Full Volume 19 - Federal Maritime Commission

DOWCHEMICAL INC v APL 533
All of the Respondents herein are common carriers by water engaged
in transportation from U S Pacific Coast ports to ports in one or more of
the following places Japan Hong Kong Manila the People s Republic of
China Taiwan South Korea Vietnam and Thailand At all times
between August 13 1973 and April 1 1974 each Respondent was a
member of the Pacific Westbound Conference and party to the Local
Freight TariffNo 3 FMG 8 published by that Conference
In the period from August 13 1973 to April 1 1974 Complainant made
147 separate shipments on the vessels of Respondents from the Pacific
Coast of the United States to destinations in the Far East including
Japan Hong Kong Manila and Kaohsiung and Keelung in Taiwan
Those 147 shipments were divided among Respondents as follows
American President Lines Ltd nnn
Number of
Respondents Shipments
n nnnn nn n 90
Barber Lines AJS 1
Pacific Far East Line Inc nnn
Sea Land Service Inc n
United States Lines Inc n
nn nnnn nnn n 4
n n nnn n 41
nn nnnnnn n nn 2
Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd nnnnnn n n n 4
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd nn
Showa Shipping Company Ltd n
States Steamship Company n
nnnnnnnnn 1
n nnnn nnnnnnn n 2
nnn nn n n n nn 2
Each of those shipments consisted solely of containers packed by
Complainant The tariff applicable to each of those shipments was the
Pacific Westbound Conference Local Freight TariffNo 3 FMC 8 in
which each Respondent participated and by which each Respondent was
bound All rates rules regulations and charges applicable to each of
those shipments were contained in that tariff
In addition to the nine carriers respondent in this proceeding several
other carriers are members of the Pacific Westbound Conference and
participate in the Pacific Westbound Conference Local Freight TariffNo
3FMC 8
Complainant shipped the shipments identified above from several ports
on the Pacific Coast of the United States Those ports were San
Francisco Oakland Los Angeles San Pedro and Long Beach Each
Respondent loaded Complainants cargo at one or more of those ports
during the period from August 13 1973 to April 1 1974
Respondents and the several other members of the Pacific Westbound
Conference conduct their common carrier operations in the several ports
on the Pacific Coast of the United States Each of those ports identified
above were designated by the carriers in conference as terminal ports In
each terminal port each carrier if it served that port had one terminal
dock That terminal dock encompassed the pier or wharf backup spaces
administrative offices parking lots and other facilities used in the conduct
of the ocean common carriage business The terminal dock was usually
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