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2 U S M X 2 0 2 2 A N N U A L R E P O R T 2022 was another banner year for U.S. East and Gulf coast port volume growth. From August through November 2022, the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) was the second busiest container port in the nation, handling 9.5 million TEUs and seQing its personal best historic annual cargo volume record. Excellent 2022 container volume growth in the ports of Savannah, with approximately 5.9 million TEUs, and Houston, with approximately 4 million TEUs, ranked those ports fourth and fiOh, respectively, in the nation. Master Contract Talks In early 2022, USMX and the ILA began preliminary discussions regarding an extension to the 2018-2024 Master Contract. Reaching an early agreement would provide our USMX members, as well as the beneficial cargo owners, continuity and confidence in our U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports through 2030. Health & Safety USMX and our partners at the ILA continued to remain focused on employee health and safety throughout 2022, given that COVID was still a significant issue throughout the year. The parties agreed to continue maintaining and administering, through the end of 2022, the COVID Pandemic Relief (CPR) Fund, established in April of 2020 to address the financial implications of ILA members who were unable to work due to COVID. Partnership Continues Throughout 2022, we continued to work on several other ongoing joint initiatives with the ILA: 1. development and implementation of the Maritime Information System (MIS) coastwise data and reporting system 2. joint oversight of the Management-ILA (MILA) Managed Health Care Trust Fund to continue delivery of world-class healthcare to our ILA workforce 3. strong joint stewardship of Master Contract assessments through our various USMX-ILA trust funds USMX intends to continue our close work with our ILA partners to ensure that the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports are regarded as the premier gateways for all U.S. import and export cargoes!! David F. Adam Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Continued Volume Growth Sparks Renewed Confidence in U.S. East & Gulf Ports 2 0 2 2 USMX Chairman and CEO's Message