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Conferences, Discussion Agreements and other Groupings
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AADA - Asia Australia Discussion Agreement
- Members: ANL, China Shipping, Coscon, FESCo, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, P&O Swire, ZIM
ABC Discussion Agreement
- Members: Hamburg Sud, King Ocean, Seaboard Marine, SeaFreight Line
Adriatic Israel Conference(existence in doubt)
- Members: Grimaldi, ZIM
AELA - Australia/New Zealand to Europe Liner Association (will be dissolved effective 14 March 2006)
- Members: CMA CGM (already temporarily resigned), Consortium Hispania, CP Ships, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd
AFDG - Asian Feeder Discussion Group
- Members: Advance Container Lines, Anchor Transport Corp., APM-Saigon Shipping Co., Bengal Tiger Line, Centenary Shipping, Gemartrans, New Econ Line, Orient Express Line, Orient Shipping Services, PACC Container Line, Pacific Eagle Lines, QC Container Line, Samudera Shipping Line, Sea Consortium, Simatech, Straits Transportation, TSK Line
ANSCON - Australia Northbound Shipping Conference
- Members: ANL, "K" Line, MOL, NYK, OOCL, P&O Swire(?), ZIM
ANZECS - Australian and New Zealand/Eastern Shipping Conference
- Members: ANL, "K" Line, MOL, NYK, OOCL, P&O Swire(?), Yang Ming, ZIM
ASAF - Asia/South Africa Forum (G8 Forum)
- Members: CMA CGM, CSAV, Coscon, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MISC, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine
ASEA - Asia/East Africa Forum (EF5 Forum)
- Members: Delmas, Maersk Sealand, MOL, PIL, P&O Nedlloyd
Asia/West Coast South America Discussion Forum
- Members: CCNI, CSAV, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, Maruba, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, TMM Lines
ACCLA - Australia-Canada Container Line Association
- Members: ANZDL, Hamburg Sud, Lykes Lines, P&O Nedlloyd
AMSA - Australia-Mexico Discussion Agreement
- Members: ANZDL, Hamburg Sud, Lykes Lines, P&O Nedlloyd
AUSCLA - Australia-United States Container Line Association
- Members: ANZDL, Hamburg Sud, Lykes Lines, P&O Nedlloyd
AMEG - Australia Middle East Gulf Conference
- Members: NYK, P&O Nedlloyd
AWIPSL - Australia West India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka Conference
- Members: NYK, P&O Nedlloyd
A/NZ Forum - Australia/New Zealand Discussion Agreement
- Members: ANZDL, Contship, FESCo, Hamburg Sud, MISC, MSC, PIL, P&O Nedlloyd
TFA - Australia/North and East Asia Trade Facilitation Agreement
- Members: ANL, China Shipping, Coscon, FESCo, Hamburg Sud, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, P&O Swire, ZIM
TFG - Australia/South East Asia and South Asia Trade Facilitation Agreement
- Members: ANL, APL, Djakarta Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MISC, MOL, NYK, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, PIL, RCL, ZIM
BOGSOA - Bangladesh Ocean Going Ship Owners Association
- Members: Bangladesh Shipping Company, HRC Shipping
BOBCON - Bay of Bengal/Japan/Bay of Bengal Conference
Brazil/Far East/Brazil Freight Conference
- Members: CSAV, MOL, NYK
CADA - Central American Discussion Agreement
- Members: APL, Caribbean American Line, Crowley Liner Services, Dole, Great White Fleet, King Ocean, Seaboard Marine, Trinity Shipping
CALFO - Calcutta Feeder Operators
- Members: Advance Container Lines, Bengal Tiger Line, Orient Express Line, PACC Container Line, Samudera, Sea Consortium
Canada Australia New Zealand Association of Carriers
Canada Australia New Zealand Discussion Agreement
Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
- Members: APL, Coscon, CP Ships, Evergreen, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, MOL, NYK, OOCL
