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Federal Maritime Commission Agreement Library

Welcome to the Federal Maritime Commission’s Agreement Library. All effective vessel-operating common carrier and marine terminal operator agreements on file with the Commission are listed below. Use the fields to the right to search by agreement name or number, or filter agreements by type, cargo, party, or geographic scope.

Number Agreement Type Agreement Name Original Effective Date Date of Last Amendment
012439-007 Global Vessel Sharing Agreement/Alliance THE Alliance Agreement 12/19/2016 7/28/2023
012426-006 Global Vessel Sharing Agreement/Alliance The OCEAN Alliance Agreement 10/24/2016 7/6/2021
012293-008 Global Vessel Sharing Agreement/Alliance Maersk/MSC Vessel Sharing Agreement 10/11/2014 8/12/2020

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Locate a specific agreement by typing the name or number of that agreement in the Agreement Name or Number field above. When the desired agreement is displayed in the drop-down list, click it, then press the Apply button.

Agreements can be filtered to display only certain types of agreements, cargoes, or U.S. geographic scopes using the drop down boxes above, and the Apply button at the bottom of this box.

Agreements containing a particular carrier or country can be identified by typing the name of the carrier or country in the appropriate field above. Once the desired carrier or country appears in the drop-down menu, click it, then press the Apply button for a list of agreements to which the selected carrier is a party, or that include that country in the geographic scope.

To clear any results, press the Reset link.