California Cartage Co. v. United States

CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge:

California Cartage Company, Inc., Containerfreight Terminals Company, and Hawaiian Pacific Freight Forwarding (“appellants”) challenge an order issued by the Federal Maritime Commission (“Commission”) denying them standing to challenge an assessment agreement under the Shipping Act, 46 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Because the Shipping Act of 1984 eliminated the appellants’ standing to sue, and because manifest injustice would not result from application of the new law, we affirm the Commission’s dismissal of the action.

BACKGROUND

In California Cartage Co. v. United States,…