2nd Quarter - Report

APL LIMITED for APL LIMITED

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$90,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 7, 2014 $90,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Dec 15, 2014 $90,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Administration and maintenance of Universal Service Contract 07; the Maritime Security Program; Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement; logistics and transportation services for TRANSCOM/DOD, especially "retrograde" cargo leaving the Afghanistan war zone. Lobbying Congress to support the Maritime Security Program.

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), is also listed on that Update page, is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interestes in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S. Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to "tonnage tax" as applied by Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Subchapter R, Section 1352-1359, pertinent to Liner Shipping. MARAD enlisted to support the issue to IRS.

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), is also listed on that Update page, is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interestes in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S. Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 4005, U.S. Coast Guard Re-authorization - support for House version. No action as yet by the Senate. U.S.C.G. Navigational and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) number 01-13: protest interpretation and implementation by U.S.C.G.

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), is also listed on that Update page, is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interestes in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S. Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Logistics Agency; Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4005 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Federal development of rules and automation to supplant paper documents with automation.

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), is also listed on that Update page, is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interestes in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S. Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they affect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); 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.