4th Quarter - Report

APL LIMITED for APL LIMITED

Period 4th Quarter 2010 Filed Jan 20, 2011 Signed by John K. DeCrosta, Director, Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
APL LIMITED
Client
APL LIMITED
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Defense DEF

Cargo Preference issues; trends in shipping industry and market trends; the administration and maintenance of the following contracts: Universal Service Contract 2006; Maritime Security Program; Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on the Update Page of 2002 mid-year report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL'ls US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

General maritime issues; Maritime Security Program; Cargo Preference enforcement; Shipping Reform Act of 2010 (H.R> 6167); U.S.-China maritime issues.

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on the Update Page of 2002 mid-year report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL'ls US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DECROSTA —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Homeland Security HOM

Security issues related to maritime shipping and international trade including: Automated Commercial Environment; Implementation of 10+2 requirement; Automated Export System; Automated Commercial Environment International Trade Data System; USDA Regulatory Enforcement; Cargo Screening; miscellaneous Customs and Homeland Security issues.

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on the Update Page of 2002 mid-year report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL'ls US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Army, Dept of (Other); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.