APL LIMITED for APL LIMITED

Defense DEF

The administration and maintenance of the following contracts: Universal Service Contract 2006; the Maritime Security Program; Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement; Provision of Logistics Services in Afghanistan

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on 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's US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of the Census; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE; Office of the Secretary of Defense

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to regulations regarding restricted speed zones of USA East Coast; H.R. 1540 as it relates to Authorization of Appropriations for Maritime Security Program; P.R. 17 and Cargo Preference Requirements for Export-Import Bank financed cargoes; Maritime Security Program reauthorization; Issues related to provisions contained within the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998; general maritime issues

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on 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's US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Office of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

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

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on 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's US-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Bureau of the Census; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Logistics Agency; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)