The*revision of articles 11 and 12 of the Charter Party Agreement attached to the invitation for bids for the bare-boat charter for a period of one year of the vessels now employed on these lines, was announced recently by the United States Maritime Commission.
These articles referred to the condition of the ships on delivery by the Government to the character, and their redelivery to the Government on the expiration of the charter party. Copies of these articles as revised may be obtained upon request to the Commission's district repressentatives in New York, Norfolk, Ya., New Orleans, La, and San Francisco or at the home office of the Commission in Washington, The bids for the charter of the vessels of the Commission's, lines which are now operated for its account by managing agents will be opened in the Commission's offices on June 15, The lines concerned. are: The American Pioneer Line, American Hampton Roads, Yankee, and Oriole Lines, the America France Line and the American Republics Line.
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