**Federal Maritime Commission**

Information Form for Agreements between or among Ocean Common Carriers

For assistance in preparing agreement data and information to complete
the Information Form, please refer to the instructions contained in
appendix A of 46 CFR part 535, or contact the Federal Maritime
Commission, Bureau of Trade Analysis at (202) 523-5845, or
tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. As provided in 46 CFR 535.501(b), the Information
Form may be downloaded from the Commission's home page at
*http://www.fmc.gov.* Parties to agreements subject to the Information
Form requirements may complete and submit their Information Form in the
Commission's prescribed electronic format, either on diskette or CD-ROM.

# Use of Electronic Form

An electronic version of the Information Form has been prepared in
*Microsoft Office Word 2003* ("Word") and allows filers to
electronically fill out the required Information Form and submit
agreement data electronically. The tables embedded in this form contain
*Worksheets* in *Microsoft Office Excel 2003* ("Excel"). Although the
format is slightly different, the form collects the same information and
data collected by the Information Form published in appendix A of 46 CFR
part 535. To open the *Worksheets*, right click on the tables, select
*Worksheet Object*, and then select *Open*. The *Worksheet* will open to
the main menu in Excel (if the software is installed on your computer).

The applicable data for each agreement party may be entered directly
into the *Worksheet* cells in the prescribed format. Alternatively, for
convenience, data or *Worksheets* from external Excel files may be
copied or imported into the *Worksheet* tables contained in this form.
Please ensure that the format of the data in any external Excel files
fully complies with the required format prescribed in appendix A of 46
CFR part 535. For technical assistance on copying or importing Excel
files, please refer to *Microsoft Excel Help*.

To add more *Worksheets* ("Tabs") within the tables, left click on
*Insert* from the Excel menu bar, and select *Worksheet*. To exit the
*Worksheet* tables when completed, left click on *File* from the Excel
menu bar, and select "*Close & Return to Info_Form.doc*," or simply left
click on the Excel *Close Button*. The table will return to the main
body of the form; however, the table will still be in the active select
mode and may be deleted by accident. To deactivate the select mode, left
click outside the table area in the main body of the form. If a table is
deleted by accident, it can be retrieved in Word. To retrieve a deleted
table, left click on *Edit* from the Word menu bar, and select *Undo*.
Once these steps have been completed, the table should be saved from
within Word. To save the table, left click on *File* from the Word menu
bar, and select *Save*.

# Table of Contents

[Use of Electronic Form 1](#__RefHeading___Toc87844399)

[Table of Contents 2](#table-of-contents)

[Section I 3](#section-i)

[Part 1 -- Name 3](#part-1-name)

[Part 2 -- Purpose 3](#part-2-purpose)

[Part 3 -- Other Agreements 3](#part-3-other-agreements)

[Part 4 -- Authorities 4](#part-4-authorities)

[Section II 5](#section-ii)

[Part 1 -- Vessel Calls 5](#part-1-vessel-calls)

[Section III 6](#section-iii)

[Part 1 -- Vessel Capacity and Utilization
6](#part-1-vessel-capacity-and-utilization)

[Part 2 -- Vessel Calls 7](#part-2-vessel-calls)

[Section IV 8](#section-iv)

[Part 1 -- Market Share 8](#part-1-market-share)

[Part 2 -- Total Liner Cargo and Revenues
9](#part-2-total-liner-cargo-and-revenues)

[Part 3 -- Top Liner Commodities 9](#part-3-top-liner-commodities)

[Part 4 -- Vessel Capacity and Utilization
10](#part-4-vessel-capacity-and-utilization)

[Part 5 -- Vessel Calls 11](#part-5-vessel-calls)

[Section V 12](#section-v)

[Part 1 -- Contact Persons and Certification
12](#part-1-contact-persons-and-certification)

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# Section I

Section I applies to all agreements identified in 46 CFR 535.502.
Parties to such agreements must complete parts 1 through 4 of this
section.

## Part 1 -- Name

Agreement Name:      

## Part 2 -- Purpose

Narrative statement on agreement purpose, and commercial or other
circumstances requiring the agreement:      

## Part 3 -- Other Agreements

List all effective agreements covering all or part of the geographic
scope of this agreement, whose parties include one or more of the
parties to this agreement.

