Latin America/pacific Coast Steamship Conference and Its Member Lines v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

After nearly a decade of litigation we are called upon to examine the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Federal Maritime Comm. v. Aktiebolaget Svenska Amerika Linien, 390 U.S. 238, 88 S.Ct. 1005, 19 L.Ed.2d 1071 (1968), and decide whether the Federal Maritime Commission’s instant order is in accordance with relevant law and supported by substantial evidence. Answering these questions in the affirmative, we affirm the order under review.

This is a petition for review of an order of the Commission amending a dual rate contract system to permit ocean shippers…