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.: 203-011075-046.

Title: Central America Discussion Agreement.

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

APL Co. PTE Ltd.

Concorde Shipping, Inc.

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

Dole Ocean Liner Express

Interocean Lines, Inc.

King Ocean Central America, S.A.

Lykes Lines Limited, LLC

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Seaboard Marine, Ltd.

South Pacific Shipping Company, Ltd. d/b/a Ecuadorian Line. S.A.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment would authorize the parties to

collectively, or any two or more of them to jointly, enter into service

contracts and to adopt voluntary guidelines with respect to the terms

and procedures relating to their service contracts.

Agreement No. 202-011353-026.

Title: The Credit Agreement.

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk line

APL Co. PTE Ltd.

Carribbean General Maritime, Ltd.

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

Dole Ocean Liner Express

Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.

King Ocean Central America, S.A.

Lykes Lines Limited,

Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Seaboard Marine, Ltd.

Seaboard Marine of Florida, Inc.

Tecmarine Line, Inc.

Tropical Shipping and Construction Co., Ltd.

Venezuela Container Service

Synopsis: The proposed modification would expand the geographic scope

of the agreement worldwide, clarify the Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin

Islands are included only with respect to the foreign commerce of the

United

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States, and change the name of a party.

Agreement No.: 202-011528-010.

Title: Japan/United States Eastbound Freight Conference.

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

American President Lines, Ltd.

Hapag-Lloyd Contaienr Line GmbH

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Nippon Yesen Kaisha

Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.

P&O Nedlloyd B.V.

P&O Nedlloyd Limited

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Wilhelmsen Lines AS

Synopsis: The proposed modification would suspend the subject agreement

for a period of six months, during which time the parties will not

exercise authority in the agreement except for certain administrative

functions and duties. The conference will not publish a common tariff

or enter into joint or common service contracts while the agreement is

suspended; however, indivdiual members may file their own tariffs and

enter into individual or joint service contracts during that period.

Agreement No.: 202-011579-009.

Title: Inland Shipping Service Association.

Parties:

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

King Ocean

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Seaboard Marine, Ltd. and Seaboard Marine of Florida, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed modification would authorize the parties to

adopt voluntary guidelines with respect to the terms and procedures of

their individual service contracts.

Agreement No.: 203-011654-002.

Title: The Middle East Indian Subcontinent Agreement.

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

Cho Yang Lines (U.S.A.)

Compagnie Maritime D'Affretement

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia

P&O Nedlloyd Limited

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)

Synopsis: The proposed Amendment revises Articles 2 and 5 of the

Agreement to reflect the voluntary and non-binding nature of agreements

reached under the Agreement. It also revises the voting requirements in

Article 8 for amendments to the Agreement from three-fourths of the

members to all of the members.

Dated: June 18, 1999.

By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-16038 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]

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