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Military Cargo Routing: Allocation of Port Handling Costs

NSIAD-88-148 Published: Apr 27, 1988. Publicly Released: Jun 01, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO investigated an ocean carrier's allegations that the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) improperly allocated port handling costs to determine the: (1) appropriateness of the cost allocations; and (2) administrative roles of MTMC and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) in shipping agreements.

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