• Universal Service Contract 08 renewal; Maritime Security Program, P.L. 112-239, appropriation from Congress for funding of 60 vessels for FY2017; Positioning of APL's U.S. flag fleet favorably for logistics and transportation services for U.S. Transportation Command. Support 2017 Defense Bill (NDAA, S.2943 and HR4909)
• Expedite both maritime and land border inspections by federal agenceis of import/export cargo; mitigate penalty case values issued by Customs and Border Protection; New benefit for ocean carriers "Aqua Lane"; development of International Trade Data System to minimize impact, provide safe and secure supply chain.
• Encourage the existence and use of U.S. flag fleet for U.S. government cargo; expand the use of the 'cargo preference' allocation of cargo between U.S. flag (50%) and foreign flag to above minimum.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2016

General Issues: Defense, Homeland Security, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Immigration, Environmental/Superfund, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Transportation

Spending: about $3,795,165 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Senate, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Federal Maritime Commission, Defense Logistics Agency, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Treasury - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Army - Dept of (Other) , Maritime Administration (MARAD),, State - Dept of (DOS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Energy - Dept of, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Navy - Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense,, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC),, Defense Finance & Accounting Agency (DFAS), Navy - Dept of,