[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74579-74580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31763]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreements Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreements 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.: 011290-031.
    Title: International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material 
Association Agreement.
    Parties: Alianca Navegacao e Logistica Ltda.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; 
Atlantic Container Line AB; Australia-New Zealand Direct Line; Bermuda 
Container Line; Canada Maritime Agencies Ltd.; China Shipping Container 
Lines Co., Ltd.; CMA CGM, S.A.; Compania Latino Americana de Navegacion 
SA; Contship Containerlines; Crowley Maritime Corporation; CSX Lines, 
LLC; Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; Hamburg-
S[uuml]damerikanische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft KG; Hanjin Shipping 
Co., Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; Hyundai Merchant Marine 
Co., Ltd.; Independent Container Line Ltd.; Italia di Navigazione, 
S.p.A.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; Lykes Lines Limited, LLC; Marine 
Transport Lines, Inc.; Maruba SCA; Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A.; 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; National Shipping 
Co. of Saudi Arabia; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited; P&O Nedlloyd B.V.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; 
Safmarine Container Lines; Seaboard Marine Ltd.; Senator Lines GmbH; 
TMM Lines Limited; Tropical Shipping & Construction Co., Ltd.; Yang 
Ming Marine Transport Corp.; and Zim Israel Navigation Company, Ltd.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds Senator Lines as a party to the 
agreement and deletes Wallenius-Wilhelmsen A/S as a party, removes 
reference to Hamburg-S[uuml]d's former trade name, and updates Maersk's 
corporate name.

    Agreement No.: 011305-012.
    Title: United Alliance Agreement.
    Parties: Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Senator Lines GmbH; and United 
Arab Shipping Company, S.A.G.
    Synopsis: The amendment would drop Senator Lines as a party to the 
agreement and recast the agreement as a vessel sharing arrangement 
under the name Hanjin/United Arab Vessel Sharing and Slot Allocation 
Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011626-009.
    Title: Alian[ccedil]a/HSDG/P&O Nedlloyd Agreement.
    Parties: Alian[ccedil]a Navegacao e Logistica Ltda., Hamburg 
S[uuml]damerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG,; Mercosul Line 
Navega[ccedil]ao e Logistica Ltda., P&O Nedlloyd Limited, and P&O 
Nedlloyd B.V. Inc.
    Synopsis: The amendment revises the vessel contributions and space 
allocations under the agreement, deletes references to Hamburg Sud's 
trade names and updates its address, updates Mercosul Line's corporate 
name and address, and renames and restates the agreement. The parties 
request expedited review.

    Agreement No.: 011741-005.
    Title: U.S. Pacific Coast-Oceania Agreement.
    Parties: Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, FESCO Ocean Management 
Limited, Hamburg-S[uuml]d, Lykes Lines Limited LLC, A.P. Moller-Maersk 
A/S P&O Nedlloyd B.V., and P&O Nedlloyd Limited.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds Lykes as a party to the agreement, 
removes reference to Hamburg-Sud's former trade name, and updates 
Maersk's corporate name.

    Agreement No.: 011792-001.
    Title: NYK/WWL/CSAV South America Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Compania Sud Americana de Vapores S.A., Nippon Yusen 
Kaisha, and Wallenius-Wilhelmsen AS.
    Synopsis: The amendment removes Wallenius as a party to the 
agreement; makes conforming changes related to Wallenius' removal; 
deletes Venezuela from the geographic scope of the agreement; adds 
service to Baltimore, MD; deletes obsolete language; and restates the 
agreement.

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    Agreement No.: 011867.
    Title: Norasia/GSL Round the World Service Agreement.
    Parties: Norasia Container Lines Limited and Gold Star Line Ltd.
    Synopsis: The agreement would authorize the carriers to share 
vessel space in an around the world service between the United States, 
on the one hand, and Europe, Asia, Indian Sub-continent, the Middle 
East, and the Caribbean, on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 201140-001.
    Title: NYSA-ILA Assessment Agreement.
    Parties: New York Shipping Association, Inc. and the International 
Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO.
    Synopsis: The amendment clarifies certain definitions and revises 
assessments on Bermuda and Puerto Rican trade cargo.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
    Dated: December 19, 2003.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-31763 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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