Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority v. Federal Maritime Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 14, 1982No. Nos. 81-2088, 81-2128PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
In September 1981 general rate increases were filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) by four common carriers in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands domestic offshore trade. Operating for the first time under new, expeditious procedures enacted by Congress in 1978, the Commission approved the rate increases of three of the carriers and reduced the proposed increase of the fourth and most dominant carrier, the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority. We now consider petitions for review of the agency’s order filed by…
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