Notice2026-04695
Notice of Agreement Filed
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Published
March 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Federal Maritime Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04695]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreement Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice of filing of the following
agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit
comments, relevant information, or documents regarding the agreement to
the Secretary by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9ba8c8a9b8c9d889b90a98f848ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3e0d6d0c1d6c7d2c1caf3d5ded09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail, Federal
Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20573.
Comments will be most helpful to the Commission if received within 12
days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, and the
Commission requests that comments be submitted within 7 days on
agreements that request expedited review. Copies of agreements are
available through the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.fmc.gov">www.fmc.gov</a>) or by
contacting the Office of General Counsel at (202)-523-5740 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8af8d868d9a8984ab879d869b8d84a88e858bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5413313a31263538173b213a273138143239377a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
Agreement No.: 201349-007.
Agreement Name: World Shipping Council Agreement.
Parties: COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient Overseas Container
Line Ltd., and OOCL (Europe) Limited (acting as a single party); CMA
CGM S.A., APL Co. Pte. Ltd., American President Lines, LLC and ANL
Singapore Pte Ltd. (acting as a single party); Crowley Caribbean
Services, LLC and Crowley Latin America Services, LLC (acting as a
single party); Emirates Shipping Line FZE; Evergreen Marine Corporation
(Taiwan) Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd AG; H[ouml]egh Autoliners AS; HMM Company
Limited; Independent Container Line, Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.,
Maersk A/S and Hamburg Sud (acting as a single party); Matson
Navigation Company, Inc.; MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA; Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Ocean Network Express Pte.
Ltd.; Swire Shipping, Pte. Ltd.; Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS; Wan Hai
Lines Ltd. and Wan Hai Lines (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (acting as a single
party); Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.; and Zim Integrated Shipping
Services, Ltd.
Filing Party: Robert Magovern, Cozen O'Connor.
Synopsis: The amendment revises article 5.1(e) of the Agreement,
which generally provides for the development of tools to enhance cargo
screening efforts by the WSC members to reduce safety risks to crews,
vessels, cargo, and the marine environment resulting from undeclared or
non-compliant dangerous goods. The amendment also authorizes the WSC
members to create and maintain databases of incidents relating to the
identification of undeclared or otherwise non-compliant goods.
Proposed Effective Date: 4/13/2026.
Location: <a href="https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/AgreementHistory/34503">https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/AgreementHistory/34503</a>.
Dated: March 6, 2026.
Jennifer Everling,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04695 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6730-02-P
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