Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998
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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1380301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Context triple: [Shipping Act of 1916, relatedTo, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998]
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A.
Shipping Act of 1984
The Shipping Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated the international ocean shipping industry by promoting competition and reducing government oversight of carrier agreements and practices.
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B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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C.
Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
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D.
Merchant Shipping Act
The Merchant Shipping Act is a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that regulates British merchant vessels, their registration, safety standards, and the rules under which they operate at sea.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Target entity description: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
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A.
Shipping Act of 1984
The Shipping Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated the international ocean shipping industry by promoting competition and reducing government oversight of carrier agreements and practices.
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B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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C.
Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
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D.
Merchant Shipping Act
The Merchant Shipping Act is a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that regulates British merchant vessels, their registration, safety standards, and the rules under which they operate at sea.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Federal Maritime Commission
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surface form:
Federal Maritime Commission
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| aimsTo |
benefit U.S. exporters and importers through more flexible contracts
ⓘ
enhance efficiency of ocean transportation system ⓘ |
| allows | confidential service contracts ⓘ |
| amends | Shipping Act of 1984 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. foreign commerce by water
ⓘ
common carriage of goods by ocean ⓘ |
| changes | rules on service contracts in liner shipping ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effectiveIn | international ocean liner shipping ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| encourages | confidential service contracts between shippers and carriers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 ⓘ |
| governs |
agreements among ocean common carriers
ⓘ
service contracts between shippers and carriers ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of late-20th-century U.S. transportation deregulation trend ⓘ |
| increases | reliance on market-based pricing in ocean shipping ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalDomain | maritime transport regulation ⓘ |
| limits | collective ratemaking by carrier conferences ⓘ |
| modifies | filing requirements for tariffs ⓘ |
| objective |
to encourage the development of an economically sound and efficient U.S.-flag liner fleet
ⓘ
to promote the growth and development of U.S. exports through competitive and efficient ocean transportation ⓘ to provide a nondiscriminatory regulatory process for common carriage of goods by water in foreign commerce ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
United States Federal Maritime Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Maritime Commission
|
| policyType | deregulation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shipping Act of 1984 ⓘ |
| provides | greater flexibility in service contract terms ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernize regulation of international ocean liner shipping
ⓘ
to promote competition in ocean shipping ⓘ to reduce government intervention in ocean shipping pricing and services ⓘ |
| reduces |
public tariff filing obligations for carriers
ⓘ
role of ocean carrier conferences ⓘ |
| regulates |
marine terminal operators
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ocean common carriers ⓘ ocean transportation intermediaries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
containerized cargo transport
ⓘ
liner shipping conferences ⓘ |
| sector | international maritime transport ⓘ |
| shortName | OSRA 1998 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| strengthens | antitrust immunity limitations for carrier agreements ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | ocean transportation in foreign commerce ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Description of subject: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
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