North Atlantic Westbound Freight Association v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States, American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., Intervenor

This is an application for stay of a Federal Maritime Commission order accepting for filing certain “through inter-modal container freight tariffs” submitted by Container Marine Lines (CML). 1 Petitioners are the North Atlantic Westbound Freight Association (except CML) (NAWFA) and its member lines (except CML), ocean carriers in the westbound trade between the United Kingdom and United States Atlantic ports.

The tariffs in question establish a single-factor rate for containerized freight from inland points in the United Kingdom to United States Atlantic ports; under the accompanying bill of…