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Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc., et al. vs Philippine Ports Authority, et al

ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES, INC., in its own behalf and in representation of its members, APL Co. Pte Ltd., Contship Container Lines, Ltd., Austral Asia Line, Australian National Line, Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd., China Ocean Shipping Co., China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., New Econ Lines, CMA-CGM S.A. DSR-Senator Line, GMBH, Dongnama Shipping Co., Ltd., Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc., Everett Orient Line, Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd., Far Eastern Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd Linie GMBH, Heung-A Shipping Company, Hub Marine Pte., Ltd., Hyundai Merchant Marine, Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd., Kyowa Line, SafMarine Container Lines, Maersk Sealand Malaysia International Shipping Corp., Ming Tat Navigation, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Phils.), Inc., Nantai Line Co., Ltd., Neptune Orient Line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Norasia Container Line, Ltd., Orient Overseas Container Line, P&O Nedlloyd, Pacific Eagle Lines Pte., Ltd., Pacific International Lines Pte., Ltd., Philippine President Lines, Ltd., Phils., Micronesia Orient Navigation Co., Regional Container Lines (Pte) Ltd., Regnant Ent. Co., Ltd., Sino Asia Lines, S.A., Tasman Orient Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd., Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd., Uniglory Line, United Arab Shipping Co., Wan Hai Lines, Ltd., Westwind Line, Walenius Wilhelmsen Lines A/S, Yangming Marine Transport Corp., Yi-Tong Shipping Co., Ltd., and Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd., PHILIPPINE SHIP AGENTS ASSOCIATION, in its own behalf and in representation of its members, ARKO Maritime Integrated Services, Inc., Reyes & Lim Company, ADR Shipping Services, Inc., Fair Shipping Company, ASKOT Ship Agents, Inc., New Filipino Maritime Agencies, Inc., MOF Company, Inc., Citadel Lines, Baliwag Navigation, Inc., FILSOV Shipping Company, Smithbell Shipping, Inc., TMS Ship Agencies, Inc., Virgen Shipping, Inc., SCAC Delmas Vieljeux, Inc., UNI-SHIP, Inc., GAC Shipping & Cargo Systems, Norteam Shipping Services, Inc., Sharp-ISS Port Agencies, Inc., C.F. Sharp Crew Management, Intership Marine Services, Inc., Everett Steamship Corporation, Quest Shipping & Petroleum Services, Leonis Navigation, El Greco Ship Manning & Management, Unicol Ship Management, Ben Line Agencies (Philippines), Inc., Eastgate Maritime Corporation, Lacerta Shipping Agencies, Phils., Inc., Bergesen D.Y. Philippines, Inc., Scorpio Transport & Manning Services, Inc., Easland Shipping and Transport Agency, Bulk Handlers, Inc., Lionship Phils., Inc., Glomcore Maritime & Brokerage Corp., Bulkfleet Marine Corp., Supply Oilfield Services, Inc., Asia Pacific Chartering Phils., Inc., Jardine Davies Transport, Inc., Task Agencies, Inc., NCCI Marine, Inc., Charvika Shipping Services, Inc., NYK-FIL Japan Shipping Corp., COSCO Phils., National Marine Corp., Stolt Nielsen Transportation Group, Seacost Maritime Corp., Intermodal Shipping, Inc., Inter-Asia Marine Transport, Inc., Mizzen Shipping Enterprises, Inc., Selma Shipping Phils., JBA Shipping Services, Inc., Worldwide Maritime Services Corp., Wallem Phils. Shipping, Inc., Philman Shipping, Inc., Sky International, Inc., Marco Asia Shipping Corp., RCS Shipping Agencies, Inc., Overseas Freighters Shipping, Inc., Petrobulk Maritime Services, Inc., Dona and Virginia Maritima Corp., Petitioners, versus PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES, INC. and ASIAN TERMINALS, INC. Respondents.

G.R. No. 158000 | 2005-03-31

D E C I S I O N 


CARPIO MORALES, J.: 

Being assailed via petition for review on certiorari is the March 31, 2003 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 69307 which dismissed the petition for certiorari[2] filed by petitioner Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc. (AISLI) and the petition for intervention[3] filed by petitioner Philippine Ship Agents Association (PSAA). 

Sometime in October 2000, respondent Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) and respondent International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) applied with respondent Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for increases in all stevedoring and...