[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23583]


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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 agreements 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.: 011223-041.
    Title: Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; CMA-CGM 
S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd.; Evergreen Line Joint Service 
Agreement; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hyundai Merchant 
Marine Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mediterranean Shipping 
Co.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited; and Yangming Marine Transport Corp., and Zim 
Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: David F. Smith, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M 
Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment would add China Shipping Container Lines 
(Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., and China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd., 
operating as a single carrier, as a party to the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011284-064.
    Title: Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Agreement.
    Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; A.P. 
Moller-Maersk A/S; CMA CGM, S.A.; Atlantic Container Line; Companhia 
Libra de Navegacao; Compania Libra de Navegacion Uruguay S.A.; Compania 
Sudamericana de Vapores, S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company Limited; 
Crowley Maritime Corporation; Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement; 
Hamburg-S[uuml]d; Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC; Hanjin Shipping 
Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, 
Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Norasia 
Container Lines Limited; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited; Yang 
Ming Marine Transport Corp.; and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 
M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment would authorize the parties to negotiate, 
agree on, or jointly contract for insurance related to the operation of 
a chassis pool. The parties request expedited review.

    Agreement No.: 011707-006.
    Title: Gulf/South America Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: Associated Transport Line, LLC; BBC Chartering & Logistic 
GMBH & Co. KG; Industrial Maritime Carriers (U.S.A.) Inc.; and West 
Coast Industrial Express, LLC.
    Filing Party: Wade S. Hooker, Esq.; 211 Central Park W; New York, 
NY 10024.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes Brazil from the geographic scope of 
the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 011962-003.
    Title: Consolidated Chassis Management Pool Agreement.
    Parties: The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association and its 
member lines; the Association's subsidiary Consolidated Chassis 
Management LLC and its affiliates; China Shipping Container Lines Co., 
Ltd.; Companhia Libra de Navegacao; Compania Libra de Navegacion 
Uruguay; Matson Navigation Co.; Mediterranean Shipping Co., S.A. ; 
Norasia Container Lines Limited; Westwood Shipping Lines; and Zim 
Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
    Filing Party: Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 
M Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment would authorize the parties to negotiate, 
agree on, or jointly contract for insurance related to the operation of 
a chassis pool. The parties request expedited review.

    Agreement No.: 012019-000.
    Title: APL/CMA CGM Central America/US East Coast Slot Charter 
Agreement.
    Parties: APL Co. Pte Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd; and CMA 
CGM S.A.
    Filing Party: Eric C. Jeffrey; Goodwin Procter LLP; 901 New York 
Avenue, N.W.; Washington, DC 20001.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes APL to charter space to CMA CGM 
on certain vessels that APL operates in trade between Guatemala, 
Honduras and East Coast of the United States.

    Agreement No.: 012020-000.
    Title: CMA CGM/Maruba Central America to Port Everglades Space 
Charter Agreement.
    Parties: CMA CGM, S.A. and Maruba S.A.
    Filing Party: Paul M. Keane, Esq.; Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, 
Vengrow & Textor, LLP; 61 Broadway Suite 3000; New York, NY 10006.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes CMA to charter space to Maruba 
in the trade between U.S. East Cost ports and ports in Central America.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: November 30, 2007.
Karen V. Gregory,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23583 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]
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