Canada Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
- Members: APL, Coscon, CP Ships, Evergreen, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, NYK, OOCL
Canada-United Kingdom Freight Conference
Canadian Continental Eastbound Freight Conference
Canadian Continental Westbound Freight Conference
Canadian North Atlantic Westbound Freight Conference
- Members (of all four above Canada-conferences): CP Ships, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
CFO - Chennai Feeder Operators
- Members: Advance Container Lines, Bengal Tiger Line, Orient Express Line, Samudera, Sea Consortium, Sea Services
CFTC - Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee
- Members: Advance Container Lines, APL, Orient Express Line, QC Container Line, Sea Consortium
Colombia Discussion Agreement
Colombia Independent Carrier Agreement
- Members: Frontier, Seaboard Marine
Conference Maritime France/Antilles Francaises
- Members: CMA CGM, Maersk Sealand, Marfret
Conference Maritime France/Guyane Francaise
- Members: CMA CGM, Marfret
CSA - Caribbean Shipowners Association
- Members: Members: Bernuth Lines, CMA CGM, CP Ships, Crowley Liner Services, Interline Connection, Seaboard Marine, SeaFreight Line, Tropical Shipping
EANZC - Europe to Australia and New Zealand Conference (will be dissolved effective 14 March 2006)
- Members: CMA CGM, Consortium Hispania, CP Ships, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd
Europe/Canary Islands Conference
- Members: FOCS Canary Container Line, Maersk Line, MOL, OPDR, Safmarine, Transatlantic Southern Africa Services
ECSA - East Coast South America Forum
- Members: CMA CGM, CSAV, Coscon, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine
EEAC - Europe/East Africa Conference
- Members: Kenya National Shipping Line (KNSL), MSC, WEC Lines
EMTA - European Mediterranean Trade Agreement
- Members: CMA CGM, Contaz, Hamburg Sud, Iscont, "K" Line, Maersk Line MSC, Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Bulcon), Safmarine, Senator, Turkon, ZIM
EMERA - Europe Middle East Rate Agreement 
- Members: ANL, CMA CGM, CP Ships, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, MacAndrews, Maersk Sealand, Norasia, Safmarine, UASC
ERPC - Europe Red Sea and Persian Gulf Conference
- Members: Bonyad, IRISL, Rickmers Linie
ESA - Europe/Southern Africa Conference
- Members: Consortium Hispania Lines, DAL, MACS, Maersk Sealand, MOL, Safmarine, Transatlantic Southern Africa Services
ESCLA - Europe Sudan Container Lines' Agreement
- Members: CMA CGM, MSC, WEC Lines
ESPM (European/South Pacific & Magellan Freight Conference)
- Members: CMA CGM, CSAV, ECL, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line
ESADA - East Coast of South America Discussion Agreement
- Members: Alianca, APL, A.P. Moeller Maersk, CMA CGM, CSAV, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Libra, Lykes Lines, MSC, Montemar, P&O Nedlloyd
Europe-Morocco Conference
- Members: Atlas, CMA CGM, Comanav, IMTC, OPDR, Van Uden
EWATA - Europe West Africa Trade Agreement
- Members: CP Ships, CSAV, Delmas, Libra/Montemar, Maersk Sealand, Nile Dutch Africa Line, OTAL (may become cancelled), Safmarine
Far East/River Plate/Far East Freight Conference
- Members: CSAV, MOL, NYK
Far East to South America West Coast Lines
- Members: CCNI, CSAV, Hamburg Sud, "K" Line, Lykes Lines, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, TMM Lines
FECI - Far East/Canary Islands & Western Sahara Freight Conference
FEEA - Far East/East Africa Freight Conference
- Members: MOL, NYK
FESAMEC - Far East/South Asia-Middle East Conference
