Shipping Act of 1984: A Debate of the Issues. Proceedings of a Conference Held at Long Beach, California on February 18-19, 1988

摘要

The meeting is the second of two colloquia mandated by Congress to address implementation issues of the Shipping Act of 1984. Session titles were: Findings on the Impact of the Shipping Act of 1984 Four Years after Enactment; Tariffs and Independent Action; Service Contracts; Antitrust Issues for Carriers and Shippers; Antitrust Issues for Ports and Non-Port Terminal Operators; State of the Liner Shipping Industry Four Years After Passage of the Shipping Act of 1984; The Position of Shippers, Forwarders and Ports After Four Years of Experience with the Act; The Future of Liner Shipping and Regulation; A Reading of the Tea Leaves. A list of conference registrants, biographical information on conference participants, and a background paper on the Act are included.