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
Lines, Ltd...

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported from U.S. Atlantic ports to Poland. Agreement
inactive since beginning World War II.

Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. and United Fruit Co.

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo from
New York to Santiago, Cuba. Agreement inactive since
Jan. 1, 1942.

The Clan Line Steamers, Ltd., Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship
Co., Ltd., British & South American Steam Navigation Co.,
Ltd., Prince Line, Ltd., and the Union Castle Mail Steamship
Co., Ltd...

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported from U.S. Atlantic ports to South Africa. Agree-
ment suspended Mar. 25, 1947.
Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien and Rederiaktiebolaget
Transatlantic....

Covers a joint cargo and passenger service and apportion-
ment of cargo between U.S. North Atlantic and Great Lakes
ports and Scandinavian and Baltic ports.

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-
ment of profits and losses between U.S. ports and worldwide
ports.

N. V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland," Koninklijke Rot-
terdamsche Lloyd, N.V., N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche
Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Holland-Amerika Lijn" and the
Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd., the China Mutual Steam Navi-
gation Co., Ltd. and Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij
"Oceaan" N.V..

Covers the apportionment of earnings on all cargo, except
reefer cargo, transported by the parties from U.S. Atlantic
and Gulf and eastern Canadian ports to Indonesia, colony of
Singapore, Malaya Union, and Siam.

N.V.

Stoom vaart-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij
"Holland-Amerika Lijn" and Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co.'s
Stoomvaart Maatschappij N.V..

Covers the apportionment of earnings on cargo and passen-
gers transported under their joint service "Holland Inter-
america Line" (7684) between U.S. and Canadian Atlantic
and U.S. Gulf ports and Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and
Brazil.
Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal), S.A. and Compagnie
Maritime Congolaise, S.C.R.L..

Covers a joint cargo and passenger service and apportion-
ment of profits and losses between U.S. Atlantic and Gulf
ports and United Kingdom, Europe Mediterranean, Red
Sea, Persian Gulf, India, Pakistan, Čeylon, and East, South,
and West Africa.

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-
ings between U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports and Hawaii.
Replaced a similar agreement approved Jan. 26, 1935.
Royal Mail Lines, Ltd., and N. V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche
Stoom vaart-Maatschappij "Holland-America Line".

Covers a sailing arrangement and apportionment of earn-
ings between U.S. Pacific ports and United Kingdom,
Europe, Caribbean, and west coast of South and Central
America. Agreement modified Nov. 23, 1953, to cover ap-
portionment of earnings.

Grace Line, Inc., and Cia. Sud-Americana de Vapores (Chilean
Line).

Covers apportionment of earnings on general cargo trans-
ported from U.S. Atlantic ports to Chile and on copper from
Chile to U.S. Atlantic ports. Replaced similar agreement
approved Jan. 23, 1941.

Gulf & South American Steamship Co., and Cia. Sud Americana
de Vapores (Chilean Line).

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported from U.S. Gulf ports to Chile.
Hamburg-Amerika Linie and Norddeutscher Lloyd..

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported between U.S. ports and Canada, Eire, United
Kingdom, and Europe.

Alexandria Navigation Co., S.A.E., and Societe Misr de Naviga-
tion Maritime, S.A.E.

Covers apportionment of earnings on cargo and passengers
transported between east coast and gulf ports of North Amer-
ica and Spain, Portugal, North Africa, Mediterranean Sea,
Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, India, Pakistan, Cey-
lon, and Burma.

Naviera Garcia, S.A., Cia Naviera Cubamar, S.A., and Lykes
Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported from U.S. Gulf ports west of but not including
New Orleans to Havana, Cuba.

Members of the Siam/New York Conference....

Covers the apportionment of the carriage of rubber moving
from Siam (except Bangkok local rubber) to U.S. Atlantic
and Gulf ports.

American President Lines, Ltd., Isthmian Lines, Inc., and Lykes
Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.

Provides the basis any undercarried portion allocated to
Lykes under agreement 8061 will be apportioned between the
other 2 parties.

Carriers comprising the Fjell Line joint service (7763), and Oranje
Lijn (Maatschappij Zeetransport) N.V..

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported between U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes and
eastern Canadian ports and ports in the United Kingdom and
Bordeaux/Hamburg range and Scandinavian ports.
Compania Naviera Independencia and J. Fritzen & Sohn..

Covers the apportionment of earnings on general cargo
transported in the service of Compania Naviera Independ-
encia (U.S. Pacific ports to Mexico, South and Central
America, and Caribbean).

N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche and Stoomvaart Matt-
schappij "Holland-Amerika Lijn".

Covers a joint cargo service and apportionment of earnings
on cargo transported between U.S. Pacific ports and Cana-
dian Pacific ports.
Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., with Swedish American Line
and Transatlantic Steamship Co., Ltd...

Provides for alternate sailings for the stated purpose of
maintaining a regular service to Sweden with approximately
even division of Swedish and U.S. freight, east and west-
bound, originating from or destined to U.S. North Atlantic
ports, between Swedish and American-flag ships, both from a
freight revenue point of view and of volume.

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
No.

Title

Status

726

Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. States Marine Corporation of Pending exceptions due Nov. 1, 1958.
Delaware et al.

Replies to exceptions due Dec. 1,

755

783

795

805

809

Texas Cotton Industries v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.,
Inc., et al. (Far East Conference.)

In the Matter of Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.,
alleging unlawful practices of Atlantic & Gulf/West
Coast of South America Conference and East Coast
of Columbia Conference in reference to f.o.b. ship-
ments.

Pending recommendation of General
Counsel.

In the matter of Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Pending action by General Counsel.
alleging unlawful practices of New York Freight
Bureau (Hong Kong) Conference in reference to
f.o.b. shipments.

Sec. 19 investigation, Pacific coast European trade..
In the matter of Agreement No. 7830-2, (modification
of conference agreement) and statement filed by the
Great Lakes-Bordeaux/Hamburg Range West-
bound Conference pursuant to General Order No.
76, sec. 236.3.

Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Rederiaktiebolaget
Nordstjernan.

Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Compagnie Generale
Transatlantique (French Line).

Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. The Blue Star Line, Ltd.
(Blue Star Line).

Pending filing of petition to dismiss.
Pending report of the Board.

Filing of answer stayed until further
order of the Board.
Do.

Do.

810

811

812

Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Westfal-Larsen & Co.,
A/S (Interocean Line).

Do.

813

Parsons & Whittemore Inc. v. Fred Olsen & Co.
(Fred Olsen Line).

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