Federal Maritime Commission

The document or documents listed below reflect the complete agreement as amended through the indicated amendment number, ordered in reverse chronological order starting with the current amendment. Amendments listed with MC are marked copies of the specific changes made by that particular amendment. Each amendment indicates the date on which it was filed, the date it became effective, and a brief synopsis of the purpose of the amendment.

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Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes the parties to share vessels with one another, charter and exchange space on one another's vessels, and enter into cooperative working arrangements in the major East-West trades.

Most Recent Filing	Date Filed	Effective Date	Synopsis
012426-007 012426-007-MC	3/1/2024	4/15/2024	This Amendment revises Article 7 to extend the term of the Agreement through March 31, 2032.
012426-006 012426-006-MC	7/6/2021	8/20/2021	The Amendment revises Article 2 to add Evergreen Marine (Asia) Pte. Ltd. as a sub-party to the Agreement.
012426-005 012426-005-MC	5/27/2020	7/11/2020	The amendment adds Bahrain, Iraq, and Oman to the geographic scope of the Agreement.
012426-004 012426-004-MC	4/16/2020	5/31/2020	The amendment revises Article 2 to remove COSCO SHIPPING Lines (Europe) GmbH as a sub-party to the Agreement and adds India to the geographic scope of the Agreement.
012426-003 012426-003-MC	2/13/2019	3/30/2019	The Amendment revises Article 7 of the Agreement to extend the minimum term of the agreement through March 31, 2027.
012426-002 012426-002-MC	1/19/2018	3/5/2018	The amendment revises Article 2 of the Agreement to add COSCO SHIPPING Lines (Europe) GmbH as a party to the Agreement. COSCO SHIPPING Lines (Europe) GmbH and COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. shall be treated as one party for all purposes under the Agreement.
012426-001 012426-001-MC	1/3/2017	1/3/2017	This Amendment revises Article 2 of the Agreement to reflect a recently implemented name change of one of the parties, COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd., to "COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd."
012426	7/15/2016	10/24/2016	The Agreement authorizes the parties to share vessels with one another, charter and exchange space on one another's vessels, and enter into cooperative working arrangements in the major East-West trades.