FMC Lists New Shipping Act Agreements, Requests New Information
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.
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Notice of Agreements Filed
- Agreement No.: 011426-053. Title: West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement. Parties: Compania Chilena de Navigacion Interoceanica, S.A.; Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, S.A.; Frontier Liner Services, Inc.; Hamburg-Süd; Interocean Lines, Inc.; King Ocean Services Limited, Inc.; Mediterranean Shipping Company, SA; Seaboard Marine Ltd.; South Pacific Shipping Company, Ltd. (dba Ecuadorian Line); and Trinity Shipping Line. Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Cozen O’Conner; 1627 I Street, NW, Suite 1100; Washington, DC 20006-4007. Synopsis: The amendment excludes Peru from the membership of four of the parties.
- Agreement No.: 011741-019. Title: U.S. Pacific Coast-Oceania Agreement. Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; ANL Singapore PTE Ltd./CMA CGM S.A.; HamburgSud; and Hapag-Lloyd AG. Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Cozen O’Connor; 1627 I Street, N.W. Suite 1100; Washington, DC 20006. Synopsis: The amendment deletes A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S as a party to the agreement. The amendment also adjusts the vessel provision and allocation provision of the agreement, adjusts the scope of the two service strings operated under the agreement, adjusts the maximum size of the vessels which can be deployed by the parties, and restates the agreement.
- Agreement No.: 012196. Title: MSC/CSAV Ecuador -- North Europe Vessel Sharing Agreement. Parties: Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, S.A. and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, SA. Filing Party: Walter H. Lion, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP; 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Synopsis: The agreement authorizes CSAV and MSC to cross-charter space to each other in the trade from ports in North Europe to ports on the U.S. East Coast on the one hand, and from ports on the U.S. East Coast to Panama and Ecuador, on the other hand.
The FMC also filed a notice of request of additional information.This action prevents the agreement from becoming effective as originally scheduled. The FMC will accept public comments through March 28. The notice is (here).
- Agreement No.: 011962-009. Title: Consolidated Chassis Management Pool Agreement. Parties: The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association and its member lines; the Association’s subsidiary Consolidated Chassis Management LLC and its affiliates; CCM Holdings LLC; CCM Pools LLC and its subsidiaries; Matson Navigation Co.; and Westwood Shipping Lines.
(Federal Register 03/13/13)