Philippine Packing Corporation, a Corporation v. Maritime Company of the Philippines, Vessel Dynamic Venture, Her Hull, MacHinery Tackle and Apparel, Philippine Packing Corporation, a Corporation v. Maritime Company of the Philippines, Vessel Tagalog, Her Hull, MacHinery Tackle and Apparel

519 F.2d 811 PHILIPPINE PACKING CORPORATION, a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARITIME COMPANY OF the PHILIPPINES et al., VESSEL DYNAMIC VENTURE, her hull, machinery, tackle and apparel, Defendants-Appellees. PHILIPPINE PACKING CORPORATION, a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARITIME COMPANY OF the PHILIPPINES et al., VESSEL TAGALOG, her hull, machinery, tackle and apparel, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 74-1291, 74-1653. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 31, 1975. Stephen McReavy (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. Graydon S. Staring (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellee. OPINION Before KOELSCH, CARTER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 In these separate admiralty appeals involving similar issues, plaintiff Philippine Packing Corporation (PPC) challenges the district court's orders dismissing PPC's respective complaints for loss of and damage to cargo under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We affirm. 2 In each suit, both the plaintiff and defendant are Philippine corporations; the carriage of cargo was a direct shipment originating in Japan and destined for a port in the Philippines; 1 and the contract of carriage a bill of…