Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Re:	TACA BAF (UNCHANGED) / CAF (UNCHANGED)

Dear NASA Member:

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE AGREEMENT (TACA) announces:

Based on the latest monitoring of fuel prices, TACA’s Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), applicable for the period December 16, 2007, through at least January 15, 2008, will be held unchanged for a further period of thirty days, through at least February 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 February 15, 2008.

The TACA BAF and CAF to apply from February 16, 2008, will be announced no later than January 15, 2008. 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, December 11, 2007
Email: mccalld@taafc.co.uk
Website: www.tacaconf.com