Effective	05MAR1999
Filed	03FEB1999
Filing Codes	I

Without prejudice to any rights or privileges of the
carrier under covering Bill of Lading, dock receipts or
booking the contracts or under applicable provisions of
law, in the event of:

   War, hostilities, warlike operations, riots, civil
   insurrections, embargoes, blockades, port congestion,
   strike, imminent strike or harbor disturbances,
   widespread electrical power failures affecting port
   operations, Acts of God including earthquakes, extreme
   weather conditions or other natural catastrophes,
   regulations of any governmental authority pertaining
   thereto or any other official interferences with
   commercial intercourse arising from the above conditions
   and affecting the carrier's operations,

The carrier reserves the right to:

   cancel any outstanding booking or contract of carriage,
   or to route shipments by any other means of
   transportation whether by all-water, air-water or
   land-water in accordance with rates, charges, rules and
   regulations established in this tariff that would have
   applied in the absence of the Force Majeure condition
   and subject to Bill of Lading provisions set forth in
   NYK Bill of Lading Tariff FMC 158 that are applicable to
   actual routing of the cargo.

Rail strike provisions

   In the event of a labor disturbance which impedes or
   effectively halts operations of a majority of
   railroads operating in the U.S., carrier may provide
   a substituted service by motor or other mode;
   provided, however, that carriers' absorption of such
   additional costs will be limited to the following
   absorptions:

     Per Container       Dry Cargo      Refrigerated Cargo

     20'                 USD600           USD 800
     40'                    800              1200
     45'                    800              1200

   Any costs for performing substituted service in excess
   of the above amounts will be assessed against the
   cargo.

   Carrier will invoice the payor of the ocean freight
   for the difference in actual cost and the amounts
   shown above within ninety (90) days after the day of
   shipment.  Such additional charges, when presented,
   shall be considered as part of the freight charges and
   subject to all provisions of Rule 7.

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