DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTH. v. FEDERAL MARITIME COM'N

No. 75-1341.

536 F.2d 391 (1976)

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION, Respondent, Transamerican Trailer Transport, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Judgment January 29, 1976.

Opinion March 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, New York City, Martin J. Vigderman, Philadelphia, Pa., and Gordon P. MacDougall, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for petitioners.

Carl D. Lawson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Edward G. Gruis, Deputy Gen. Counsel and Douglas N. Jones, Atty., Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondent.

Amy Loeserman Klein, Olga Boikess and Mario F. Escudero, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for intervenor.

Before McGOWAN and WILKEY, Circuit Judges and BRYAN, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.


PER CURIAM:

The order of the Federal Maritime Commission on review herein is affirmed for the reasons set forth in the following opinion.

This appeal, if indeed it is not moot, see Note 1 of the Maritime Commission's brief, certainly borders upon the frivolous. The central issue is one of law: May an ocean carrier between Puerto Rico and the Ports of Baltimore and New York, respectively, solicit traffic from shippers located in the area of the Port...

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