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 exchange information and cooperate in developing information on matter relevant to U.S. flag common carrier service in the trans-Pacific trade.

Most Recent Filing	Date Filed	Effective Date	Synopsis
010050-022 010050-022-MC	8/8/2019	9/22/2019	The amendment deletes Maersk Line A/S as a party to the Agreement.
010050-021 010050-021-MC	12/18/2014	2/1/2015	The amendment replaces A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S with Maersk Line A/S and updates the address of APL.
010050-020 010050-020-MC	2/3/2011	3/20/2011	The amendment adds Hapag-Lloyd AG as a party to the Agreement and updates APL's address.
010050-019 010050-019-MC	7/3/2008	7/3/2008	The amendment deletes Croatia and Macedonia from the geographic scope of the Agreement.
010050-018 010050-018-MC	9/29/2006	9/29/2006	The amendment deletes Farrell Lines Incorporated as a party to the Agreement and changes the name of CP Ships USA, LLC to Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC.
010050-017 010050-017-MC	2/16/2006	2/16/2006	The amendment deletes P&O Nedlloyd as a party to the Agreement and updates Maersk's trade name.
010050-016 010050-016-MC	8/16/2005	9/30/2005	The amendment adds APL Co. PTE Ltd. as a party to the Agreement.
010050-015 010050-015-MC	6/1/2005	6/1/2005	The amendment changes the name of Lykes Lines Limited, LLC to CP Ships USA, LLC.
010050-014 010050-014-MC	4/14/2005	4/14/2005	The amendment deletes Ukraine from the geographic scope of the Agreement.
010050-013	4/29/2004	4/29/2004	The amendment adds Lykes Lines Limited, LLC; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; and Farrell Lines Incorporated as parties to the Agreement.
010050-012	10/22/2003	12/6/2003	The amendment expands the geographic scope in include countries that were part of the former USSR, and makes other miscellaneous changes including updating the corporate name of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.
010050-011 010050-011-MC	8/22/2002	10/6/2002	The amendment adds authority to discuss service contracts and adopt voluntary service contract guidelines and makes other miscellaneous changes.
010050-010 010050-010-MC	2/1/2000	2/1/2000	The amendment changes the name of Sea-Land Service, Inc. to A.P. Moller-Maersk SeaLand and makes related conforming changes to the Agreement.
010050-009 010050-009-MC	8/18/1993	9/10/1993	The amendment authorizes the parties to meet, discuss, and exchange inormation with members of the Japanese-Flag Far East-United States Discussion Agreement (FMC Agreement No. 010905).
010050-008 010050-008-MC	9/27/1991	11/11/1991	The amendment deletes all references to foreign-to-foreign transportation and deletes Waterman Steamship Corp. as a party to the Agreement.
010050-007 010050-007-MC	4/27/1987	5/20/1987	The amendment removes Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. and United States Lines, Inc. as parties to the Agreement.
010050-006 010050-006-MC	9/30/1986	11/14/1986	The amendment extends the geographic scope of the Agreement to include countries in Southwest Asia from the Suez Canal to Burma, inclusive, Sri Lanka and Africa on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
010050-005	3/18/1985	5/2/1985	The amendment incorporates certain non-U.S. trades into the scope of the Agreement and eliminates its December 31, 1987 termination date. It also restates the Agreement to conform with the requirements of the 1984 Act.
010050-004	6/18/1982	12/20/1982	The amendment defines the scope of the Agreement with respect to U.S. Essential Trade Routes, adds the exchange of operating cost data to the authorized activities, adds surcharges and conditions of carriage to discussion topics, defines in detail the purposes of the Agreement and eliminates the expiration date.
010050-003	8/1/1980	8/15/1980	The amendment extends the agreement for an additional three years, and removes rate discussion authority from the agreement.
010050-002	7/7/1977	7/18/1977	The amendment extends the duration of the agreement for 2 years.
010050-001	7/9/1975	7/18/1975	The amendment extends the agreement for an additional two years, and removes obsolete language.
010050	7/18/1973	7/18/1973	The Agreement authorizes the Parties to exchange information and cooperate in developing information on matter relevant to U.S. flag common carrier service in the trans-Pacific trade.