[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54276-54277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23009]


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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 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.: 011421-024.
    Title: The East Coast South America Discussion Agreement.
    Parties:

    Crowley American Transport
    Alianca Transportes Maritimos S.A.
    Columbus Line
    Lykes Lines Ltd., LLC
    APL Co. PTE. Ltd.
    P&O Nedlloyd B.V. and P&O Nedlloyd Limited
    Pan American Independent Line
    Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd.
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A.
    Euroatlantic Container Line S.A.
    Senator Lines GmbH
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, S.A.
    Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Limited
    Braztrans Transportes Maritimos Limitada
    Compania Libra de Navegacao

    Synopsis: The proposed amendment sets out the obligations of the 
members with respect to the payment of Agreement expenses and would 
permit the expulsion of members who fail to meet those obligations.

    Agreement No.: 011426-030.
    Title: The West Coast South America Discussion Agreement.

    Parties:
    Crowley American Transport
    Seaboard Marine Ltd.
    Columbus Line
    Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceania, S.A.
    APL Co. PTE. Ltd.
    P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
    South America Independent Association and its members:
    Trinity Shipping Line, SA
    Interocean Lines Inc.
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A.
    South Pacific Shipping Company, Ltd. d/b/a
    Ecuadorian Line
    NYK/NOS Joint Service
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, S.A.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment sets out the obligations of the 
members with respect to the payment of Agreement expenses and would 
permit the expulsion of members who fail to meet those obligations.

    Agreement No.: 011722.
    Title: New World Alliance/A.P. Moller Maersk-Sealand Slot Exchange 
Agreement.
    Parties:

    A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand
    American President Lines, Ltd
    APL Co. PTE Ltd.
    Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to exchange slot 
spaces on each others vessels in the trade between U.S. Atlantic and 
Gulf Coast ports and ports in Northern Europe.
    Agreement No.: 011723.
    Title: New World Alliance Facilitation Agreement.

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    Parties:

    American President Lines, Ltd
    APL Co. PTE Ltd.
    Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

    Synopsis: The agreement allows the members of the New World 
Alliance (TNWA) to undertake the rights, powers, obligations and 
liabilities granted them as a group by the New World Alliance/Maersk 
Sealand Agreement (TNWA/MSL) and to establish initial sub-allocations 
of slots under TNWA/MSL to TNWA members, initial vessel contributions 
by the TNWA parties, and provide that the agreement shall remain in 
effect as long as the TNWA/MSL Agreement remains in effect.
    Agreement No.: 201075-002.
    Title: Terminal Agreement between The Port of Oakland and Maersk 
Pacific, Ltd.
    Parties:

    The Port of Oakland
    Maersk Line Pacific, Ltd. Service, Inc.

    Synopsis: The amendment provides for changes in the use of certain 
areas as a result of the new relationships among the various Maersk and 
the Sea-Land companies. It also extends the agreement through December 
31, 2004.

    Dated: September 1, 2000.
    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-23009 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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