[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33861-33862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16038]


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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, NW, 
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.: 203-011075-046.
Title: Central America Discussion Agreement.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    APL Co. PTE Ltd.
    Concorde Shipping, Inc.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Dole Ocean Liner Express
    Interocean Lines, Inc.
    King Ocean Central America, S.A.
    Lykes Lines Limited, LLC
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Seaboard Marine, Ltd.
    South Pacific Shipping Company, Ltd. d/b/a Ecuadorian Line. S.A.
Synopsis: The proposed amendment would authorize the parties to 
collectively, or any two or more of them to jointly, enter into service 
contracts and to adopt voluntary guidelines with respect to the terms 
and procedures relating to their service contracts.

Agreement No. 202-011353-026.
Title: The Credit Agreement.
Parties: 
    A.P. Moller-Maersk line
    APL Co. PTE Ltd.
    Carribbean General Maritime, Ltd.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Dole Ocean Liner Express
    Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.
    King Ocean Central America, S.A.
    Lykes Lines Limited,
    Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Seaboard Marine, Ltd.
    Seaboard Marine of Florida, Inc.
    Tecmarine Line, Inc.
    Tropical Shipping and Construction Co., Ltd.
    Venezuela Container Service
Synopsis: The proposed modification would expand the geographic scope 
of the agreement worldwide, clarify the Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands are included only with respect to the foreign commerce of the 
United

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States, and change the name of a party.

Agreement No.: 202-011528-010.
Title: Japan/United States Eastbound Freight Conference.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    American President Lines, Ltd.
    Hapag-Lloyd Contaienr Line GmbH
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
    Nippon Yesen Kaisha
    Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.
    P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
    P&O Nedlloyd Limited
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Wilhelmsen Lines AS
Synopsis: The proposed modification would suspend the subject agreement 
for a period of six months, during which time the parties will not 
exercise authority in the agreement except for certain administrative 
functions and duties. The conference will not publish a common tariff 
or enter into joint or common service contracts while the agreement is 
suspended; however, indivdiual members may file their own tariffs and 
enter into individual or joint service contracts during that period.

Agreement No.: 202-011579-009.
Title: Inland Shipping Service Association.
Parties:
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    King Ocean
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Seaboard Marine, Ltd. and Seaboard Marine of Florida, Inc.
Synopsis: The proposed modification would authorize the parties to 
adopt voluntary guidelines with respect to the terms and procedures of 
their individual service contracts.

Agreement No.: 203-011654-002.
Title: The Middle East Indian Subcontinent Agreement.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Cho Yang Lines (U.S.A.)
    Compagnie Maritime D'Affretement
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia
    P&O Nedlloyd Limited
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)
Synopsis: The proposed Amendment revises Articles 2 and 5 of the 
Agreement to reflect the voluntary and non-binding nature of agreements 
reached under the Agreement. It also revises the voting requirements in 
Article 8 for amendments to the Agreement from three-fourths of the 
members to all of the members.

    Dated: June 18, 1999.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16038 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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