Full Volume 19 - Federal Maritime Commission

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
DOCKET No 7614
AGREEMENT No 101161 ExTENSION OF POOLING AGREEMENT IN THE
EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRADES BElWEEN JAPANESE PORTS AND
PORTS IN CALIFORNIA OREGON AND WASHINGTON
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER
March 7 1977
This is an investigation commenced by Commission Order of March 5
1976 the purpose of which is to determine whether Agreement No 10116
shall continue in force and effect through December 31 1978 The six
lines party to the Agreement werenamed Respondents in the proceeding 1
The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was named Petitioner The
investigation was limited to the submission of affidavits of fact and
memoranda oflaw unless the Commission determined that an evidentiary
hearing was required
Respondents filed an affidavit and a memorandum of law After
resolution of an interlocutory dispute regarding Respondents unsuccessful
attempt to prevent the disclosure of some of the financial data contained
in Respondents affidavit Petitioner fIJed an affidavit and a memorandum
of law and Hearing Counsel fIJed a memorandum of law Respondents
also moved for permission to fIJe a rebuttal to Petitioner s and Hearing
Counsels affidavits Petitioner opposed that motion and Hearing Counsel
supported Respondents None of the parties to the proceeding requested
oral argument
Agreement No 10116 was made in Tokyo Japan on January 30 1974
and filed with the Commission in Washington the next day By that
Agreement the six Respondents pool the revenue derived by each
Respondent from the carriage of cargo eastbound and westbound between
ports in Japan and ports in the States of California Oregon and
Washington including overland common point cargo
As originally fIJed the Agreement provided for a term of three years
from the date of approval Sea Land Service Inc fIJed comments with
the Commission urging the Commission to limit the Agreement to aterm
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Japan Line Ltd Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd Mitsui O S K Lines Ltd Nippon Yusen Kaisha Showa Line
Ltd and YamashitaShinnihon Steamship Co Ltd
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