[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9341-9342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2594]


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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 are 
available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 
or [email protected]).

    Agreement No.: 010050-017.
    Title: U.S. Flag Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; A.P. 
Moller-Maersk A/S; CP Ships USA, LLC; and Farrell Lines, Inc.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes P&O Nedlloyd Limited as a party to 
the agreement and changes Maersk's trade name.

    Agreement No.: 010051-036.
    Title: Mediterranean Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Farrell Lines, Inc.; CP Ships USA LLC; A.P. Moller-Maersk 
A/S; Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; P&O 
Nedlloyd B.V.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie 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 amendment deletes the P&O Nedlloyd companies as 
parties to the agreement and changes Maersk's trade name.

    Agreement No.: 011268-020.
    Title: New Zealand/United States Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: New Zealand/United States Container Lines Association; 
Hamburg-Sud; 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 deletes P&O Nedlloyd Limited as a party to 
the agreement and changes Maersk's trade name.

    Agreement No.: 011275-019.
    Title: Australia/United States Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Australia-New Zealand Direct Line; 
FESCO Ocean Management Inc.; Hamburg-Sud; NYKLauritzenCool AB; CP Ships 
USA, LLC; Safmarine Container Lines NV; and Seatrade Group N.V.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment changes Maersk's trade name and deletes P&O 
Nedlloyd Limited as a party to the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011279-024.
    Title: Latin America Agreement.
    Parties: Central America Discussion Agreement; Hispaniola 
Discussion Agreement; Caribbean Shipowners Association; Venezuelan 
Discussion Agreement; ABC Discussion Agreement; West Coast of South 
America Discussion Agreement; Inland Shipping Services Association; 
Montemar Maritima S.A.; 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 amendment updates the membership of various agreement 
parties.

    Agreement No.: 011290-036.
    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; COSCO Container Lines, Inc.; CP Ships USA 
LLC; Crowley Maritime Corporation; Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) 
Ltd.; Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG; 
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH; Horizon 
Lines, LLC; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Independent Container 
Line Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; Marine Transport Lines, Inc.; 
Maruba SCA; 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; 
Tropical Shipping & Construction Co., Ltd.; United Arab Shipping Co. 
S.A.G.; Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.; 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 amendment adds Matson Navigation Company as a party 
to the agreement, deletes the P&O Nedlloyd companies as parties to the 
agreement, and changes Maersk's trade name.

    Agreement No.: 011346-016.
    Title: Israel Trade Conference Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; Farrell Lines, Inc.; P&O Nedlloyd 
Limited; 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 amendment reflects P&O Nedlloyd's resignation 
effective April 11, 2006, and changes Maersk's trade name.

    Agreement No.: 011375-066.
    Title: Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement.
    Parties: Atlantic Container Line AB; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; 
Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; and Orient 
Overseas Container Line Limited.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes P&O Nedlloyd Limited as a party to 
the agreement effective February 17, 2006, and changes Maersk's trade 
name.

    Agreement No.: 011405-018.
    Title: Ocean Carrier Working Group Agreement.
    Parties: Latin America Agreement; Israel Trade Conference; Trans-
Atlantic Conference Agreement; Transpacific Stabilization Agreement; 
Middle East Indian Subcontinent Discussion Agreement; United States 
Australasia Discussion Agreement; United States/ South Europe 
Conference; Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement; A.P. 
Moller-Maersk A/S; Contship Containerlines; Evergreen Marine 
Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.; King Ocean Service de Venezuela, S.A.; Star 
Shipping A/S; Tropical Shipping &

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Construction Company, Limited; Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS; Zim 
Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.; and Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie 
GmbH.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment updates the membership of various agreement 
parties and the names of various carrier parties.

    Agreement No.: 011547-020.
    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.; Turkon Container Transportation & 
Shipping, Inc.; 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 amendment removes P&O Nedlloyd Limited as a party 
effective March 12, 2006.

    Agreement No.: 011654-014.
    Title: Middle East Indian Subcontinent Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; China 
Shipping Navigation Co., Ltd. d/b/a Indotrans; CMA CGM S.A.; Contship 
Containerlines, a division of CP Ships (UK) Ltd.; MacAndrews & Company 
Limited; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; The National Shipping Company of Saudi 
Arabia; and United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.).
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes American President Lines and P&O 
Nedlloyd Limited as parties to the agreement and changes Maersk's trade 
name.

    Agreement No.: 011904-001.
    Title: Atlantic Brazil Express Agreement.
    Parties: CMA CGM, S.A.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; and P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
    Filing Party: Neal M. Mayer, Esq.; Hoppel, Mayer & Coleman; 1050 
Connecticut Avenue, NW.; 10th Floor; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes the P&O Nedlloyd companies as 
parties to the agreement and adds A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, trading as 
Maersk Line, as a party.

    Agreement No.: 011907-002.
    Title: ABX/APL Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: CMA CGM S.A.; APL Co. Pte Ltd.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; and 
P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
    Filing Party: Neal M. Mayer, Esq.; Hoppel, Mayer & Coleman; 1050 
Connecticut Avenue, NW.; 10th Floor; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes the P&O Nedlloyd companies as 
parties to the agreement and adds A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, trading as 
Maersk Line, as a party.

    Agreement No.: 011917-001.
    Title: Maersk Line/MOL Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller Maersk A.S. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Neal M. Mayer, Esq.; Hoppel, Mayer & Coleman; 1050 
Connecticut Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment removes P&O Nedlloyd B.V. and P&O Nedlloyd 
Limited as parties, adds A.P. Moller Maersk A/S as a party, and renames 
the agreement as the Maersk Line/MOL Space Charter Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011941.
    Title: CMA CGM/LT/GSL Amerigo Express 2 MUS Cross Space Charter, 
Sailing and Cooperative Working Agreement.
    Parties: CMA CGM, S.A.; Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione S.p.A.; and 
Gold Star Line Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to share vessel 
space in the trade between the U.S. Atlantic Coast and Italy, France, 
Spain, Portugal, Malta, and Turkey.

    Agreement No.: 011942.
    Title: CMA-CGM/CSCL Cross Space Charter, Sailing and Cooperative 
Working Agreement--Far East/US Gulf Loop, PEX2/AAE2 Service.
    Parties: CMA-CGM, S.A.; China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; 
and China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
    Filing Party: Brett M. Esber, Esq.; Blank Rome LLP; Watergate; 600 
New Hampshire Ave., NW.; Washington, DC 20037.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to share vessel 
space in a weekly liner service between ports on the U.S. Atlantic and 
Gulf Coasts and ports in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea), 
the Caribbean (Jamaica, Mexico), and Central America (Panama) and 
engage in related cooperative activities.

    Agreement No.: 011943.
    Title: CMA-CGM/CSCL Cross Space Charter, Sailing and Cooperative 
Working Agreement--Far East/Pacific North West Loop, ANW/Seattle Bridge 
Service.
    Parties: CMA-CGM, S.A.; and China Shipping Container Lines Co., 
Ltd.; and China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
    Filing Party: Brett M. Esber, Esq.; Blank Rome LLP; Watergate; 600 
New Hampshire Ave., NW.; Washington, DC 20037.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to share vessel 
space in a weekly liner service between ports on the U.S. Pacific Coast 
and ports in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea) and engage in 
related cooperative activities.

    Dated: February 17, 2006.

    By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-2594 Filed 2-22-06; 8:45 am]
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