[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20054]


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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.: 203-011426-027.
Title: West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement.
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Compania Chilena De Navigacion
    Compania Sud Americana De Vapares, S.A.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    APL Co. PTE Ltd.
    Seaboard Marine Ltd.
    South America Independent Lines Association
    Trinity Shipping Line, S.A.
    Interocean Lines Inc.
    Mediterranean Shipping Company, SA
    P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
    South Pacific Shipping Company
    Transportation Maritima Grancolombiana, S.A.
    NYK/NOS Joint Service
    Columbus Line
Synopsis: the proposed modification would authorize the parties, or two 
or more of them, to jointly enter into service contracts and to adopt 
voluntary guidelines with respect to the terms and conditions of such 
contracts. The modification also clarifies existing authority; deletes 
obsolete language; provides for the discussion of further 
rationalization, the implementation of which will be subject to filing 
and effectiveness under the Shipping Act of 1984; and restates the 
agreement.

Agreement No.: 232-011611-001.
Title: MOL/APL Slot Transfer Agreement.
Parties:
    American President Lines, Ltd.
    APL Co. Pte Ltd
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Inc.
Synopsis: The proposed amendment would expand the geographic scope of 
the Agreement to include ports on the Gulf Coast of the United States 
and Puerto Rico, and inland points via such ports, and ports on the 
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Coasts of Mexico and Central America 
and the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Coasts of South America, and inland 
points via such ports. It also makes other administrative changes to 
the Agreement.

Agreement No.: 202-011665.
Title: Specialised Reefer Shipping Association.
Parties:
    Cool Carriers AB
    Lauritzen Reefers A/S
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha
    Star Reefers
    Seatrade Group NV
Synopsis: The proposed agreement would provide a forum for the parties 
to discuss and reach agreement on general issues and economic trends 
affecting the reefer industry worldwide.

    By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: July 30, 1999.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20054 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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