15_USC-9_PWS_Att_12_Trade_zonesDRAFT.pdf

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Universal Service Contract - 9 Exhibit 3, Performance Work Statement, Attachment 12

ATTACHMENT 12 TRADE AREAS AND ZONES

1. Trade Areas

Africa: Includes all ports on the continent of Africa, and nearby islands detailed in paragraph 2.9 of this attachment.

Alaska: Includes all ports in the state of Alaska, including all islands within the state.

Azores: Includes all ports in Azores Islands.

Black Sea: Includes all ports in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia, and Black Sea ports in Russia and Turkey.

Caribbean: Includes ports in the Caribbean Area and the following countries/islands: Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Bermuda Islands, Cuba, Caymans, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Saba, St Kitts/Nevis, St Barthelemy, Anguilla, St Martin/Maarten, Trinidad, Tobago, US Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John), Antigua.

Central America/Mexico: Includes ports within the following countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Continental Europe & United Kingdom & Ireland: Includes all ports within the British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, and nearby islands in the territory of the United Kingdom or Ireland including but not limited to the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands) and ports on the north and west coasts of continental Europe from Germany to the northwestern junction of Spain and Portugal – including all ports in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France (excluding Mediterranean Coast), and Spain (Bay Biscay and northwestern ports only). Also includes Faroe Islands, and the Channel Islands including Jersey and Guernsey)

Far East Area: Includes ports within the following countries, areas, islands and island groups; Japan including Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) and Bonin Islands; Russian Far East; North and South Korea; China (PRC, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan); Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and East Timor/Timor Leste.

Hawaii: Includes all ports on the islands of: Kahoolawe, Kauai, Kure Island, Lanai, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, Oahu and Tern Island.

Iceland: Includes all ports in Iceland.

Mediterranean Area: Includes ports in Portugal, Spanish ports between the boundary of Portugal and Gibraltar, ports of the Mediterranean and arms thereof, including the Bosporus and inlands or island groups within the Mediterranean, but does not include ports of the Black Sea: The Mediterranean is subdivided into three zones Adriatic Sea, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Mediterranean.

Middle East, South Asia and Indian Ocean: Includes ports in the Red Sea (Excluding Africa), Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea; and Indian Ocean ports in India, Sri Lanka, Yemen, and Oman. Includes Maldives and Burma/Myanmar.

Oceania: Includes ports in American Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Northern Marianas Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Johnston Island, Marcus Island, Palau, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia.

Scandinavia/Baltic: Includes ports in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Russian ports on the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea (Kaliningrad region).

South America: Includes ports in Venezuela Colombia, Ecuador (including Galapagos Islands), Peru, Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, and Guyana.

US East Coast: Includes ports in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Atlantic coast of Florida as far south as Key West (inclusive). Excludes Great Lakes ports in New York and Pennsylvania. When liner term service is ordered and provided, the US East Coast (North) includes all locations from Maine to Maryland, and the US East Coast (South) includes all locations from Virginia to Key West, Florida (inclusive).

US Gulf Coast: Includes ports in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Gulf Coast ports of Florida.

US West Coast: Includes ports in California, Oregon, and the State of Washington.

2. Zones

The routes in this contract have been structured into zones so that countries/ports can be grouped to best reflect market conditions and minimize the number of rates to be submitted by Contractors. Ocean rates apply on a zone to zone basis. Below is a description of the zones included in each area and of the ports that are included in each zone.

The zones in each list are numbered. This numbering does not match the naming of Route Index /Zone used in the CARE and the Rate Guide.

The rates are directional for service between different zones of the same area. Rates for service within zones are non-directional except for intra-zone N.E. Asia.

The service provided by Contractors who provide rates for specific zones shall be reflected in service profiles as described in proposals and vessel schedules maintained within the booking office.

2.1 Far East

2.1.1 Applies for service to/from CONUS and North East Asia intrazone

Country/Port Description 1 South Korea 2 Okinawa 3 Philippines 4 Malaysia 5 Singapore 6 Thailand 7 China 8 Hong Kong and Macau 9 Indonesia and East Timor 10 Taiwan 11 Vietnam 12 Japan 13 Cambodia 14 Russian Far East

2.1.2 Applies to all other service

Group Zone Countries N.E. Asia: Japan (incl. Okinawa), Korea, & Russian Far East Chinas: China, including Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan S.E. Asia: Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

The rates are directional between Group zones and within intra-zone N.E. Asia. Within Intra-zones Chinas and Southeast Asia rates are “between rates.”

2.2 Mediterranean

The Mediterranean area is divided into three zones:

2.2.1 Western Mediterranean shall embrace the coastline from the north Portugal - Spain border until the southernmost point on mainland Italy and includes ports in:

Portugal Spain (excluding north and northwest coasts, includes Spain’s Mediterranean islands, and Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla) Gibraltar France (Mediterranean coast and islands, including Corsica) Monaco Italy (Tyrrhenian and Ligurian coasts, West Coast of Italy as far south as Melito di Porto Salvo inclusive, and islands to the west of the mainland, including Sardinia and Sicily,) Malta Other islands lying within the zone except those in the territory of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

2.2.2 Eastern Mediterranean shall embrace the remaining area in the Mediterranean located east of Melito di

Porto Salvo, Italy, except for (a) ports in Africa, (b) ports in the Black Sea, and (c) those areas identified in Zone 3 (Adriatic Sea) and includes ports in:

Cyprus (entire island) Greece (including Crete and all other Greek islands) Israel (Mediterranean coast, excludes Eilat) Italy (south coast only, between Melito di Porto Salvo and Otranto. Includes Otranto.)

