Date: Thursday, July 28, 2005

Re:	PORT CONGESTION – LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH

Dear NASA Member:

TACA wishes to advise that the suspension of the Congestion Surcharge at the above ports has been extended for a further period, through August 31, 2005.

Meantime, monitoring of congestion related issues at these ports will continue. Prior to September 1, 2005, and depending upon prevailing circumstances, an announcement will be made confirming either a further period of suspension, or the re-application of the Congestion Surcharge (which remains published in relevant TACA Tariffs at $200 per 20ft container and $400 per 40/45ft container, against an effective date of September 1, 2005).

This cycle of monitoring and announcements/tariff adjustments will continue on a monthly basis, until further notice.

The Members of TACA are:

Atlantic Container Line A.B.		Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line
Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH		Orient Overseas Container Line
Mediterranean Shipping Co.		P&O Nedlloyd Limited
A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand

Issued: Crawley, UK, July 28th, 2005
Email: Secretariat@taafc.co.uk
Website: www.tacaconf.com

Best regards,

North American Shippers Association (NASA)
Joan Barrett
NASA Administrator