lantic & Gulf/Panama Canal Zone, Colon & Panama City Conference.. lantic & Gulf-Singapore, Malaya & Thailand Conference lantic & Gulf/West Coast of Central America & Mexico Conference..... lantic & Gulf/West Coast of South America Conference. azil-United States-Canada Freight Conference. ilcutta/U.S.A. Conference.. imexco Freight Conference. anal, Central America Northbound Conference. apca Freight Conference. olpac Freight Conference. ontinental-U.S.A. Gulf Westbound Freight Conference.. elhi/New York Rate Agreement. Delhi Pacific Rate Agreement. ast Coast Colombia Conference. last Coast South America Reefer Conference.. ar East Conference. Julf/French Atlantic Hamburg Range Conference_ Gulf & South Atlantic-Cuba Outports Conference. Julf & South Atlantic-Havana Steamship Conference. Havana Steamship Conference. Havana/U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Rate Agreement... India, Pakistan, Ceylon & Burma Outward Freight Conference Java New York Rate Agreement. Java Pacific Rate Agreement. Leeward & Windward Islands & Guianas Conference. North Atlantic-Baltic Freight Conference. North Atlantic-Continental Freight Conference.. 1 59 2 55 3 48 47 4 10 11 12 13 14 60 58 61 53 5 29 20 21 43 44 22 50 62 38 31 32 56 6 33 26 27 23 24 25 35 9 42 15 River Plate/United States-Canada Freight Conference.. Jnited States, Atlantic & Gulf-Venezuela & Netherlands Antilles Conference. United States, Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference. United States, Atlantic & Gulf Ports-Jamaica (B.W.I.) Steamship Conference... West Coast of Italy, Sicilian and Adriatic Ports/North Atlantic Range West Coast South America Northbound Conference.. 39 52 36 54 46 57 Mr. MEADER. Mr. Morse, let me ask you whether conditions from one trade to another so that a uniform shipper agreement hardly be drafted that would fit all trades? Mr. MORSE. Conditions do vary. And it may be if we refer to liquors agreement, for example that may be at the request of shippers; I am not so sure. But what we had in mind is tha would have two parts to a shippers' agreement-one which woul a boilerplate provision, series of provisions, which would appl all instances, and the other would be a part which would be fle to meet the specific requirements of a given trade. Mr. MEADER. Would it be your thought that all these contr shippers' agreements, would be subject to Board approval before effectiveness, or how would you police them? Mr. MORSE. We would require that the shippers' agreement also be approved by the Board. Mr. SINGMAN. Mr. Chairman, I have one more series The CHAIRMAN. We did go over the question of policing yester Mr. SINGMAN. I have one more series of charts prepared by the from information submitted by the various conferences to the sub mittee. These charts show for each of the conferences using the rate system, violations of conference merchant contracts from 19 September 1, 1958, showing the approximate date of each viola the name and address of the violator, the cargo carried, the viola and the penalty or damages, as well as the disposition by the co ence of each of these alleged violations by merchants. And I these charts for the record at this time. (The chart referred to faces this page.) The CHAIRMAN. On those charts, Mr. Morse, do you know of sanctions of any sort visited upon the offending companies guilt these violations? Mr. MORSE. Yes; this chart itself indicates that there have penalties imposed. The CHAIRMAN. Excuse me; I meant by the conference. T are violations of the conference merchants, contracts, by contract natories. I see I had that in error. Mr. MEADER. Mr. Morse, do you have any responsibilities what with respect to these alleged violations of conference agreements, the shipper who feels aggrieved? Can he appeal to you? Mr. MORSE. Certainly. Mr. MEADER. You had information concerning these violat Are they required to be reported to you, or how do you learn a them, unless a shipper appeals to you for help? Mr. MORSE. It would appear in the minutes of the conference one thing, and the other way would be an appeal to us by the shi himself. Mr. SINGMAN. Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, at this point, I sh like to offer for the record various tables and statistics prepare the subcommittee at the chairman's request by the Federal Mari Board staff. First is the participation of U.S. and foreign-flag vessels in foreign trade. The CHAIRMAN. It will be accepted. (The tables referred to are as follows:) U. S. Department of Commerce Maritime Administration PARTICIPATION OF U.S. AND FOREIGN FLAG VESSELS IN THE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES 19 54 AND 1957 COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS AND RECEIPTS IN THE OCEAN-BORNE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS AND RECEIPTS OF DRY CARGO IN THE OCEAN-BORNE FOREIGN TRADE OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS AND RECEIPTS IN THE OCEAN-BORNE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS OF DRY CARGO IN THE OCEAN-BORNE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED Table VII - All Services Table II - Irregular Service COMMERCIAL RECEIPTS OF DRY CARGO IN THE OCEAN-BORNE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED MERCHANT FLEETS OF THE PRINCIPAL MARITIME FLAGS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1954 AND 1957 |