Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Seatrain International S. A., Hapag-Lloyd A. G., Intervenors

Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge McGOWAN.

McGOWAN, Chief Judge:

Sea-Land Service, Inc. (“Sea-Land”) petitions for review of a Federal Maritime Commission order modifying the Initial Decision of an Administrative Law Judge which had approved two agreements allowing for joint commercial activity among common carriers. These agreements were the product of negotiation and compromise between the parties to the agreements, on the one hand, and various independent carriers such as Sea-Land, who were likely to be significantly affected by the agreements, on the other. Upon reviewing the…