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.: 202-000050-067.

Title: United States/Australia New Zealand Association.

Parties: Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, P&O Nedlloyd Limited,

Columbus Line.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment provides that new

agreement members, with pre-existing service contracts within the

agreement scope in which agreement members are not permitted to

participate, will not be permitted to participate in existing agreement

contracts at the time of their admission.

Agreement No.: 202-009648-106.

Title: Inter-American Freight Conference.

Parties: Crowley American Transport, Inc., Ivaran Lines Limited,

Libra Navegacao SA, Alianca Transportes Maritimos S.A., Columbus Line,

Mexican Line Limited, APL Co. Pte Ltd., P&O Nedlloyd B.V.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment restates the agreement;

authorizes the use of a trade name, East Coast of South America

Agreement; eliminates the port of Manaus from the geographic scope of

the conference; eliminates the sections of the conference; eliminates

the restriction on chartering space from non-members; authorizes

individual or multi-carrier service contracts; reduces the notice

period for independent action to 24 hours, and provides for assignment

of existing conference contracts to the Agreement. The parties request

expedited review.

Agreement No.: 203-011517-004.

Title: APL/Crowley/Ivaran Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.

Parties: American President Lines, Ltd., APL Co. PTE Ltd., Crowley

American Transport, Inc., Ivaran Lines, Limited.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement amendment adds Ivaran Lines as a

party, revises the number and capacity of vessels and amount of space

to be used under the agreement, clarifies the parties' understanding

regarding conference membership, extends the term of the agreement,

revises the agreement's termination provisions, and makes other changes

consistent with the addition of Ivaran.

Agreement No.: 232-011646.

Title: CSAV/NYK Space Charter Agreement.

Parties: Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement authorizes the parties to cross

charter space and coordinate sailings in the trade between U.S. West

Coast ports and ports in Asia, West Coasts of Central and South

America, and Mexico.

Agreement No.: 217-011467.

Title: AMPAC/Lauritzen Space Charter Agreement.

Parties: Mexican Line limited, Transportacion Maritima

Grancolombiana, S.A., Columbus Line, Maruba S.C.A., Lauritzen Reefers

A/S dba Lauritzen Pacific Line.

Synopsis: The proposed agreement authorizes Mexican Line, TMG,

Columbus Line, and Maruba, collectively operating under FMC Agreement

No. 232-011637, to charter space on their vessels to Lauritzen in the

trade between U.S. Pacific Coast ports and ports on Pacific Coasts of

Central and South America, Mexico and Canada.

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By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Dated: December 28, 1998.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-34723 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]

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