[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 598-599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8325]


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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 
submit comments on an agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this 
notice appears in the Federal Register. Copies of agreements

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are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-
5793 or [email protected]).
    Agreement No.: 011223-033.
    Title: Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.
    Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd./American President Lines, Ltd.; COSCO 
Container Lines Company Ltd.; Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) 
Ltd.; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH; 
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui 
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Orient Overseas Container Line 
Limited; and Yangming Marine Transport Corp.
    Filing Party: David F. Smith, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP, 1850 M 
Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment reflects the withdrawal of CMA-CGM S.A. 
from the agreement effective January 1, 2006.

    Agreement No.: 011407-009.
    Title: Australia/United States ContainerLine Association.
    Parties: Hamburg-S[uuml]d; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; Australia-New 
Zealand Direct Line; 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 clarifies the parties' authority to declare 
tariff rates, rules, and regulations to be ``open.''

    Agreement No.: 011926.
    Title: Transpacific Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: CMA-CGM, S.A. and COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd.
    Filing Party: Paul M. Keane, Esq.; Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, 
Vengrow & Textor, LLP, 61 Broadway, Suite 3000, New York, NY 10006-
2802.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes COSCO to charter vessel space to 
CMA-CGM between ports in China and the port of Long Beach, CA.

    Agreement No.: 011927.
    Title: LT/Hatsu Slot Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione S.p.A. (``LT''); and Hatsu 
Marine Ltd. (``Hatsu'').
    Filing Party: Paul M. Keane, Esq.; Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, 
Vengrow & Textor, LLP, 61 Broadway, Suite 3000, New York, NY 10006-
2802.
    Synopsis: Pursuant to the agreement, Hatsu will charter 100 slots 
from LT between U.S. East Coast ports in the Portland, Maine/Key West, 
Florida range and ports in the Western Mediterranean and on the 
Atlantic Coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

    Agreement No.: 011928.
    Title: Maersk Line/CP Ships Slot Charter Agreement.
    Parties: CP Ships (UK) Limited/CP Ships USA LLC (``CP Ships'') and 
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, trading under the name of Maersk Line 
(``Maersk'').
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP, 1850 M 
Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The agreement would authorize the charter of space from 
Maersk to CP Ships between ports on the U.S. Atlantic Coast and ports 
in Australia, New Zealand, North Europe, Jamaica, and Panama. It would 
also authorize the parties to engage in a limited range of cooperative 
activities in connection with the space charter.

    Agreement No.: 011929.
    Title: Hapag-Lloyd/Zim Mediterranean Slot Exchange Agreement.
    Parties: Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH and Zim Integrated 
Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP, 1850 M 
Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The agreement would authorize the parties to exchange 
space on their respective services operating between ports on the U.S. 
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and ports in Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, and 
Spain.

    Agreement No.: 201167.
    Title: Bi-State Public Marine Terminal Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: South Carolina State Ports Authority and Georgia Ports 
Authority.
    Filing Party: Warren L. Dean, Jr., Esq.; Thompson Coburn LLP, 1909 
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006-1167.
    Synopsis: The agreement would authorize the parties to discuss, 
among other things, terminal rates, charges, rules, conditions of 
service, terminal congestion, and methods for relieving terminal 
congestion. The parties requested expedited review.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: December 29, 2005.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-8325 Filed 1-4-06; 8:45 am]
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