[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28738]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of 1984.
    Interested parties can review or obtain copies of agreements at the 
Washington, DC offices of the Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 
N.W., Room 962. Interested parties may submit comments on an agreement 
to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, on 
or before November 10, 1997.
    Agreement No.: 203-011075-041.
    Title: Central America Discussion Agreement.
    Parties:

    Concorde Shipping, Inc.
    Global Reefer Carriers Ltd.
    Dole Fresh Fruit
    King Ocean Central America, S.A.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Seaboard Marine, Ltd.
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    NPR, Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed modification renames the existing geographic 
scope as the Central American Section, adds a Panama Section (between 
the United States and Panama) and a Puerto Rico Section (between Puerto 
Rico and both Central America and the Caribbean). The modification also 
adds NPR, Inc. as a party to the Puerto Rico Section, makes 
administrative changes, and restates the Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 203-011367-013.
    Title: Colombia Discussion Agreement.
    Parties:

    Frontier Liner Service
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Seaboard Marine Ltd.
    Sea-Land Service Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed modification revises Article 5.2 of the 
Agreement to provide authority for the parties to discuss the terms and 
conditions of service contracts with the members of the Colombia 
Independent Carrier Agreement (FMC No. 202-011572) (``the Conference'') 
and to agree with the members of the Conference to aggregate the volume 
of cargo for purposes of service contracts separately published in the 
independent line parties of the Discussion Agreement essential terms 
publications and the essential terms publication of the Conference. The 
modification also deletes several parties from the Agreement, including 
the West Coast of South America Agreement; adds A.P. Moller-Maersk Line 
as a party to the Agreement; revises Article 7--Membership--in its 
entirety; deletes former Article 10; and restates the Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 202-011572-001.
    Title: Colombia Independent Carrier Agreement.
    Parties:

    Frontier Liner Service
    Seaboard Marine Ltd.

    Synopsis: The proposed modification adds a new Article 14(c) to the 
Conference Agreement that authorizes the parties to discuss the terms 
and conditions of service contracts with the members of the Colombia 
Discussion Agreement (FMC No. 203-011367) and to agree with the members 
of the Discussion Agreement to aggregate the volume of cargo for 
purposes of service contracts separately published in the Conference's 
essential terms publication and the essential terms publications of the 
independent line parties to the Discussion Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 271-011591.
    Title: HMM/Wilhelmsen Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties:

    Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
    Wilhelmsen Lines A/S

    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would permit the parties to 
charter space aboard one another's ro-ro vessels in the trade between 
United States Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific ports, and inland U.S. points 
via such ports, and ports and points in Japan and Korea. It would also 
permit the parties to engage in related cooperative activity with 
respect to terminals and equipment.

    Agreement No.: 217-011592.
    Title: Slot Charter Agreement Between P&O Nedlloyd B.V. and 
Columbus Line.
    Parties:

    P&O Nedlloyd B.V. (``Nedlloyd'')
    Columbus Line (``Columbus'')

    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement authorizes Columbus to charter, on 
an as-needed/space-available basis, container slots from Nedlloyd on 
vessels on which Nedlloyd has chartered space in the trade between 
United States ports and ports in Australia and New Zealand.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: October 24, 1997.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28738 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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