46 U.S.C. § 40102: Definitions

means a written or oral understanding, arrangement, or association, and any modification or cancellation thereof; but does not include a maritime labor agreement. the Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); sections 73 and 74 of the Wilson Tariff Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8 , 9); the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.); the Act of June 19, 1936 ( 15 U.S.C. 13 , 13a, 13b, 21a); the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.); the Antitrust Civil Process Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); and Acts supplementary to those Acts. The term “assessment agreement” means an agreement, whether part of a collective bargaining agreement or negotiated separately, to the extent the agreement provides for the funding of collectively bargained fringe-benefit obligations on other than a uniform worker-hour basis, regardless of the cargo handled or type of vessel or equipment used. The term “bulk cargo” means cargo that is loaded and carried in bulk without mark or count. the berthing or bunkering of the vessel; the loading or unloading of cargo to or from the vessel to or from a point on a wharf or terminal; the positioning, removal, or replacement of buoys related to the movement of the vessel; and with respect to injunctive relief under section 41307, towing vessel services provided to such a vessel. are a permanent part of the vessel; and have segregation capability with piping systems to permit simultaneous carriage of several bulk chemical cargoes with minimum risk of cross-contamination; and a valid certificate of fitness under the International Maritime Organization Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk. holds itself out to the general public to provide transportation by water of passengers or cargo between the United States and a foreign country for compensation; assumes responsibility for the transportation from the port or point of receipt to the port or point of destination; and uses, for all or part of that transportation, a vessel operating on the high seas or the Great Lakes between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country; but if the carrier and the owner of those commodities are wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by a person primarily engaged in the marketing and distribution of those commodities; and only with respect to the carriage of those commodities. means an association of ocean common carriers permitted, pursuant to an approved or effective agreement, to engage in concerted activity and to use a common tariff; but does not include a joint service, consortium, pooling, sailing, or transshipment agreement. a majority of the interest in the carrier is owned or controlled in any manner by that government, an agency of that government, or a public or private person controlled by that government; or that government has the right to appoint or disapprove the appointment of a majority of the directors, the chief operating officer, or the chief executive officer of the carrier. consideration for the shipper giving all or any portion of its shipments to that or any other common carrier over a fixed period of time; deferred beyond the completion of the service for which it was paid; and made only if the shipper has agreed to make a further shipment with that or any other common carrier. The term “forest products” includes lumber in bundles, rough timber, ties, poles, piling, laminated beams, bundled siding, bundled plywood, bundled core stock or veneers, bundled particle or fiber boards, bundled hardwood, wood pulp in rolls, wood pulp in unitized bales, and paper and paper board in rolls or in pallet or skid-sized sheets. The term “inland division” means the amount paid by a common carrier to an inland carrier for the inland portion of through transportation offered to the public by the common carrier. The term “inland portion” means the charge to the public by a common carrier for the non-ocean portion of through transportation. a shipper to obtain lower rates by committing all or a fixed portion of its cargo to that carrier or agreement; and a deferred rebate arrangement. The term “marine terminal operator” means a person engaged in the United States in the business of providing wharfage, dock, warehouse, or other terminal facilities in connection with a common carrier, or in connection with a common carrier and a water carrier subject to subchapter II of chapter 135 of title 49. a collective bargaining agreement between an employer subject to this part, or a group of such employers, and a labor organization representing employees in the maritime or stevedoring industry; an agreement preparatory to such a collective bargaining agreement among members of a multi-employer bargaining group; or an agreement specifically implementing provisions of such a collective bargaining agreement or providing for the formation, financing, or administration of a multi-employer bargaining group; but does not include an assessment agreement. does not operate the vessels by which the ocean transportation is provided; and is a shipper in its relationship with an ocean common carrier. The term “ocean common carrier” means a vessel-operating common carrier. in the United States, dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers; and processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments. The term “ocean transportation intermediary” means an ocean freight forwarder or a non-vessel-operating common carrier. the shipper or shippers commit to providing a certain volume or portion of cargo over a fixed time period; and the ocean common carrier or the agreement commits to a certain rate or rate schedule and a defined service level, such as assured space, transit time, port rotation, or similar service features. The term “shipment” means all of the cargo carried under the terms of a single bill of lading. a cargo owner; the person for whose account the ocean transportation of cargo is provided; the person to whom delivery is to be made; a shippers’ association; or a non-vessel-operating common carrier that accepts responsibility for payment of all charges applicable under the tariff or service contract. The term “shippers’ association” means a group of shippers that consolidates or distributes freight on a nonprofit basis for the members of the group to obtain carload, truckload, or other volume rates or service contracts. The term “through rate” means the single amount charged by a common carrier in connection with through transportation. The term “through transportation” means continuous transportation between origin and destination for which a through rate is assessed and which is offered or performed by one or more carriers, at least one of which is a common carrier, between a United States port or point and a foreign port or point. to limit or amend the definition of ‘agreement’ in section 40102(1) of title 46 , United States Code, with respect to the exclusion of maritime labor agreements; or to apply to a maritime labor agreement (as defined in section 40102(15) of that title).”