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'THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548
FILE: B-188186 DATE: September 5, 1979
MATTER OF: District Containerized Express-
8 f k4 Reconsideration]
DIGEST:
1. Under Section 901 of the Merchant Marine
Act of 1936, 46 U.S.C. § 1241(a) (1976),
economy alone may not be relied on to
justify use of foreign-flag ship.
2. Where carrier submits evidence of ocean
freight charges paid to foreign-flag
carrier, its bills for through door-to-
door transportation charges less ocean
freight charges may be certified for payment.
District Containerized Express (District) requests
reconsideration of our decision of April 21, 1977,
B-188186. In that decision we held that District's
bills for freight charges allegedly due for the door-
to-door through transportation of two privately-owned
vehicles (POV) from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bladensburg,
Maryland, could not be certified for payment because
contrary to Section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act of
1936, 46 U.S.C. § 1241(a) (1976), foreign-flag ships
were used for part of the transportation when American-
flag containership service was available. District's
bill numbers are DCE-895 and DCE-865.
District contends that use of American-flag
containership services would have doubled the cost of
the ocean part of the transportation. However, economy
alone may not be relied upon to justify use of a
foreign-flag ship. 31 Comp. Gen. 351, 353 (1952).
District's agent in Germany tendered the POVs to a
foreign-flag line, Wallenius Lines, which transported 1.500-
them from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Baltimore, Maryland.
District arranged for transportation of the POVs
between the employees' residences and the ports.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadhos0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)