     

## Part 4 -- Authorities

This agreement includes:

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  \(A\) Authority to discuss or agree upon rates or         Yes No
  charges?                                                  

  \(B\) Joint service?                                      Yes No

  \(C\) Pooling of cargo traffic or revenues?               Yes No

  \(D\) Authority to discuss or agree on service contracts  Yes No
  and their terms?                                          

  \(E\) Authority to discuss or agree on capacity           Yes No
  rationalization?                                          

  \(F\) Conditions or restrictions on the parties'          Yes No
  agreement participation, and/or use or offering of        
  competing services in the geographic scope?               

  \(G\) Authority to charter vessel space?                  Yes No

  \(H\) Authority to rationalize sailings or services?      Yes No
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

# Section II

Section II applies to agreements identified in 46 CFR 535.502(a) that
contain any of the following authorities: (a) the charter or use of
vessel space in exchange for compensation or services; or (b) the
rationalization of sailings or services relating to a schedule of ports,
the frequency of vessel calls at ports, or the size and capacity of
vessels for deployment. Such authorities do not include the
establishment of a "joint service," nor "capacity rationalization" as
these terms are defined in 46 CFR 535.104(o) and (e). Parties to
agreements identified in this section must complete all items in part 1.

## Part 1 -- Vessel Calls

\(A\) Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[12-months\]

[Help](#_Use_of_Electronic_Form)

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(A) Narrative statement on significant changes in vessel calls:      

# Section III

Section III applies to agreements identified in 46 CFR 535.502 that
contain the authority to discuss or agree on capacity rationalization as
defined in 46 CFR 535.104(e). Parties to such agreements must complete
parts 1 and 2 of this section.

## Part 1 -- Vessel Capacity and Utilization

Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[Calendar Quarter\]

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(C) Narrative statement on significant changes in vessel capacity:      

## Part 2 -- Vessel Calls

\(A\) Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[12-months\]

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\(B\) Narrative statement on significant changes in vessel calls:      

# Section IV

Section IV applies to agreements identified in 46 CFR 535.502 that
contain any of the following authorities: (a) the discussion of, or
agreement upon, whether on a binding basis under a common tariff or a
non-binding basis, any kind of rate or charge; (b) the establishment of
a joint service; (c) the pooling or division of cargo traffic, earnings,
or revenues and/or losses; or (d) the discussion of, or agreement on,
any service contract matter. Parties to such agreements must complete
parts 1 through 5 of this section.

## Part 1 -- Market Share

Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade and sub-trades.

Time Period:       \[Calendar Quarter\]

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## Part 2 -- Total Liner Cargo and Revenues

Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[12-months\]

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## Part 3 -- Top Liner Commodities

Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[12-months\]

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## Part 4 -- Vessel Capacity and Utilization

Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[Calendar Quarter\]

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(B) Narrative Statement on significant changes in vessel capacity:      

## Part 5 -- Vessel Calls

\(A\) Provide carrier data for the agreement-wide trade.

Time Period:       \[12-month\]

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\(B\) Narrative statement on significant changes in vessel calls:      

# Section V

Section V applies to all agreements identified in 46 CFR 535.502.
Parties to such agreements must complete all items in part 1 of this
section.

## Part 1 -- Contact Persons and Certification

(A) **Contact Persons.**

Person(s) to Contact Regarding Information Form.

1.  Name      

2.  Title      

3.  Firm Name and Business      

4.  Business Telephone Number      

5.  Fax Number      

6.  E-Mail Address      

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(B) **Individual Located in the United States** Designated for the
    Limited Purpose of Receiving Notice of an Issuance of a Request for
    Additional Information or Documents (see 46 CFR 535.606).

    1.  Name      

    2.  Title      

    3.  Firm Name and Business      

    4.  Business Telephone Number      

    5.  Fax Number      

    6.  E-Mail address      

(C) **Certification.**

This Information Form, together with any and all appendices and
attachments thereto, was prepared and assembled in accordance with
instructions issued by the Federal Maritime Commission. This information
is, to the best of my knowledge, true, correct, and complete.

> Name (please print or type)      
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> Title      
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> Relationship with parties to agreement      
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> Signature \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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> Date