved section 1

certiorari was denied by the 

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District Court Proceedings

In addition to the foregoing 

sion was also directly involved 

trict Court proceedings

In Federal Maritime Comm

Civil No 158970 the Commis

of its administrative order issu

ping Act 1916 calling for the 

voyages which may have resulte

compensation in violation of th

by Seatrain to produce certai

Commission going back to the 

matter is now pending hearing 

trict Court

United States v R J Reyno

656 DNJ1971 involves a

against R J Reynolds SeaLan

and United States Lines for a

Sherman Act and section 7 of t

entered into for Reynolds acq

Commission intervened in this 

that it was currently conducting 

agreements under section 15 o

allowed

motion to

the

have

Commission

the court proce

to int

an administrative determinatio

petition for certiorari to the Su

this district court decision

In IML SeaTransit Ltd v 

Action No C70 2667 AJZ the 

to intervene in this proceeding 

view an Interstate Commerce C

vessel owning common carrier 

the Federal Maritime Commis

being certified as a freight fo

Interstate Commerce Act The 

matter to clarify the authori
common carriers by wate

commerce of the United S

and decision

Enforcement and Com

Proce

Under the provisions of 

the Commission during fisc

carriers for alleged violatio

of the Shipping Act 1916 

Act 1933 The claims wer

either to follow or to have 

shipments

The Commission receive

24000during the fiscal y

62
LEGISLATIVE 

Changes in Penalties for Vio

The Commission has propos

from criminal to civil penaltie

of the Shipping Act 1916 and 

of the Commission the author

assess the penalty for violation 

1916 and the Intercoastal Sh

to the Commission sjurisdiction 

Such measures were introduc

S 3377 and House bill HR 1

end of the 91st Congress An 

duced in the 92d Congress in 

which hearings were held June 

Merchant Marine of the Hou

Committee

The changes proposed by th

provide the Commission with ne

the Commission could more ef

Favorable action on this me

Other Legislative Activity

In 1962 the Congress passe

the Federal Maritime Commiss

mission jurisdiction over a com

offshore commerce of the Unite

on the one hand and the other 

such carrier participates in a jo

erty Public Law 87595

This statute has been interpr

the shipping statutes not only 

true through route and joint ra
in those cases where the a

vehicle are restricted to in

the port area of origin and 

ize the arrangement as a joi

Re

In actual practice the th

name of the ocean carrier 

rate which includes pickup 

areaa recognized practic

If the participants do no

then the water carrier rema

mission and is governed b

statutes

The Commission believe

ted is not conducive to reg

remedial legislation at an 

over the water carrier to th

instances where pickup and 

the motor carrier which ar

of the water carrier

Thus there would be re

sion the jurisdiction which 

port rates in the domestic of

Leg

During fiscal year 1971 

bills introduced in the Con

to the appropriate committe

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ADMINI

On June 3 1970 the Sen

appointment of Mrs Helen De

chairman expiring on June 3

mission during fiscal year 1971 

James V Day of Maine As

George H Hearn of New York 

chairman until February 28 

chairman on March 1 1971 

managing director

Field Office Established i

Chairman Helen Delich Be

mission on June 8 1971 for

office in Puerto Rico and instal

Representative of the Commiss

The mailing address of the 

Commission is PO Box 316

PR 00904

Appropriate ceremonies we

pated in by Governor Luis 

C4n dova the Most Reverend A

Martinez and Gaylord A Bru

peller Club of the United Sta

Chairman Bentley in openin

We will judge our success 

perity and by the mutual ties o

and flourish through our effort
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Statement of Appropriation a

Ended J

APPROPRIATION

Public Law 91472 91st Congress ap

expenses of the Federal Maritime 

authorized by 5 USC3109 hire 

uniforms or allowances therefor a

Public Law 9218 82d Congress ap

plemental Appropriation Act 19

Appropriation availabilit

OBLIGATIONS AND UNOBLIGATED BALANC

Net obligations for salaries and e

June 30 1971 

Unobligated balance withdrawn 

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS DEPOSITED W

TREASURY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 

Publications and reproductions 

Freight forwarder license fees 

Oil pollution application and certif

Fines and penalties 

Total general fund receipts 
Statistica

Fis

SECTION 15 AGREEMENTS

Foreign comme

Domestic

Ter

offshore 

SECTION 14b DUALRATE CONTRAC

New system

Modifications 

REPORTS REVIEW

a Shippers requests and comca

b Minutes of meetings 

c Selfpolicing of conference 

d Pooling and operating state

APPROVED AGREEMENTS ON FILE AS 

Conference

Rat

Joint conferen

Poolin

Joint service 

Sailin

Transshipment 

Cooperative working agency an

Domestic offshore 

Termina

Dualrate contract system

Tota

TARIFFS

Foreign Filing

Rate changes approx 

Rejectio

DomesticFil

Rejectio

TerminalFiling

SPECIAL PERMISSION APPLICATION

Foreig

Granted 

Denied 

Withdraw

Domestic 

Grante

With

Denie

TARIFFS

For

ON FILE AS OF JUNE 30 1

Domes

Termin

Tota

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