[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33903-33904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13594]


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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.: 011284-055.
    Title: Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Agreement 
(``OCEMA'').
    Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; A.P. 
Moller-Maersk A/S, trading under the name of Maersk Sealand; CMA CGM, 
S.A.; Compania Sudamericana deVapores, S.A.; Evergreen Marine Corp. 
(Taiwan) Ltd.; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hamburg-S[uuml]damerikanische 
Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; 
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Lykes Lines 
Limited, LLC; TMM Lines Limited, LLC; Contship Containerlines, a 
division of CP Ships (UK) Limited; Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, a 
division of CP Ships (UK) Limited; Orient Overseas Container Line 
Limited; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; P&O Nedlloyd B.V.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha 
Line; Yangming Marine Transport Corp.; COSCO Containerlines Company 
Limited; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; and Crowley Maritime Corporation.
    Synopsis: The agreement modification adds Atlantic Container Line 
as a party to the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011884.
    Title: Hampton Road Chassis Pool II Agreement.
    Parties: Virginia International Terminals, Inc., and the Ocean 
Carrier Equipment Management Association, for itself and on behalf of 
the following of its member lines: APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American 
President Lines, Ltd.; Atlantic Container Line; Australia-New Zealand 
Direct Line, a division of CP Ships (UK) Limited; CMA CGM, S.A.; 
Compania Sudamericana de Vapores, S.A.; Contship Containerlines, a 
division of CP Ships (UK) Limited; COSCO Containerlines Company 
Limited; Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; Hanjin Shipping Co., 
Ltd.; Hamburg-S[uuml]damerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG; 
Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Lykes Lines Limited, LLC; Mitsui O.S.K. 
Lines Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Orient Overseas Container Line 
Limited; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; P&O Nedlloyd B.V.; TMM Lines Limited, 
LLC; and Yangming Marine Transport Corp.

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    Synopsis: The proposed agreement would authorize the establishment 
of a chassis pool at the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia, at various 
terminals and related facilities operated by Virginia International 
Terminals. The parties request expedited review.

    Agreement No.: 201143-004.
    Title: West Coast MTO Agreement.
    Parties: APM Terminals Pacific; California United Terminals, Inc.; 
Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.; Husky Terminals, Inc.; International 
Transportation Service, Inc,; Long Beach Container Terminal, Inc.; 
Marine Terminals Corp.; Metropolitan Stevedore Company; Pasha 
Stevedoring & Terminals, L.P.; Trans Bay Container Terminal, Inc.; 
Trans Pacific Container Service Corporation; Yusen Terminals, Inc.; SSA 
Marine (for itself and its marine terminal operator affiliates Pacific 
Maritime Services, L.L.C. and SSA Terminal (Long Beach), LLC).
    Synopsis: The agreement is a restatement of the West Coast MTO 
Discussion Agreement (FMC Agreement No. 201143). The amendment changes 
the name of the agreement and adds authority to discuss, agree upon, 
implement and enforce rules, procedures and charges intended to 
encourage the use of off-peak hour services, as well as to adopt and 
implement related procedural and administrative mechanisms. It provides 
procedures for the members to be bound by and/or opt out of agreement 
decisions and provides for the posting of financial security and 
resolution of disputes by arbitration. The amendment clarifies the 
financial obligations of the parties and the voting requirements for 
action under the agreement. The parties request expedited review.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-13594 Filed 6-16-04; 8:45 am]
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