[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18857]



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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 may 
obtain copies of agreements by contacting the Commission's Office of 
Agreements at 202-523-5793 or via e-mail at [email protected]. 
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.: 011268-018.
    Title: New Zealand/United States Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: New Zealand/United States Container Lines Association; P&O 
Nedlloyd Limited; Hamburg-S[uuml]d; NYKLauritzenCool AB; Australia-New 
Zealand Direct Line; FESCO Ocean Management Ltd., A.P. Moller-Maersk A/
S; and CP Ships USA, LLC.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell, LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes the name of LauritzenCool AB to NYK 
LauritzenCool AB.

    Agreement No.: 011275-018.
    Title: Australia/United States Discussion Agreement
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Australia-New Zealand Direct Line; 
FESCO Ocean Management Inc.; Hamburg-S[uuml]d; NYKLauritzenCool AB; CP 
Ships USA, LLC; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; Safmarine Container Lines NV; and 
Seatrade Group NV.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes the name of LauritzenCool AB to 
NYKLauritzenCool AB.

    Agreement No.: 011284-058.
    Title: Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association 
Agreement(``OCEMA'').
    Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; A.P. 
Moller-Maersk A/S; CMA CGM, S.A.; Compania Sudamericana de Vapores, 
S.A.; CP Ships (USA) LLC; Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; Hanjin 
Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hamburg-S[uuml]d; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; 
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Contship 
Containerlines; Australia-New Zealand Direct Line; Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; P&O Nedlloyd B.V.; Nippon 
Yusen Kaisha; Yangming Marine Transport Corp.; COSCO Containerlines 
Company Limited; and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq. and Donald J. Kassilke, 
Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, 
DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds authority to discuss, share 
information and agree on matters related to the establishment and 
operation of equipment pools at port and inland terminals. The parties 
request expedited review.

    Agreement No.: 011375-064.
    Title: Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement.
    Parties: Atlantic Container Line AB; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Hapag-
Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.; 
Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited; and P&O 
Nedlloyd Limited.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes obsolete references to the European 
Commission in Articles 5.3, 6.3, and 7.4 and corrects references to EU 
regulations in Article 2.2.

    Agreement No.: 011392-003.
    Title: LauritzenCool/Kyokuyo Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: NYKLauritzenCool AB and Kyokuyo Shipping Co. Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes the name of LauritzenCool AB to 
NYKLauritzenCool AB.

    Agreement No.: 011493-005.
    Title: C&S Shipping Joint Service Agreement.
    Parties: NYKLauritzenCool AB and Seatrade Group N.V.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes the name of LauritzenCool AB to 
NYKLauritzenCool AB.

    Agreement No.: 011547-018.
    Title: Eastern Mediterranean Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: Farrell Lines, Inc.; COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd.; China 
Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; 
Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; Hapag-Lloyd 
Container Linie GmbH; Turkon Container Transportation & Shipping, Inc.; 
and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment clarifies that any two or more parties may 
meet and discuss agreement business and adds a new provision dealing 
with liability for civil penalties.

    Agreement No.: 011665-007.
    Title: Specialized Reefer Shipping Association.
    Parties: NYKLauritzenCool AB and Seatrade Group NV.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell, LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes the name of LauritzenCool AB to NYK 
LauritzenCool AB and removes NYK Reefers Ltd. as a party to the 
agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011794-004.
    Title: COSCON/KL/YMUK/Hanjin/Senator Worldwide Slot Allocation & 
Sailing Agreement.
    Parties: COSCO Container Lines Company, Limited; Kawasaki Kisen 
Kaisha, Ltd.; Yangming (UK) Ltd.; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; and 
Senator Lines GmbH.
    Filing Party: Robert B. Yoshitomi, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 2040 
Main Street; Suite 850; Irvine, CA 92614.
    Synopsis: The amendment increases the number of vessels used under 
the agreement as well as the total TEU capacities.

    Agreement No.: 011874-003.
    Title: K-Line/Zim Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen 
Kaisha, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment extends the minimum duration of the 
agreement through November 15, 2006.

    Dated: September 16, 2005.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-18857 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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