A bill to amend the Shipping Act, 1916, in order to prohibit the practice of port equalization.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits, under the Shipping Act, 1916, the practice of port equalization. Defines the term "port equalization" to mean the practice whereby a carrier absorbs the additional cost involved in transporting cargo from or to the inland point of origin or destination and a port other than the port closest to or from the inland point of origin or point of destination.…