Date: Monday, November 12, 2007

Re:	TACA BAF (increase) / CAF (unchanged)

Dear NASA Member:

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE AGREEMENT (TACA) announces:

With the latest monitoring of fuel prices showing significant escalation since TACA’s previous adjustment in September of this year, an adjustment of TACA’s BAF has been triggered with effect from December 16, 2007, through at least January 15, 2008, at the following levels:

Traffic to/from and via:
Atlantic/Gulf Coast Ports		Pacific Coast Ports
$ 752 per 20ft container		$1128 per 20ft container
$1504 per 40/45ft container		$2256 per 40/45ft container
WM $75.00		WM $113.00

With respect to Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF), the Tariff published level, based on the latest monitoring exercise, will remain unchanged at 12% (twelve percent) through at least January 15, 2008.

The TACA BAF and CAF to apply from January 16, 2008, will be announced no later than December 15, 2007. Such will be published in TACA’s relevant tariffs and on its website.

For and on behalf of the following TACA Parties:

Atlantic Container Line A.B.
Maersk Line
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line
Orient Overseas Container Line

Issued: Crawley, UK, November 12, 2007
Email: mccalld@taafc.co.uk
Website: www.tacaconf.com