AERON MARINE SHIPPING CO. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 79-2048.

525 F.Supp. 527 (1981)

AERON MARINE SHIPPING CO., et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants, and American Maritime Association, Defendant-Intervenor.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Joseph, Thomas L. Mills, Mark P. Schlefer, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

John O. Birch, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Joseph Klausner, Allan A. Tuttle, Donald Lofty, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, D. C., for defendant-intervenor.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.

This case presents an issue involving the interaction of certain provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (the Act),1 its 1970 Amendments,2 and various Acts which provide preferences for American-flag ships for the carriage of certain cargo.3 Before detailing the procedural posture of the instant litigation...

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