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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
09/01/2010
2. House Identification
 40869
 Senate Identification
 400459252

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Address
1627 I Street, NW
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​Suite 1100
City
Washington
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DC
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20006
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Robert Freeman
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​2024632515
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​bcdavis@cozen.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm and Government Relations

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​World Shipping Council
Address
​1156 15th Street, NW Suite 300
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​Washington
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​20005
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​To promote the interests of ocean common carriers serving the foreign commerce of the U.S.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Robert ​Freeman ​ ​Deputy Chief of Staff, Senate Commerce Committee
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LOBBYING ISSUES

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Anti-trust legislation affecting the shipping industry Ballast water exchange legislative proposals Legislative proposals regulating vessel air emissions and ballast water discharges

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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​16220 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 300
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​USA
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​50 Esplanaden DK 1098
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​A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk Line and Safmarine)
​Copenhagen
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Robert Freeman - Member, Public Strategies
 Date
10/18/2010
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

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​Atlantic Container Line
​50 Cragwood Road
​South Plainfield
​NJ
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​China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO)
​#378 Dong Da Ming Road, Hong Kou
​Shanghai, PRC 200080
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​China Shipping Container Lines Company, Ltd. Group
​100 Plaza Drive
​Seacaucus
​NJ
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​CMA CGM Group
​4 Quai d'Arenc
​13002 Marseilles
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​Compania Chilena Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI)
​Ave Andres Bello 2687, 17th Fl. Las Cond
​755-0097 Santiago
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​Evergreen Marine Corporation
​No 163, Sec 1 Hsin-Nan Rd
​Luchu, Taoyuan
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​Hamburg Sud (including Alianca)
​Willy Brandt-Strasse 59-61
​20457 Hamburg
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​Hanjin Shipping Company
​25-11 Yoido-dong, Youngdeungpo-ku
​Seoul
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​Hapag-Lloyd Container Line
​Ballindamm 25
​D-200095 Hamburg
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​Hoegh Autoliners, Inc.
​50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 210
​Jericho
​NY
​USA
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​Hyundai Merchant Marine Company
​1-7 Yeonji-dong, Jongno-gu
​Seoul 110-754
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​Independent Container Line
​Kipdorp 57
​B-2000 Antwerp
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​Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
​8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 400
​Richmond
​VA
​USA
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​Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC)
​Level 25, Menara Dayabumi, Kuala Lump
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​Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC)
​40 Avenue Eugene-Pittard
​1206 Geneva
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​Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
​700 E. Butterfield Road, Suite 150
​Lombard
​IL
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​NYK Line
​3-2 Marunouchi, 2 Chome, Chiyoda-ku
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​Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
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​Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd.
​140 Cecil Street, # 03-00 PIL Building
​Singapore 069540
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​511 South Avenue
​Cranford
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​5F, No. 185, Sec. 2 Tiding Blvd.
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​Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
​188 Broadway, PO Box 1232
​Woodcliff Lake
​NJ
​USA
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​Yangming Marine Transport Corporation
​271 Ming de 1st Rd, Chidu Keelung
​Taiwan ROC 206
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​9 Andrei Sakharov Street
​Haifa 35084
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