Liner Code

Liner Code and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Liner Code: Formal name is the United Nations Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences. Adopted in 1974, the Code seeks to allocate international shipping among ship owners in industrial and developing countries. The 59 signatories of the Code account for about 30 percent of world liner tonnage; the United States is not a signatory. See also liner conference (Sec.II).