[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 9268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4362]


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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.: 232-010786-010.
    Title: Contship Med/Gulf Line Ltd. and Italia di Navigazione SPA 
Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
    Parties: Contship Med/Gulf Line Ltd. and Italia di Navigazione 
S.p.A.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment reflects a change in the structure 
of the relationship of the parties. Upon the amendment's effectiveness, 
the parties will no longer charter space to one another, rather 
Contship will charter space to Italia and the maximum number of vessels 
which may be operated under the Agreement will increase from three to 
six. The amendment also deletes France, Portugal, and the Balearic and 
Canary Islands from the Agreement's foreign geographic scope while 
expanding its U.S. scope to include all U.S. Atlantic ports south of 
and including Charleston, SC.
    Agreement No.: 202-011576-004.
    Title: South America Independent Lines Association.
    Parties: Interocean Lines, Inc. and Trinity Shipping Line, S.A.
    Synopsis: The proposed modification expands the geographic scope of 
the agreement to include Colombia.
    Agreement No.: 217-011689.
    Title: Zim/CSCL Slot Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd. and China Shipping 
Container Lines Co. Ltd.
    Synopsis: Under the proposed agreement, the parties agree to 
charter space to each other in the trade between U.S. Pacific Coast 
ports and ports in the Peoples' Republic of China (including Hong 
Kong), South Korea, and Japan. The agreement will have a term of three 
years.
    Agreement No.: 232-011690.
    Title: COSCO/KL/YMUK Asia/U.S. East and Gulf Coast Vessel Sharing 
Agreement.
    Parties: COSCO Container Lines, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and 
YangMing (U.K.) Ltd.
    Synopsis: Under the proposed agreement, the parties agree to 
coordinate vessel and terminal operations and cross-charter space in 
their services between U.S. East and Gulf ports and ports in the 
Peoples' Republic of China and Japan.
    Agreement No.: 232-011691.
    Title: COSCO/KL/YMUK Mediterranean/U.S. East and Gulf Coast Vessel 
Sharing Agreement.
    Parties: COSCO Container Lines, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and 
Yangming (U.K.) Ltd.
    Synopsis: Under the proposed agreement, the parties agree to 
coordinate vessel and terminal operations and cross-charter space in 
their services between U.S. East and Gulf ports and ports on the 
Mediterranean within the Gibraltar/Port Said range.
    Agreement No.: 203-011692.
    Title: SCI/Contship and CMA CGM Space Charter and Sailing 
Agreement.
    Parties: The Shipping Corporation of India, Ltd., Contship 
Containerlines Limited and CMA CGM S.A.
    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement permits the parties to share 
space, exchange slots, discuss and agree upon rates on a voluntary 
basis, adopt voluntary guidelines relating to their respective 
individual service contracts, and engage in other limited cooperative 
activities in the trades between the U.S. Atlantic Coast and India, Sri 
Lanka, South East Asia (Bangladesh to Philippines range), Portugal, 
ports on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and in the United Arab 
Emirates.

    Dated: February 18, 2000.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4362 Filed 2-23-00; 8:45 am]
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