[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 62 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16938-16939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7253]


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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.: 010099-040.
    Title: International Council of Containership Operators.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand; ANL Limited; American 
President Lines, Ltd.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; Atlantic Container Line AB; 
Australia-New Zealand Direct Line; Canada Maritime Limited; Cast Line 
Limited; CMA CGM, S.A.; Companhia Libra de Navegacao; Compania Sud-
Americana de Vapores S.A.; Contship Containerlines; Cosco

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Container Lines Company Limited; CP Ships; Crowley Maritime 
Corporation; Evergreen Marine Corporation, Ltd.; Hamburg-Sud; Hanjin 
Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Italia di 
Navigazione, S.p.A.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Lykes Lines Limited, 
LLC; Malaysian International Shipping Company S.A.; Mediterranean 
Shipping Company S.A.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Montemar Maritima 
S.A.; Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Norasia 
Container Lines Limited; Orient Overseas Container Line, Limited; 
Pacific International Lines (PTE) Ltd.; P&O Nedlloyd B.V.; P&O Nedlloyd 
Limited; Senator Lines GmbH; TMM Lines Limited, LLC; United Arab 
Shipping Company; Wan Hai Lines Ltd.; Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds Delmas SAS as a party to the 
agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011515-009.
    Title: Steamship Line Cooperative Chassis Pool Agreement
    Parties: Atlantic Container Line AB; Columbus Line; Mediterranean 
Shipping Company, S.A.; United Arab Shipping Company; Safbank Line, 
Ltd.; The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia; Hapag-Lloyd 
Container Linie GmbH; Cho Yang Shipping Co., Ltd.; Senator Lines GmbH; 
Empresa de Navegacao Alianca, S.A.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; 
COSCO Container Lines Company, Ltd.; Yangming Marine Transport 
Corporation; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Farrell Lines Incorporated; 
Lykes Lines Limited, LLC; Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.; 
CMA CGM S.A.; Italia di Navigazione, S.p.A.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes Columbus Line, United Arab 
Shipping, The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Hapag-Lloyd, 
Cho Yang, Senator, Alianca, Hyundai, Farrell, Lykes, Evergreen, and 
Italia from the list of members. It adds American President Lines, 
Ltd.; China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; Compania Sud Americana 
de Vapores, S.A.; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; and Zim-Israel Navigation 
Co., Ltd. In addition, it adds Safmarine Container Lines, NV in place 
of Safbank, and corrects Atlantic Container Line's address and COSCO's 
name.

    Agreement No.: 011527-008.
    Title: Independent Carrier Service Agreement.
    Parties: Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; and Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd.
    Synopsis: The amendment would remove CMA CGM, S.A. and Montemar 
Maritima S.A. as parties to the agreement; add Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and 
K-Line as parties; and adjust the parties' space allocations and vessel 
contributions under the agreement. The parties request expedited 
review.

    Agreement No.: 011547-016.
    Title: Eastern Mediterranean Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; COSCO Container Lines Company, 
Ltd.; Farrell Lines, Inc.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; 
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; Turkon 
Container Transportation and Shipping, Inc.; and Zim Israel Navigation 
Co., Ltd.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds China Shipping Container Lines as a 
party to the agreement and updates Maersk's corporate name.

    Agreement No.: 011801-001
    Title: Maersk Sealand/P&O Nedlloyd U.S. East Coast/Indian 
Subcontinent Slot Charter Agreement
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and P&O Nedlloyd Limited/P&O 
Nedlloyd B.V.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment would revise the geographic scope 
to add Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain and delete Colombo, Sri Lanka; 
add the provision that Maersk Sealand may transport P&O Nedlloyd's 
cargo on feeder vessels to Bahrain, Jebel Ali, and Dammam via Salalah, 
Oman; and add a provision on Customs and Compliance.

    Agreement No.: 011852-004
    Title: Maritime Security Discussion Agreement
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd.; APL Co. Pte Ltd.; China 
Shipping Container Lines, Co., Ltd.; CMA-CGM S.A.; COSCO Container 
Lines Company, Ltd.; Evergreen Marine Corp.; Hanjin Shipping Company, 
Ltd.; Hapag Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; 
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, trading under the name of Maersk Sealand; 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Yang Ming Marine 
Transport Corp.; Safmarine Container Line, NV; Zim Israel Navigation 
Co., Ltd.; Alabama State Port Authority; APM Terminals North America, 
Inc.; Ceres Terminals, Inc.; Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co., Inc.; 
Eagle Marine Services Ltd.; Global Terminal & Container Services, Inc.; 
Howland Hook Container Terminal, Inc.; Husky Terminal & Stevedoring, 
Inc.; International Shipping Agency; International Transportation 
Service, Inc.; Lambert's Point Docks Inc.; Long Beach Container 
Terminal, Inc.; Maersk Pacific Ltd.; Maher Terminals, Inc.; Marine 
Terminals Corp.; Maryland Port Administration; Massachusetts Port 
Authority (MASSPORT); Metropolitan Stevedore Co.; P&O Ports North 
American, Inc.; Port of Tacoma; South Carolina State Ports Authority; 
Stevedoring Services of America, Inc.; Trans Bay Container Terminal, 
Inc. TraPac Terminals; Universal Maritime Service Corp.; and Virginia 
International Terminals
    Synopsis: The amendment adds Safmarine Container Line NV; China 
Shipping Container Lines, Co., Ltd.; Alabama State Port Authority; and 
Lambert's Point Docks Inc. as parties to the agreement.

    Dated: March 26, 2004.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-7253 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]
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