- Members: IRISL, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, PNSC, SCI, TSK, UASC, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
FEFC - Far Eastern Freight Conference
- Members: ANL, APL, CMA CGM, Egyptian International Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, “K” Line, Maersk Line, MISC, MOL, Norasia, NYK, OOCL, Safmarine, Yang Ming
FEWA - Far East-West Africa Rate Agreement
- Members: China Shipping, CMA CGM, Delmas, Gold Star, Maersk Sealand, MOL, PIL, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine 
Hispaniola Discussion Agreement
- Members: Crowley Liner Services, Frontier, Ftd Shipping (Nina Bermuda), Maersk Sealand, Seaboard Marine, Seafreight, Tropical Shipping
IADA - Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement
- Members: Anchor Transport Corp., APL, APM-Saigon Shipping Co (MCC)., Cheng Lie, Coscon, Dongnama, Evergreen, Gemartrans, Gold Star Line, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Heung-A, Hyundai, Interasia Lines, "K" Line, KMTC,  MISC, MOL, Norasia, NYK, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, PIL, RCL, Samudera Shipping Line, Sinokor, SYMS, SITC, T.S. Lines, TSK Line, UASC, Wan Hai, Yang Ming
- Membership in doubt: Admiral Lines, Advance Container Lines, China Shipping, Karana Line, Madrigal Pacific, Maersk Sealand, Samudera Indonesia, Sea Consortium, Trikora Lloyd, ZIM
ICCDA - Inter-Conference and Carrier Discussion Agreement  
- Members: ANZDL, CMA-CGM, Columbus, Contship, FESCo, Maersk Sealand, Marfret, P&O Nedlloyd, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
IEMCO - Italy/East Mediterranean Conference
- Members: Egyptian Navigation, GT Gilnavi, Messina, Niver Lines, Sermar Line, Tarros
IntraMed Algeria Conference
- Members: Brointermed, GT Gilnavi, Messina, Tarros
IntraMed Libya Conference
- Members: GT Gilnavi, Messina, Sloman Neptun, Tarros
IntraMed Tunisia Conference
- Members: Grandi Navi Veloci, GT Gilnavi, Messina, Sud Line, Tarros
IndAmEx Discussion Agreement  
- Members: APL, CMA CGM, Contship, SCI
Indian Ocean Conference
- Members: CMA CGM, DAL, Delmas
IPBCC - India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-Ceylon Conferences
- Members: CMA CGM, CP Ships, Evergreen, Hamburg Süd, Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line, MacAndrews, Maersk Line, MISC, Norasia, Rickmers Linie, Safmarine, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), UASC, Yang Ming, ZIM
IRA - Informal Rate Agreement
- Members: ANL, APL, China Shipping, CMA CGM, Coscon, Evergreen, Hyundai, IRISL, Maersk Sealand, MOL, Norasia, NYK/TSK, OOCL, PIL, P&O Nedlloyd, UASC, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Wan Hai, Yang Ming
Japan and Far East/Brazil and River Plate Shipping Trade Discussion Forum
- Members: CMA CGM, Coscon, CSAV, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine, TMM
JAHOSAS - Japan & Hong Kong/South Africa Shipping Conference
- Members: CSAV, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MISC, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine
JCFC - Japan/Ceylon Freight Conference
JEFC - Japan/Europe Freight Conference
- Members: as per FEFC
JGARSPC - Japan/Gulf of Aden & Red Sea Ports Conference
- Members: ANL, APL, CMA CGM, Egyptian International Shipping Co, Hapag-Lloyd, “K” Line, Maersk Sealand, MISC, MOL, Norasia, NYK, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, UASC
JHSFA - Japan/Hong Kong & Japan/Straits Freight Agreement
JLA - Japan-Latin America Eastbound Freight Conference
- Members: CP Ships, "K" Line, MOL, NYK
JMEX - Japan-Mexico Freight Conference
JMFC - Japan/Mediterranean Freight Conference
JPFC - Japan/Philippines Freight Conference
JSPFC - Japan/South Pacific Freight Conference
- Members: China Navigation Co, Kyowa Shipping, MOL, NYK
