[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19699]



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of 1984.
    Interested parties can review or obtain copies of agreements at the 
Washington, DC offices of the Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 
N.W., Room 962. Interested parties may submit comments on an agreement 
to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, 
within 10 days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 203-011582
Title: Cooperative Working Agreement among A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, 
Sea-Land Service, Inc. and Venezuelan Container Line, C.A. (``Maersk/
SL/VCL Agreement'')
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Venezuelan Container Line, C.A.
Synopsis: The proposed Agreement permits the parties to discuss and 
agree on the deployment and redeployment of vessels operated by each of 
them, the charter of the vessels among the parties, port calls, 
rationalization of sailings, etc., and other matters necessary to carry 
out from an operational nature the purpose of the U.S./Latin America 
Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 203-011448, the U.S./Caribbean Agreement, 
FMC Agreement No. 203-011499, and the U.S./East Coast South America 
Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 203-011583. The geographic scope of the 
Agreement covers the trade between ports and points in the United 
States and ports and points in the Caribbean, and Central and South 
America

Agreement No.: 203-011583
Title: U.S./East Coast South America Agreement
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would authorize the parties to consult 
and agree on the deployment and utilization of their vessels; charter 
vessels and vessel space between themselves; interchange containers and 
other equipment; and agree on rates, rules, or service items on a 
voluntary and non-binding basis in the trade between the United States 
and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

    Dated: July 22, 1997.

    By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Ronald D. Murphy,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-19699 Filed 7-25-97; 8:45 am]
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