[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17009-17010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8982]


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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.: 202-009648A-091.
Title: Inter-American Freight Conference.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maesrsk Line
    CSAV/Braztrans Joint Service
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Ivaran Rederi ASA
    Companhia Maritima Nacional
    Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro
    Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas
    Empresa de Navegacao Alianca S.A.
    Frota Amazonica S.A.
    Columbus Line
    Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd.
    Transportacion Martitima Mexicana
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    APL Co. Pte. Ltd.
    Transroll Navieras Express
    Compagnie Generale Maritime, S.A.
    TNX Transportes Ltda.
    Euroatlantic Container Line S.A.
Synopsis: The proposed amendment would provide that a line not 
responding to a request to take action in writing shall be deemed to 
have voted ``majority'' rather than being deemed to have assented to 
the proposed actions.

Agreement No.: 202-009648A-092.
Title: Inter-American Freight Conference Agreement.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    CSAV/Braztrans Joint Service
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Ivaran Rederi ASA

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    Companhia Maritima Nacional
    Companhia de Navegacao Alianca S.A.
    Frota Amazonica S.A.
    Columbus Line
    Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd.
    Transportacion Maritima Mexicana
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    APL Co. Pte. Ltd.
    Transroll Navieras Express
    Compagnie Generale Maritime, S.A.
    TNX Transportes Ltda.
    Euroatlantic Container Line S.A.
Synopsis: The proposed modification revises Article 4 of the Agreement 
to add inland and coastal points in Argentina and Brazil to the 
geographic scope. Corresponding changes to reflect the above have been 
made in Article 5.04, as well as, correcting the number of sections 
from four to five.

Agreement No.: 203-011517-003.
Title: APL/Crowley Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
Parties:
    American President Lines, Ltd.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
Synposis: The proposed amendment would expand the geographic scope of 
the Agreement to include service between the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts 
of the United States, and inland U.S. points via such ports, and ports 
on the Pacific Coast of South America, ports on the North Coast of 
Colombia, and Jamaica, and inland points via such ports as well as 
points in Panama. The amendment also specifies the number of vessels to 
be utilized in that service and adds APL Co. Pte Ltd. as a party to the 
Agreement.

    Dated: April 1, 1998.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8982 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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