Mr. SINGMAN. Seven; a list of presently effective pooling agreements approved pursuant to section 15. The CHAIRMAN. Accepted. (The list referred to is as follows:) SEPTEMBER 15, 1958. List of presently effective pooling agreements approved pursuant to sec. 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916 Number 1359 1692 2916 3578-B 7601 7616 7655 7676 7684-A 7688 Parties and scope Grace Line, Inc., and United Fruit Co.. Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo transported between New York and Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, and Barranquilla, Colombia. Agreement inactive since Mar. 1, 1942. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., and Gdynia America Shipping Sept. 7, 1931 Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. and United Fruit Co. Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo from The Clan Line Steamers, Ltd., Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Covers a joint cargo and passenger service and apportion- Oct. 30, 1931 Apr. 10, 1934 Apr. 14, 1934 Thos. & Jas. Harrison, Ltd., and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. June 24, 1947 July 1, 1948 Covers the apportionment of earnings on cargo transported from specified U.S. Gulf ports and specified United Kingdom ports. A similar agreement between these carriers was in effect from 1933 to 1939 when it was terminated because of conditions brought about by World War II. Skibsaktieselskapet Varild, Skibsaktieselskapet Marina, Aktieselskabet Glittre, Dampskibsinteressentskabet Garonne, Aktieselskabet Standard, Fearnley & Egers Befragtningsforretning A/S, Skibsaktieselskapet Sangstad, Skibsaktieselskapet Solstad, Skibsaktieselskapet Siljestad, Dampskibsaktieselskabet International Skibsaktieselskapet Mandeville, and Skibsaktieselskapet Goodwill... Covers a joint cargo and passenger service and apportion- N. V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland," Koninklijke Rot- Covers the apportionment of earnings on all cargo, except N.V. Stoom vaart-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij Covers the apportionment of earnings on cargo and passen- Covers a joint cargo and passenger service and apportion- Blue Funnel Line as 1 party only. List of presently effective pooling agreements approved pursuant to sec. 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916-Continued Number 7707 7765 7796 7797 7825 7958 7997 8061 8061-A 8067 8087 8217 7549 Parties and scope Matson Navigation Co. and Isthmian Lines, Inc. Covers a joint cargo service and the apportionment of earn- Covers a sailing arrangement and apportionment of earn- Grace Line, Inc., and Cia. Sud-Americana de Vapores (Chilean Covers apportionment of earnings on general cargo trans- Gulf & South American Steamship Co., and Cia. Sud Americana Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Alexandria Navigation Co., S.A.E., and Societe Misr de Naviga- Covers apportionment of earnings on cargo and passengers Naviera Garcia, S.A., Cia Naviera Cubamar, S.A., and Lykes Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Members of the Siam/New York Conference.... Covers the apportionment of the carriage of rubber moving American President Lines, Ltd., Isthmian Lines, Inc., and Lykes Provides the basis any undercarried portion allocated to Carriers comprising the Fjell Line joint service (7763), and Oranje Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche and Stoomvaart Matt- Covers a joint cargo service and apportionment of earnings Provides for alternate sailings for the stated purpose of Mr. SINGMAN. Eight, a list of all terminal agreements and freight forwarder agreements approved under section 15. The CHAIRMAN. Accepted. (The list referred to is as follows:) List of all agreements in effect as of September 15, 1958, involving (1) water carriers and one or more other persons subject to the Shipping Act, 1916, and (2) between two or more other persons subject to said act other than water carriers as requested by appendix A-7 and identified by agreement numbers as listed below TERMINAL AGREEMENTS Mr. SINGMAN. Nine, a list of all agreements approved pursuant to section 15 not included in the previous lists, except for interconference agreements to be included later. The CHAIRMAN. Accepted. (The list referred to is as follows:) SEPTEMBER 15, 1958. List of all agreements approved pursuant to section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916, and in effect as of September 15, 1958, not included in lists or furnished in compliance requests (1) to (7) of Appendix A, identified by agreement numbers as listed below Mr. SINGMAN. Ten, a list of proceedings pending before the Federal Maritime Board on May 19, 1958, in which the contract rates of conferences were challenged. The CHAIRMAN. Accepted. (The list referred to is as follows:) List of proceedings pending before the Federal Maritime Board on May 19, 1958, in which the contract rates of conferences were challenged, showing docket number, parties to proceedings, and status as of Oct. 1, 1958 Docket Title Status 726 Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. States Marine Corporation of Pending exceptions due Nov. 1, 1958. Replies to exceptions due Dec. 1, 755 783 795 805 809 Texas Cotton Industries v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., In the Matter of Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Pending recommendation of General In the matter of Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Pending action by General Counsel. Sec. 19 investigation, Pacific coast European trade.. Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Compagnie Generale Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. The Blue Star Line, Ltd. Pending filing of petition to dismiss. Filing of answer stayed until further Do. 810 811 812 Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Westfal-Larsen & Co., Do. 813 Parsons & Whittemore Inc. v. Fred Olsen & Co. Do. Pending settlement by amicable adjustment. Mr. SINGMAN. Eleven, a list of conferences whose dual rate contract/ noncontract systems have been considered by the Federal Maritime Board or its predecessors in formal docket proceedings. The CHAIRMAN. Accepted. (The list referred to is as follows:) SEPTEMBER 15, 1958. LIST OF CONFERENCES WHOSE DUAL CONTRACT/NONCONTRACT RATE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE FEDERAL MARITIME BOARD OR ITS PREDECESSORS, IN FORMAL DOCKET PROCEEDINGS (NOTE.-*Indicates those conferences who were using the dual contract/noncontract rate system as of May 19, 1958.) Name and agreement number of conference *River Plate and Brazil Conference (59) In docket No. 515 (2 U.S.M.C. 72) decided July 11, 1939, the Maritime Commission found conference's failure to admit Sprague Steamship Agency, Inc., to membership and to participation in agreement to be unjust discrimination and unfair as between Sprague and conference members and to subject Sprague to undue and unreasonable prejudice and disadvantage, and thus subjecting the agreement to disapproval or modification under section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916. Promptly following this decision, Sprague was admitted to conference membership. *Java New York Rate Agreement (90) In docket No. 80 (1 U.S.S.B. 285) decided July 6, 1933, the Shipping Board found that the assessment by the conference of freight rates under contract/noncontract rate system not shown to be in violation of sections 14, 16, and 17 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as alleged. West Coast Central America, Mexico-North Pacific Northbound Conference (3591), *Pacific/West Coast of South America Conference (4630), and *Capca Freight Conference (6170) In docket No. 503 (2 U.S.M.C. 138) decided July 27, 1939, the Maritime Commission found that conferences' refusal to admit Brodin Line to membership while maintaining contracts with shippers not shown to be unjustly discriminatory, unfair, detrimental to commerce of the United States, unduly prejudicial, or otherwise unlawful. *Pacific Coast European Conference (5200) In docket No. 648 (3 U.S.M.C. 11) decided January 12, 1948, the Maritime Commission found the retroactive penalty provisions of the conference's contracts with shippers to be unlawful and the balance of the contract rate system to be lawful. In docket Nos. 764, 773 (5 F.M.B. 74) decided June 8, 1958, the Federal Maritime Board found that this conference's interpretation that its shippers' rate agreement included all goods of contract signatories sold for shipment in the conference trade, whether sold f.o.b., f.a.s., c.i.f., or c. & f. basis, to be a new agreement between carriers, effectuated in violation of section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916. *Camexco Freight Conference (6670) In docket No. 595 (2 U.S.M.C. 529) decided March 25, 1941, the Maritime Commission found that conference's refusal to admit Sigfried Olsen Shipping Co. to membership and to participation in exclusive patronage contracts entered into pursuant to conference agreement to be unfair and unjustly discriminatory as between Sigfried Olsen Shipping Co. and conference members, and to subject Sigfried Olsen Shipping Co. to undue prejudice and disadvantage, and thus subjecting the agreement to disapproval or modification under section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916. Promptly following this decision Sigfried Olsen Shipping Co. was admitted to conference membership. North Atlantic/United Kingdom Freight Conference (16), *North Atlantic/Continental Freight Conference (4490), North Atlantic/ French Atlantic Freight Conference (185) and North Atlantic/Baltic Freight Conference (147) In docket No. 513 (2 U.S.M.C. 220) decided November 30, 1939, the Maritime Commission found the contracts of these conferences which forbid |