[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72314-72315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34723]
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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, within 10 days of the date
this notice appears in the Federal Register
Agreement No.: 202-000050-067.
Title: United States/Australia New Zealand Association.
Parties: Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, P&O Nedlloyd Limited,
Columbus Line.
Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment provides that new
agreement members, with pre-existing service contracts within the
agreement scope in which agreement members are not permitted to
participate, will not be permitted to participate in existing agreement
contracts at the time of their admission.
Agreement No.: 202-009648-106.
Title: Inter-American Freight Conference.
Parties: Crowley American Transport, Inc., Ivaran Lines Limited,
Libra Navegacao SA, Alianca Transportes Maritimos S.A., Columbus Line,
Mexican Line Limited, APL Co. Pte Ltd., P&O Nedlloyd B.V.
Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment restates the agreement;
authorizes the use of a trade name, East Coast of South America
Agreement; eliminates the port of Manaus from the geographic scope of
the conference; eliminates the sections of the conference; eliminates
the restriction on chartering space from non-members; authorizes
individual or multi-carrier service contracts; reduces the notice
period for independent action to 24 hours, and provides for assignment
of existing conference contracts to the Agreement. The parties request
expedited review.
Agreement No.: 203-011517-004.
Title: APL/Crowley/Ivaran Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
Parties: American President Lines, Ltd., APL Co. PTE Ltd., Crowley
American Transport, Inc., Ivaran Lines, Limited.
Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment adds Ivaran Lines as a
party, revises the number and capacity of vessels and amount of space
to be used under the agreement, clarifies the parties' understanding
regarding conference membership, extends the term of the agreement,
revises the agreement's termination provisions, and makes other changes
consistent with the addition of Ivaran.
Agreement No.: 232-011646.
Title: CSAV/NYK Space Charter Agreement.
Parties: Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Synopsis: The proposed agreement authorizes the parties to cross
charter space and coordinate sailings in the trade between U.S. West
Coast ports and ports in Asia, West Coasts of Central and South
America, and Mexico.
Agreement No.: 217-011467.
Title: AMPAC/Lauritzen Space Charter Agreement.
Parties: Mexican Line limited, Transportacion Maritima
Grancolombiana, S.A., Columbus Line, Maruba S.C.A., Lauritzen Reefers
A/S dba Lauritzen Pacific Line.
Synopsis: The proposed agreement authorizes Mexican Line, TMG,
Columbus Line, and Maruba, collectively operating under FMC Agreement
No. 232-011637, to charter space on their vessels to Lauritzen in the
trade between U.S. Pacific Coast ports and ports on Pacific Coasts of
Central and South America, Mexico and Canada.
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By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Dated: December 28, 1998.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34723 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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