[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12035]



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice of the filing 
of the following agreement(s) pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act 
of 1984.
    Interested parties may inspect and obtain a copy of each agreement 
at the Washington, D.C. Office of the Federal Maritime Commission, 800 
North Capitol Street, N.W., 9th Floor. Interested parties may submit 
comments on each agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, within 10 days after the date of 
the Federal Register in which this notice appears. The requirements for 
comments are found in section 572.603 of Title 46 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. Interested persons should consult this section 
before communicating with the Commission regarding a pending agreement.

    Agreement No.: 202-006200-034.
    Title: U.S. Atlantic & Gulf Australia-New Zealand Conference.
    Parties: Blue Star (North America) Ltd., Hamburg-Sudamerikanische 
Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellaschaft Eggert & Amsinck (Columbus Line).
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment adds foreign inland points to the 
geographic scope of the agreement.

    Agreement No.: 232-011184-006.
    Title: EMC/Italia/CGM Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
    Parties: Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd., Compagnie 
Generale Maritime, Italia di Navigazione SpA.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment (1) deletes Compagnie Generale 
Maritime as a party; (2) authorizes space to be chartered on vessels of 
a party to Agreement No. 203-011305 instead of Agreement No. 203-011171 
and deletes the restriction applicable to U.S.-flag vessels; (3) 
deletes references to Agreements No. 203-011171 and 203-011217; (4) 
clarifies the authority to use other carriers for the carriage of 
containers in the trade and substitutes Agreement No. 203-011305 for 
Agreement No. 203-011171; (5) deletes the restriction for cargoes 
reserved to Spanish flag vessels; (6) deletes the withdrawal provision 
pertaining to CGM; (7) provides that the duration of the Agreement will 
be for a minimum of 2 years from the effective date of this Amendment 
No. 006; (8) deletes Article 14(B) as it applies to arbitration among 
more than two parties; (9) makes other non-substantive changes; and 
(10) restates the Agreement. The parties have requested a shortened 
review period.

    Agreement No.: 232-011321-005.
    Title: Maersk/Sea-Land Pacific Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment (1) Changes the name of the 
Agreement to the Maersk/Sea-land U.S./Far East and Middle East 
Agreement; (2) revises the geographic scope to include the Middle East; 
(3) deletes any country with which persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 
are prohibited to trade; (4) revises Article 5.7 to make agreement on 
conference membership optional; (5) revises Article 9.2 to provide for 
an initial period of four years beginning January 21, 1996; and (6) 
restates the Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 207-011416-001.
    Title: Med-Pacific Express Joint Service Agreement.
    Parties: Italia di Navigazione S.p.A., d'Amico Societa di 
Navigazione per Azioni.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment revises the geographic scope of 
the Agreement to include all of South America.

    Agreement No.: 203-011452-005.
    Title: Trans-Pacific Policing Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd., A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, 
Cho Yang Line, China Ocean Shipping Company, DSR-Senator Joint Service, 
Evergreen Marine Corp., Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd., Kawasaki 
Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V., 
Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, Orient Overseas 
Container Line, Inc., Sea-Land Service, Inc., Transportacion Maritima 
Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., Wilhelmsen Lines AS, Yang Ming Marine Transport 
Corp.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment extends the term of the Agreement 
with the Neutral Body through June 30, 1998.

    Agreement No.: 224-200986.
    Title: BCL/Tilbury Terminal Agreement.
    Parties: Bermuda Container Line Ltd. (``BCLL''), Tilbury Toad 
Associates, Inc. (``Tilbury'').
    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement permits Tilbury to provide 
preferential berthing, stevedoring, and other terminal services to 
BCLL.

    Dated: May 9, 1996.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12035 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]
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