[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45985-45986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18933]


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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 940. 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.: 009548-054.
    Title: United States Atlantic and Gulf Ports/Eastern Mediterranean 
and North African Freight Conference.
    Parties: Farrell Lines, Inc., Waterman Steamship Corporation, 
Turkon Container Transport & Shipping Inc.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment deletes provisions which restrict 
the prerogative of a member, or a member's subsidiary, to set its own 
rates, preclude an agent from representing non-conference carriers 
operating in the Agreement trade, and restrict a member's ability to 
charter space aboard vessels it operates in the trade.

    Agreement No.: 011284-036.
    Title: Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand, APL Co. PTE Ltd, Hapag-Lloyd 
Container Linie Gmbh, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 
Orient Overseas Container Line (UK) Ltd, Orient Overseas Container 
line, Inc., P&O Nedlloyd B.V., P&O Nedlloyd Limited.
    Synopsis: The modification makes clear that the parties to the 
agreement are not authorized to negotiate, agree upon, or jointly 
contract for rates or compensation paid to motor carriers or port truck 
drivers.

    Agreement No.: 011346-010.
    Title: Israel Trade Conference Agreement.
    Parties: Farrell Lines, Inc., Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment deletes provisions which restrict 
the prerogative of a member, or a member's subsidiary, to set its own 
rates and which preclude an agent from representing non-conference 
carriers operating in the Agreement trade.

    Agreement No.: 011632-002.
    Title: Turkey/United States Rate Agreement.
    Parties: Farrell Lines, Inc., Turkon Container Transport & Shipping 
Inc.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment deletes a provision which requires 
a member to quote and collect payment for the carriage of freight 
strictly in accordance with Agreement tariffs and services contracts.

    Agreement No.: 011657-004.
    Title: Zim/Italia Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd. Italia di Navigazione, 
S.p.A.
    Synopsis: The parties are amending their agreement to reflect an 
increase in service frequency and to adjust space allocations.

    Agreement No.: 011671-002.
    Title: Italia/Contship Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
    Parties: Italia di Navigazione, S.p.A., Contship Containerlines 
Limited.
    Synopsis: The parties are amending their agreement to increase the 
number of vessels that they will use under the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011717.
    Title: Maersk Sealand/Cagema Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Cagema Limited, A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand.
    Synopsis: The proposed agreement authorizes the parties to 
contribute one vessel each and to charter or exchange space on each 
other's vessel operating in the trade between ports in Florida and the 
Caribbean.

    Dated: July 21, 2000.


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    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18933 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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