Legal Opinion
Government of Guam v. American President Lines, Ltd.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 11, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-0622-LFOPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action are the Government of Guam and four Guam corporations that ship goods between Guam and the rest of the United States. Defendants are American President Lines, Ltd. (APL), and Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land), the two United States ocean carriers that provide service to and from Guam. Plaintiffs challenge the defendants’ shipping rates under the Shipping Act, 1916, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 801-842, and the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 843-848. Currently pending before the Court are three motions: plaintiffs’ motion to…
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