[Federal Register: July 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 130)]
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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, NW, 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.: 203-010071-028
Title: Cruise Lines International Association
Parties:
    American Hawaii Cruises
    Bergen Line, Inc.
    Carnival Cruise Lines
    Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
    Commodore Cruise Line
    Costa Cruise Lines
     Crystal Cruises
    Cunard
    Delta Queen Steamboat Co. (``Delta Queen'')
    Disney Cruise Line
    First European Cruises
    Holland America Line
    Mediterranean Shipping Cruises
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    Orient Lines, Inc.
    Premier Cruises
    Princess Cruises
    Radisson Seven Seas Cruises
    Regal Cruises
    Royal Caribbean International
    Royal Olympic Cruises
    Seabourn Cruise Line
    Silversea Cruises
    Windstar Cruises
Snyopsis: The proposed amendment updates the addresses of various 
Agreement members and deletes Delta Queen as a party to the Amendment. 
It also makes technical changes concerning travel industry related 
technology and adds a provision for arbitration clause covering both 
member lines and sellers of travel.

Agreement No.: 203-011527-003
Title: Independent Carriers Alliance
Parties:
    Cho Yang Shipping Co., Ltd. (``Cho Yang'')
    Montemar S.A. d/b/a/ Pan American Independent Line
    DSR--Senator Lines
    Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.
    Di Gregorio Navegacao Ltda.
    Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd.
Synopsis: The proposed amendment would revise the Agreement's 
withdrawal provisions to permit Cho Yang to resign from the Agreement 
on less than the present six month advance notice period. As presently 
contemplated, Cho Yang's resignation would become effective on December 
10, 1999.

Agreement No.: 217-011548-002
Title: Hanjin/Sinotrans Slot Charter Agreement
Parties:
    Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.
    China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp. (Sinotrans)
Synopsis: The proposed modification changes the address of Sinotrans, 
changes the name of the contact person at each company, and provides 
for the automatic renewal of the agreement each year.

Agreement No.: 203-011574-006
Title: Pacific Islands Discussion Agreement
Parties:
    P&O Nedlloyd Limited
    South Seas Steamship Line
    Polynesia Line, Ltd.
    South Pacific Container Line
    FESCO Ocean Management Limited d/b/a/ FESCO Australia North America 
Line
Synopsis: The proposed amendment would clarify the authority of the 
parties to discuss and agree upon voluntary guidelines relating to the 
terms and procedures of their individual service contracts.

Agreement No.: 203-011637-001
Title: MLL/TMG/Columbus/Maruba Cooperative Working Agreement
Parties:
    Columbus Line
    Maruba S.C.A.
    Mexican Line Limited
    Transportation Maritime Grancolombiana, S.A.
Synopsis: The proposed Amendment clarifies Article 5(e) of the 
Agreement by providing that no party may be required to disclose terms 
of its service contracts other than those required to be published. It 
also adds a new Article 5(f) which authorizes the parties to adopt 
voluntary service contract guidelines, and makes other nonsubstantive 
changes to Article 5.

Agreement No: 207-011649-001
Title: Joint Operating Agreement Between Interocean Lines, Inc. and 
Trinity Shipping Line, S.A.
Parties:
    Interocean Lines, Inc.
    Trinity Shipping Line, S.A.
Synopsis: The proposed amendment provides for the automatic extension 
of the Agreement for additional six-month periods beyond the initial 
term of the Agreement.

Agreement No.: 217-011664
Title: Maersk/OOCL Space Charter Agreement
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Orient Overseas Container Line
Synopsis: The proposed agreement would authorize Maersk to charter 
space to OOCL and for the parties to agree on administrative matters in 
the trade from ports and points in California to ports and points in 
Northern Europe.

Agreement No.: 224-201080
Title: Port of Oakland-COSCO Marine Terminal use Agreement
Parties:
    City of Oakland, Board of Port Commissioners
    China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company
Synopsis: The proposed agreement provides for the nonexclusive use of 
certain facilities at the Charles P. Howard Terminal. The agreement 
runs through April 30, 2004.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: July 2, 1999.
Ronald D. Murphy,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-17314 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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