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,

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.: 203-011618.

Title: APL/MOL/HMM Trans-Pacific Slot Exchange Agreement.

Parties:

American President Lines, Ltd. (``APL'')

APL Co. PTE Ltd. (``APL'')

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (``MOL'')

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. (``HMM'')

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement authorizes HMM to use up to an

annualized average of 6000 TEUs of space per week on vessels operated

by either APL or MOL, and for APL and MOL to use up to an annualized

average of 7000 TEUs per week on vessels operated by HMM in the trade

between the Pacific Coast of the United States and the Far East. The

parties may also interchange empty containers and agree upon sailing

schedules, service frequency, and collective rate making on a voluntary

basis. This Agreement will replace the current APL/MOL/HMM Reciprocal

Slot Exchange Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 203-011596.

Agreement No.: 207-011619.

Title: Frota/Global Joint Service and Cooperative Working Agreement.

Parties:

Frota Oceanica e Amazonica S.A. (``Frota'')

Global Transporte Oceanico S.A. (``Global'')

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would permit the parties to

operate a joint service in the trade between United States Atlantic and

Gulf ports (except for the Port of New York), and inland points via

such ports, and ports and points served via the East Coast of Central

America, the Caribbean, and Northern Brazil. The port of New York will

be served by Frota as part of a cooperative working agreement (``CWA'')

which will utilize vessels operated by the Joint Service. At the Port

of New York Frota will hold itself out as a separate carrier and issue

its own bill of lading. The parties have requested a shortened review

period.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Joseph C. Poling,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-11535 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]

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