Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

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.: 217-011435-003

Title: APL/TMM Space Charter Agreement

Parties:

American President Lines, Ltd.

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment would add a new subtrade between ports

in California, and inland United States points via such ports, and

ports and points in Mexico, Central America, and South America to the

geographic scope of the Agreement. It would also permit the parties to

allocate among themselves, or exclusively to one of them, any trade or

subtrade of the trade or any space chartered under the Agreement. The

parties have requested a shortened review period.

Agreement No.: 202-011579

Title: Inland Shipping Service Association

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

King Ocean Service

Seaboard Marine Ltd.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Dole Ocean Liner Express

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would authorize the parties to discuss

and agree upon rates, charges and practices relating to the inland

portion of the carriage of cargo in intermodal equipment in the United

States that is arriving from or destined to Central America, South

America and the Caribbean Sea.

Agreement No.: 203-011580

Title: The ``8900'' Lines/Italia Discussion Agreement

Parties:

The ``8900'' Lines (FMC Agreement No. 202-008900)

Italia di Navigazione S.p.A.

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would permit the parties to discuss

and agree upon tariffs, rates, service items, rules, and service

contracts in the trade between United States ports, and inland points

via such ports, and ports and points in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,

Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen,

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India. Adherence to any agreement

reached would be voluntary.

Dated: June 10, 1997.

By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Ronald D. Murphy,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-15613 Filed 6-12-97; 8:45 am]

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