[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27640]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit 
comments on the agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within twelve days of the date this 
notice appears in the Federal Register. A copy of the agreement is 
available through the Commission's website (www.fmc.gov) or by 
contacting the Office of Agreements at (202) 523-5793 or 
[email protected].
    Agreement No.: 012439-002.
    Title: THE Alliance Agreement.
    Parties: Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC (acting as one 
party); Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon 
Yusen Kaisha; and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp and Yang Ming (UK) 
Ltd. (acting as one party).
    Filing Party: Joshua Stein, Cozen O'Conner, 1200 Nineteenth Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The Amendment revises the Agreement to provide for the 
transition that will occur following the acquisition of the assets of 
the container liner operations of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui 
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; and Nippon Yusen Kaisha by a new company known as 
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. effective April 1, 2018. Ocean Network 
Express Pte. Ltd. is added as a party effective on the date of the 
transition referenced above. In addition, the Amendment adds Yang Ming 
(UK) Ltd. as a party (operating as a single party with Yang Ming Marine 
Transport Corp.) and adds Guatemala and India to the geographic scope 
of the Agreement.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: December 19, 2017.
Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-27640 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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