Lebanon Syria Turkey (Mediterranean ports including the Bosporus but not including the Black Sea) Other islands lying within the zone

2.2.3 Adriatic Sea includes ports in:

Italy (Adriatic coast only, north of Otranto, excluding Otranto) Croatia Slovenia Montenegro Albania Islands lying within the Adriatic Sea

2.3 Central America/Mexico

Central America/Mexico is divided into zones as follows.

2.3.1 Central America/Mexico West Coast

Mexico (WC) Guatemala (WC) El Salvador Honduras (WC) Nicaragua (WC)

2.3.2 Central America/Mexico East Coast (except Honduras)

Mexico (EC) Belize Guatemala (EC)

2.3.3 Nicaragua (EC) \Honduras East Coast

2.3.4 Panama/Costa Rica

Panama Costa Rica

2.4 Caribbean

The Caribbean is divided into zones as follows:

Zone Includes

1 Bahamas Area Bahamas Turks and Caicos

2 Eastern Caribbean Aruba Curacao Bonaire Trinidad & Tobago Grenadines Barbados Grenada St Vincent St Lucia Martinique Dominica Guadeloupe Barbuda Montserrat Saba St Kitts/Nevis St Barthelemy Anguilla St Martin/Maarten British Virgin Islands

3 Jamaica/Cayman Islands/ Dominican Republic/Cuba

Cayman Islands Jamaica Dominican Republic Cuba

4 Haiti Haiti

Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands

Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands

2.5 Scandinavia/Baltic

Zone

1 Norway East: South Norway ports east of and including Kristiansand 2 Norway West: Norway ports North of Kristiansand (not inclusive) to

Trondheim area (inclusive) 3 Norway North: Norway ports north of Trondheim (not inclusive) and including Tromso port range 4 Sweden 5 Finland 6 Denmark 7 Estonia 8 Latvia

9 Lithuania 10 Poland 11 Russian West Coast (ports on the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea /

Kaliningrad region)

2.6 Middle East, South Asia and Indian Ocean Area

Zone Description

1 Kuwait Kuwait

2 Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman Saudi Arabia (Persian Gulf Ports) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Bahrain Qatar, and Oman north of Muscat (includes Port of Sultan Qaboos / Muscat)

3 Arabian Sea Oman (south of Muscat) Yemen

4 Pakistan and India West Coast Ports

Pakistan India (West Coast)

5 Reserved Reserved

6 Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez and Red Sea

Jordan Saudi Arabia (West Coast/Red Sea ports) Eilat, Israel

7 Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea India (East Coast), Burma (Myanmar) Sri Lanka Bangladesh Maldives

8 Iraq Iraq

2.7 South America

South America includes the following zones:

2.7.1 East Coast of South America (zone/countries):

1 Colombia (Caribbean ports) 2 Brazil 3 Uruguay 4 Argentina 5 French Guiana/Guyana/Suriname 6 Venezuela

2.7.2 West Coast of South America (zone/countries):

7 Colombia (Pacific ports)

8 Ecuador 9 Peru 10 Chile

2.8 Oceania

Oceania includes the following zones:

1 Australia Australia

2 New Zealand New Zealand

3 Northern Marianas Islands Saipan Tinian Rota

4 Guam Guam

5 American Samoa American Samoa

6 Kwajalein Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

7 North Central Pacific Johnston Island Marcus Island

8 Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia

9 Marshall Islands Marshall Islands except Kwajalein Atoll

10 Coral Sea Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands New Caledonia Vanuatu

11 South Pacific French Polynesia Cook Islands Tonga Samoa Tuvalu Fiji Wallis and Futuna

12 Palau Palau

13 Kiribati Kiribati

2.9 Africa

Africa includes the following zones:

1 North Africa Morocco (Mediterranean ports only), Egypt (Mediterranean ports Only), Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya

2 East Africa Egypt (excluding Mediterranean ports), Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania

3 Southern Africa Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia

4 Central Africa Angola to Cameroon

5 West Africa Nigeria to Morocco (Atlantic Ocean Ports Only). Includes ports in Sao Tome and Principe

6 Madagascar Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comoros, Reunion & Seychelles

7 Ascension Island Ascension Island & Saint Helena

8 Cape Verde Cape Verde, Madeira & Canary Islands

3. Designated Ports with Port Arbitraries

Contractors may establish port arbitraries, by the effective date of the contract, for selected countries/ports when ocean rates have not been provided for the route/zone designated to service this area (Group A) or the Contractor’s service profile for a route/zone does not include regular service to the specific country/port (Group B). The port arbitrary surcharge is used in conjunction with an accepted ocean rate for a route/zone to link the service on the route/zone with the feeder service to the area (Group A) or port (Group B) covered by the port arbitrary. Arbitraries established after the effective date of the contract are subject to the Contractor Protection from Competition Clause.

Port arbitraries may be provided for the following countries/ports:

3.1 Port Arbitrary Group A (areas)

1. Black Sea Ports (Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, and ports on the Black Sea in Turkey and Russia)

2. Cyprus

3. Iraq

4. Areas in Scandinavia/Baltic:

a. Denmark

b. Sweden

c. Finland

d. Estonia

e. Latvia

f. Lithuania

g. Poland

h. Russian West Coast (as defined in 2.5)

i. Norway East (as defined in 2.5)

j. Norway North (as defined in 2.5)

k. Norway West (as defined in 2.5)

3.2 Port Arbitrary Group B (specific ports)

1. Darwin (Australia)

2. Umm Said/Hamad (Qatar)

3. Zamboanga (Philippines)

2.3 Central America/Mexico