Shipping Act of 1984

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Shipping Act of 1983 - Makes this Act applicable to agreements by or among ocean common carriers to: (1) discuss, fix, and regulate rates, accommodations, and other conditions of service; (2) pool or apportion traffic, revenues, net losses, or net profits; (3) allot ports or regulate the number and character of sailings between ports; (4) limit or regulate the volume or character of cargo or passenger traffic; (5) engage in exclusive, preferential, or cooperative working arrangements among themselves or marine terminal operators or non- vessel-operating common carriers; (6) control, regulate, or prevent competition in international ocean transportation; and (7) consult and confer with shippers and shippers' councils regarding general rate levels, charges, classifications, rules, practices, or services. Makes this Act applicable to agreements among marine terminal operators, and among such operators and ocean common carriers to: (1) discuss, fix, and regulate rates and other conditions of service; (2) pool or apportion earnings, losses, or traffic; and (3) engage in exclusive, preferential, or cooperative working arrangements. Allows shippers to establish shippers' councils to: (1) …