JTFC - Japan/Thailand Freight Conference
JTJFCF - Japan/Taiwan/Japan Container Freight Conference
- Members: Eastern Car Liner, Izumi Shipping, Kansai Steamship Co, Kutibayashi Logistics, K.S.K. Lines, Konoike Transportation, Mitsui OSK Kinkai, Nagato Lines, Towa Shipping
JWAAC - Japan/West Africa (Angola/Cameroon Range) Freight Conference
- Members: Coscon, Delmas, "K" Line, MOL, NYK
JWANS - Japan/West Africa (Nigeria/Senegal Range) Freight Conference
- Members: Coscon, Bulkship Nigeria, Delmas, Goldstar, "K" Line, MOL, NYK
JWCSA - Japan-West Coast South America Freight Conference
- Members: CCNI, CSAV, Granportuaria S.A., "K" Line, MOL, NYK
KNFC - Korea Nearsea Freight Conference
- Members: CK Line, KMTC, Namsung Shipping, Pan Continental Shipping, Pan Ocean, Sinokor, Taiyoung Shipping
MARCO - Mediterranean Arabia Conference
- Members: CMA CGM, Messina, Norasia, UASC
MedCan - Mediterranean Canada Freight Conference
- Members: Canada Maritime, Cast, Senator, ZIM
MIDA - The Middle East Indian Subcontinent Discussion Agreement
- Members: APL, CMA CGM, Contship, Indotrans (CNCo), Maersk Sealand, NSCSA, P&O Nedlloyd, UASC
MRA - Mediterranean Rate Agreement (regional unit of the FEFC)
NCSRA - New Caribbean Service Rate Agreement
- Members: CMA CGM, CSAV, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd
North Asia New Zealand Discussion Agreement  
- Members: Coscon, FESCo, Hamburg Sud, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Tasman Orient Line
North Europe/Djibouti Conference
- Members: MSC, P&O Nedlloyd, H. Stinnes Linien, WEC Lines
Northbound Tahiti Forum
- Members: ANZDL, Hamburg Sud, FESCo, Pacific Direct Line, P&O Nedlloyd 
Panama Forum
- Members: APL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Sealand, MOL, P&O Nedlloyd, ZIM 
SEALC - South-East Asia Liners' Committee
- Members: Hanjin, Hyundai, KMTC, Heung-A, Dongnama, Sinokor
South East Asia and South Asia/Australia Trade Facilitation Agreement
- Members: ANL, APL, Djakarta Lloyd, Hanjin, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MISC, MOL, NYK, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, PIL, Regional Container Lines, ZIM
Straits/New Zealand Discussion Agreement
- Members: Maersk Sealand, MISC, NYK, PIL, P&O Nedlloyd, Tasman Orient Line
TACA - Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement
- Members: ACL, Maersk Line, MSC, NYK, OOCL
TSA - Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
- Members: APL, Coscon, Evergreen, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, MOL, NYK, OOCL, Yang Ming
UK/North West Continent Portugal and Vigo Conference
- Holland Maas, McAndrews, Maersk Sealand, NYK, OPDR, Portlink
USAA - United States/Australasia Agreement  (currently suspended)
- Members: ANZDL, CMA CGM, Columbus, Contship, P&O Nedlloyd, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
USADA - United States Australasia Discussion Agreement
- Members: ANZDL, CMA CGM, Columbus, Contship, FESCo, Maersk Sealand, Marfret, P&O Nedlloyd, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
USAEAC - USA-Southern and Eastern Africa Discussion Agreement
- Members: Gulf Africa Lines, Lykes Lines, Maersk Sealand, MSC, Safmarine
USANA - United States/Australia - New Zealand Association
USSAC - United States/Southern Africa Conference
- Members: Maersk Sealand, MSC, Safmarine
USSEC - United States South Europe Conference (to be dissolved in February 2006)
- Members:  Maersk Sealand, P&O Nedlloyd
Venezuela Discussion Agreement
- Members: Hamburg Sud, King Ocean, Seaboard Marine, Seafreight Line
WAFEAC - West Africa (Angola/Cameroon Range)/Far East Freight Conference
- Members: Coscon, Delmas, "K" Line, MOL, NYK
