### Question
How does Ocean Shipping define shippers' association?


### Answer
Under *46 U.S.C. § 40102*, **shippers' association** is defined as:

> a group of shippers that consolidates or distributes freight on a nonprofit basis for the members of the group to obtain carload, truckload, or other volume rates or service contracts

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 40102*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Regulation of Ocean Shipping > Part A-Ocean Shipping > CHAPTER 401-GENERAL**

