Instructions for submitting
comments are included in a Notice of Agreements Filed published in
the Federal Register yesterday.
The deadline for submitting comments is Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Comments
submitted are confidential under 46 CFR 535.608 and subject to the
exceptions noted there.
The agreement will allow
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to globally coordinate their vessel operations. The
parties propose operating under a structure whereby major ports of call will be
served directly (the Mainline Network), and other ports will be served by a
shuttle services (the Shuttle Network).
Activities conducted under
agreements filed with the Commission and in effect are not subject to federal
antitrust laws. If the Commission takes no action, the Gemini Agreement will
become effective on July 15, 2024.
The Gemini Cooperation Agreement (No.
201429) is available for public inspection in the Commission’s online Agreement
Library.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are
not currently parties to the same vessel sharing agreement.