WAFENS - West Africa (Nigeria/Senegal Range)/Far East Freight Conference
- Members: Bulkship Nigeria, Coscon, Delmas, Goldstar, "K" Line, MOL, NYK
WCSADA - West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement
- Members: APL, CCNI, CMA CGM, Crowley AT, CSAV, Ecuadorian Line, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, NYK-NOS, Seaboard Marine, Trinity Shipping
WCSAFC - West Coast of South America/Far East Freight Conference
WITASS - Association of West India Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Lines
- Members: CMA CGM, CSAV, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd
WTSA - Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
- Members: APL, China Shipping, Coscon, Evergreen, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, NYK, OOCL, Yang Ming
Yellow Sea Liners' Committee
- Members include: China Shipping, CK Line, Co-Heung Shipping, Coscon, CQH Line, CSC Line, DDCL, Dongnama, Dong Young, EAS Datong, Hanjin, Han Sung, Heung-A, Hyundai, KMTC, Nam Sung, NBOS Line, New Orient Lines, Pan Continental, Pan Ocean, Sinokor, Sinotrans, TMSC

Other groupings:
Box Club (International Council of Containership Operators)
- Members: ACL, APL (NOL), CP Ships, CMA CGM (and ANL), Coscon, Crowley (CLS), CSAV (and its subsidiaries), Delmas, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin (and Senator Lines), Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Line, MISC, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, PIL, UASC, Wan Hai, ZIM 
European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA)
- Members: ACL, APL, China Shipping, CMA CGM, Coscon, CP Ships, CSAV,  Delmas, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Line, MISC, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, UASC, Yang Ming, ZIM
Maritime Credit Alliance Agreement
- Members: Aliança, ANZDL, Antillean Marine, ACL, CMA CGM, Columbus, Contship, CAT, Crowley LS, CSAV, Dole, Hapag-Lloyd, King Ocean, Libra, Lykes Lines, Maersk Sealand, Montemar, Norasia, NYK, P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine, TMM Line, Tropical Shipping, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Agreement
- Members: APL, CMA CGM, Coscon, CP Ships (brands: ANZDL, Lykes, TMM), Crowley LS, CSAV, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, "K" Line, Maersk Sealand, MOL, NYK, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, Yang Ming 
Tripartite Shippers' Group (TSG)
- Members: Canadian Shippers' Council, European Shippers' Council, Federation of Asean Shippers' Councils, Hong Kong Shippers' Council, Japan Shippers' Council, Korean Shippers' Council, Philippines Shippers' Bureau, Thai National Shippers' Council, US-National Industrial Transportation League
U.S.-Flag Discussion Agreement
- Members: A.P. Moeller-Maersk, American President Lines, Farrell Lines, Lykes Lines, P&O Nedlloyd 
World Shipping Council (WSC)
- Members: ACL, APL, A.P. Møller-Maersk, China Shipping Group, CMA CGM, Coscon, CP Ships, Crowley Maritime, CSAV, Evergreen, Hamburg Süd, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hoegh Autoliners, Hyundai, “K” Line, MISC, MSC, MOL, NYK, OOCL, UASC, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Wan Hai, Yang Ming, ZIM

Notes : effective February 2006:
-Maersk Line may replace the individual membership of Maersk Sealand and P&O Nedlloyd in those conferences of which they are both a member - wherever this is sure/confirmed, it has already been chenged.
- In conferences where only P&O Nedlloyd is a member, it may become replaced by Maersk Line or totally cancelled.
- Everywhere else, the name of Maersk Sealand is to be replaced by Maersk Line. 

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