Download or read book Domestic Shipping Problems written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation. a. To permit certain foreign owned or controlled corporations to own and operate industrial carrier vessels on U.S. inland waterways. b. To authorize the use of foreign vessels for the coastwise transport of lumber from Savannah, Ga. to Puerto Rico. c. To authorize intercoastal common carriers to incorporate contract terms for passenger fares and bills of lading in short form documents filed with the Federal Maritime Board.