Legal Opinion
U. S. Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference v. Federal Maritime Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1966No. Nos. 19637, 19704PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
These statutory review petitions bring before us the action of the Federal Maritime Commission in enlarging the scope of one of the ocean carrier conferences existing under the Shipping Act of 1916. Section 15 of that statute, 46 U.S.C. § 814, contemplates that competitors may, with the Commission’s prior approval, engage in concerted activities with respect to rates and other aspects of the service they offer.' Petitioner is such a shipping conference created under an approved agreement. It is composed of six carriers serving between Atlantic and Gulf ports of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pacific Coast European Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pacific Coast European Conference v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
3Cited by3 opinions
- Latin America/pacific Coast Steamship Conference and Its Member Lines v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/australianew Zealand Conference v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Dow Chemical Co. And Dow Chemical International, Port of New York, Authority, the North Atlantic Ports Association Traffic Board, Intervenors. U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/australianew Zealand Conference v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, the Dow Chemical Company and Dow Chemical International, S.A., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982