World Shipping Council Agreement Amendment - Information Request
Summary
The Federal Maritime Commission has formally requested that parties to World Shipping Council Agreement No. 201349-007 provide additional information pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40304(d). This action prevents the agreement amendment from becoming effective as originally scheduled. Major ocean carriers including MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, and others are among the parties to this agreement. Interested parties may submit comments to the FMC within fifteen days of Federal Register publication.
What changed
The FMC has formally requested additional information from parties to the World Shipping Council Agreement (No. 201349-007) pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40304(d). This information request suspends the scheduled effective date of the agreement amendment until the Commission receives and reviews the requested materials. Major ocean shipping carriers including MSC Mediterranean Shipping, Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, HMM, Yang Ming, Zim, and others are subject to this request.
Affected parties should monitor for further FMC action on this agreement and may submit relevant comments, information, or documents to the Secretary via email or mail within the 15-day comment period following Federal Register publication. The agreement covers various shipping services including container, roll-on/roll-off, and liner operations across multiple trade routes.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates
- Submit comments to FMC within 15 days of Federal Register publication if interested
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The Commission gives notice that it has formally requested that the parties to the below-listed agreement provide additional
information pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40304(d). This action prevents an amendment to the listed agreement from becoming effective
as originally scheduled. Interested parties may submit comments, relevant information, or documents regarding this agreement
to the Secretary by email at Secretary@fmc.gov, or by mail to Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20573. Comments may be filed up to fifteen
(15) days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register
.
Agreement No.: 201349-007.
Agreement Name: World Shipping Council Agreement.
Parties: COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., andOOCL (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; Höegh 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 ZimIntegrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Dated: April 10, 2026. Jennifer Everling, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-07190 Filed 4-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-02-P
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