Pacific Coast European Conference and Its Member Lines v. The Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, an ocean shipping conference and its member lines (the “Conference”), attack an order of the Federal Maritime Commission withdrawing approval, under Section 15 of the Shipping Act of 1916 (46 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.), of the agreement creating the Conference. Although this order is the immediate object of this statutory review proceeding, the Conference's challenge centers upon an earlier order of the Commission issuing from general rule-making proceedings. The claim essentially is that, because the Commission disapproved the agreement by reference to the…