Triple
T1380301
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shipping Act of 1916 |
E29321
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
|
E160765
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 | Statement: [Shipping Act of 1916, relatedTo, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Context triple: [Shipping Act of 1916, relatedTo, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998]
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A.
Shipping Act of 1984
The Shipping Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated the international ocean shipping industry by promoting competition and reducing government oversight of carrier agreements and practices.
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B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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C.
Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
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D.
Merchant Shipping Act
The Merchant Shipping Act is a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that regulates British merchant vessels, their registration, safety standards, and the rules under which they operate at sea.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Triple: [Shipping Act of 1916, relatedTo, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998]
Generated description
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 Target entity description: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated international ocean liner shipping by promoting confidential service contracts and greater competition in the maritime transport industry.
-
A.
Shipping Act of 1984
The Shipping Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and deregulated the international ocean shipping industry by promoting competition and reducing government oversight of carrier agreements and practices.
-
B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
-
C.
Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
-
D.
Merchant Shipping Act
The Merchant Shipping Act is a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that regulates British merchant vessels, their registration, safety standards, and the rules under which they operate at sea.
-
E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a498d883a48190bfdca525296ef7ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c319f46481909ba8a69a19b865e5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acde1c7e5c8190a6b999f2d5dce088 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acdf6d89d881908755179f97213ab3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace0919bd481909654f891c67a0cd0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.