Full Volume 19 - Federal Maritime Commission

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
INFORMAL DOCKET NO 34S I
VANDOR IMPOR IS
V
ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINES
DECISION OF JUAN E PINE SBTTLEMENT OFFICER
By complaint filed on January 23 1976 Vandor Imports complainant
alleges that Ocient Oveiseas Container Lines OOCL overeharged it in
violation of Section 18b3of the Shipping Act 191 by failing to pay
14 port equalizaUOn claims covering 21 shipments of cargo moving from
Hong Kong to complainant located in San Francisco California The
shipments were unloaded at OOCL sport of delivery at Oakland
California and moved ovedand truck collect to San Ftancisco to port of
dischazge shown on the ocean bflls of lading The claims were Sled with
the Commission within two
yea from the date when the cause ofaction
azose from February 28 1974 to January 10 197 Reparation of 946 59
is being sought
The equalization claims are based on the excess of the trucking rates
from Oakland to San Fiancisco z paid by complainant over the diayage
rates within San Francisco The trucking rates are published in Califomia
Public Utility Commission TariffNo 2 and the drayage rates in California
PubGc Utility Commission TariffNo 19
The claims are based on Rule 28 of OOCL sHong Kong Eastbound
Pacific Coast TariffNo1FMGl which provides
Bm partie hevina onsentcd w teinformal procedirte ot Rule 19a otthe Commission fRWee of PracticeW
PmcWum 16 CFR 502J01 30tttis decision will h finW uNee IM1e Commueion elech lo revicw it within ISdaya rom Ihe da4 0 service therto
NOm Naice of Delamination na w review Navember 13 1976
Complninav hss su mktedfrcigH bdls wvenng Ne trvck movement via D A 1 Trmsportatioe o he eubjea
nAipmenG homOaklandoSan Fnnceco
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