# 2026-12630: Maersk and Rivals Tweak Space-Sharing Pacts

2026-12630, Notice of Agreements Filed, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Maritime Commission published 2026-06-24, effective 2026-07-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12630
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12630
- Title: Notice of Agreements Filed
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Maritime Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37981
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: 2026-07-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Maersk and Rivals Tweak Space-Sharing Pacts

## Summary

Big shipping companies like Maersk, Hapag Lloyd, MSC, and Zim are updating their teamwork agreements to improve how they share space and routes between the U.S., South America, India, and the Caribbean. These changes kick in between late July and early August 2026 and could affect shipping schedules and costs. If you’re interested, you’ve got about a week or two to send your thoughts to the Federal Maritime Commission.

## Effects PRIA read

- Slot rules change on East–South trade: mixed, medium. Maersk A/S and Hapag Lloyd AG filed an amendment that adds a new structural slot provision, revises governance and arbitration clauses, updates contacts, and restates their East Coast North America to West Coast South America and Caribbean cooperative agreement. The amendment is proposed to take ef…
- MSC/ZIM adds India, drops Taiwan: mixed, medium. Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and Zim Integrated Shipping Services filed an amendment that deletes Taiwan from and adds India to the geographic scope of their cooperative working agreement. The amendment is proposed to take effect on 2026-07-30 and could affect shipping schedules and costs fo…
- Space charter authorized for Colombia, Panama: mixed, medium. Maersk A/S and Hapag Lloyd AG filed an agreement authorizing the chartering of space between ports on the U.S. East Coast and ports in Colombia and Panama. The space charter is proposed to take effect on 2026-08-01 and could affect shipping schedules and costs for shippers on that trade lane.
- Short public comment window available: benefit, low. The Federal Maritime Commission asks interested parties to submit comments, information, or documents by email or mail; comments are most helpful if received within 12 days of this notice and the Commission requests comments within 7 days for agreements asking expedited review. Contact and submissi…

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## Sources
- [2026-12630 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12630/notice-of-agreements-filed)
- [2026-12630 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12630.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12630 (as of 2026-07-01).