[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33254-33255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12327]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within twelve days of the date this 
notice appears in the Federal Register. Copies of the agreements are 
available through the Commission's Web site (www.fmc.gov) or by 
contacting the Office of Agreements at (202)-523-5793 or 
[email protected].
    Agreement No.: 012411.
    Title: APL/CMA CGM-U.S. West Coast--Asia Slot Charter Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd. and CMA CGM S.A.
    Filing Party: Draughn B. Arbona, Esq; CMA CGM (America) LLC; 5701 
Lake Wright Drive; Norfolk, VA 23502.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes APL to charter space to CMA CGM 
on U.S. flag vessels from the U.S. West Coast on the one hand, to China 
and South Korea on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 012412.
    Title: HMM/ZIM Slot Exchange Agreement.
    Parties: Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. and Zim Integrated 
Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Mark E. Newcomb; ZIM American Integrated Shipping 
Services, Co. LLC; 5801 Lake Wright Dr.; Norfolk, VA 23508.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes Hyundai and Zim to exchange 
slots in the trade between China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Panama, Saudi 
Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Vietnam, on the one hand, and 
the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 012413.
    Title: MOL/ELJSA Slot Exchange Agreement.
    Parties: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd and Evergreen Line Joint Service 
Agreement.
    Filing Party: Eric. C. Jeffrey, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 799 9th 
Street NW., Suite 500; Washington, DC 20001.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to exchange slots in 
the trade between the U.S. East Coast, on the one hand, and the 
People's Republic of

[[Page 33255]]

China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Egypt, and Panama, on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 201233.
    Title: Port Operations and Safety Discussion Agreement.
    Parties: The Georgia Ports Authority; The Port of Houston 
Authority; The Massachusetts Port Authority; The North Carolina State 
Ports Authority; The South Carolina Ports Authority; The Virginia Port 
Authority and Virginia International Terminals, LLC; Ocean Carrier 
Equipment Management Association, Inc.; Ocean Common Carrier Parties in 
Their Individual Capacity and as Members of OCEMA: Maersk Line A/S; APL 
Co. Pte Ltd.; American President Lines, Ltd.; CMA CGM S.A.; Cosco 
Container Lines Company Limited; Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement 
FMC No. 011982; Hamburg-Sud; Alianca Navegacao e Logistica Ltda.; 
Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited; Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.; Kawasaki 
Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Atlantic Container Line; Zim Integrated Shipping 
Services; Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.; United Arab Shipping 
Co.; Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
    Filing Party: Jeffrey F. Lawrence, Esq. and Donald J. Kassilke, 
Esq.; Cozen O'Connor; 1200 Nineteenth Street, NW; Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The Agreement would authorize the parties to exchange 
information, discuss, and reach voluntary, non-binding agreement on 
matters relating to rules, procedures, programs, practices, terms and 
conditions with respect to the organization, development, calculation, 
availability, transmission or use of Verified Gross Mass data. The 
parties have requested Expedited Review.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
    Dated: May 20, 2016.
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-12327 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6731-AA-P