Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

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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