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.: 203-011421-014

Title: East Coast of South America Discussion Agreement

Parties:

The Inter-American Freight Conference and its member lines:

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

Ivaran Lines Limited d/b/a as Ivaran Lines

Libra Navegacao S.A.

Alianca Transportes Maritimos SA

Columbus Line

Mexican Line Limited

APL Co. Pte Ltd.

P&O Nedlloyd B.V.

Pan American Independent Line

Digregoria de Navegacao

Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd.

DSR-Senator Line

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

CSAV/Braztrans Joint Service

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Euroatlantic Container Line S.A.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A.

Amazon Line Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed modification would authorize two or more of the

parties, effective May 1, 1999, to jointly enter into service contracts

and to establish voluntary service contract guidelines. The

modification also authorizes the parties to charter space to and from

members of the Inter-American Freight Conference on an ad hoc basis and

to discuss the rationalization of vessels and other matters.

Agreement No.: 202-011528-009

Title: Japan/United States Eastbound Freight Conference

Parties:

American President Lines, Ltd.

Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Ltd.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

Nippon Yusen 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 agreement modification reduces the notice period

for independent action from ten calendar days to five calendar days,

revises the conference's service contract provisions to allow for joint

and individual contracting, and permits the parties to establish

voluntary guidelines regarding to their joint and individual service

contracts.

Agreement No.: 217-011658

Title: Delmas/Wilhelmsen Slot Charter Agreement

Parties:

Delmas America Africa Line

Wilhelmsen Lines AS

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement authorizes the parties to charter or

make space and slots available to and from each other in the trade

between ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, and

inland and coastal points served via those ports on the one hand, and

ports in Africa with the range between, and including Senegal and the

Congo, and inland and coastal points served via those ports on the

other hand. The parties have requested expedited review.

Dated: March 24, 1999.

By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-7671 Filed 3-29-99; 8:45 am]

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