Post-war Disposition of Merchant Vessels: Hearings Before the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1425, a Bill to Provide for the Sale of Certain Government-owned Merchant Vessels, and for Other Purposes, Parts 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945 |
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... fact that the inability to drydock on account of lack of facilities results in incalculable damage due to the deteriora- tion of the vessel's underwater hull . Experience has proved that proper drydocking and care of a vessel's hull in ...
... fact that the inability to drydock on account of lack of facilities results in incalculable damage due to the deteriora- tion of the vessel's underwater hull . Experience has proved that proper drydocking and care of a vessel's hull in ...
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... fact , it makes no mention of any credit for special depreciation on account of wear and tear . Under the language of the section it appears doubtful whether the special allowance of accelerated depreciation , by reason of war use , is ...
... fact , it makes no mention of any credit for special depreciation on account of wear and tear . Under the language of the section it appears doubtful whether the special allowance of accelerated depreciation , by reason of war use , is ...
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... fact that we shall be at a serious disadvantage so far as operating costs are concerned . It is generally agreed ... facts . In order to compete successfully we must overcome this operating differential , and this is equally true whether ...
... fact that we shall be at a serious disadvantage so far as operating costs are concerned . It is generally agreed ... facts . In order to compete successfully we must overcome this operating differential , and this is equally true whether ...
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... fact , a larger post - war American trade and curtailment of Axis shipping should allow employment of a much larger American merchant marine , without reducing British or other Allied nations ' revenues from shipping at all . The ...
... fact , a larger post - war American trade and curtailment of Axis shipping should allow employment of a much larger American merchant marine , without reducing British or other Allied nations ' revenues from shipping at all . The ...
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... fact that there may be presentations by other departments and other groups , there may be some questions arise that ... facts as we proceed through . In the course of these hearings we may have questions of that kind de- velop , and ...
... fact that there may be presentations by other departments and other groups , there may be some questions arise that ... facts as we proceed through . In the course of these hearings we may have questions of that kind de- velop , and ...
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Page 124 - ... owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable, and (D) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel.
Page 634 - To that end, they shall include provision for agreed action by the United States of America and the United Kingdom, open to participation by all other countries of like mind, directed to the expansion, by appropriate international and domestic measures, of production, employment, and the exchange and consumption of goods, which are the material foundations of the liberty and welfare of all peoples; to the elimination of all forms of discriminatory treatment in international commerce, and to the reduction...
Page 435 - That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine...
Page 557 - ... is or will be unjust or unreasonable, or unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential or unduly prejudicial, it shall determine and prescribe the lawful rate, fare, or charge or the maximum or minimum, or maximum and minimum rate, fare, or charge thereafter to be observed, or the lawful classification, rule, regulation, or practice thereafter to be made effective...
Page 93 - Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation subject to the provisions of this Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the Inherent advantages of each; to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service and foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers...
Page 560 - III, or the maxima or minima, or maxima and minima, to be charged, and the divisions of such rates, fares, or charges as hereinafter provided, and the terms and conditions under which such through routes shall be operated.
Page 649 - Congress, or both, any defense article for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.
Page 141 - it is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 572 - ... there shall, at the time of issuance and from time to time thereafter, be attached to the exercise of the privileges granted by the certificate such reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations as the public convenience and necessity may from time to time require...
Page 88 - ... foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers; to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices; to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; — all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving...