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39 USMX-ILA TRUST FUNDS OVERVIEW ABOUT THE FUND Under the terms of the current Master Contract, the ILA and USMX agreed to establish the CRCCF. The Fund is tasked with the development of a comprehensive system to automate the intake of carrier shipping reports; track carrier delivery tonnage on incoming/outgoing vessels; invoice carriers on a per-voyage basis; and collect and allocate carrier payments to appropriate funds. The end state is a system that: • processes files uploaded by USMX carrier members into a standardized electronic format and integrates them into a database; • interfaces to reporting mechanisms capable of generating management dashboards from that data and analyzing it in any number of ways; • prepares timely and accurate carrier invoices, tracks royalty collections and administers funds distribution; and • manages the CFS Program by processing station subsidies and carrier credits. The current system enables the ILA and local port management to more effectively schedule and manage manpower at the ports and to define work associated with container verification on both incoming and outgoing vessels. The system also provides USMX members and affiliated management with an auditable process ensuring invoice accuracy of carrier reporting with real checks, directly executed by members at the ports. CONTAINER ROYALTY CENTRAL COLLECTION FUND (CRCCF) 2017 UPDATE: Contract year ending September 30, 2017, marked the end of the second full year of operations of the CRCCF system. This was a year focused on operational maturity and the roll-out of several system enhancements aimed at improving the end-user interface experience. Key system updates included improved infrastructure, with full disaster recovery; complete redesign of the file loader; and implementation of the CFS module, which provides a platform to match CFS containers to the carrier manifests, automatically issuing CFS credits to the carriers. The module not only streamlined the anti- quated CFS process, but also now provides a better auditing tool for the CFS stations. In 2018, the CRCCF team looks forward to rolling out a revised website and additional user-based enhancements. CRCCF OFFICERS The officers of the CRCCF are pictured (le to right): President Charles W. Flynn, Vice President Eileen M. Mackell, and Execu ve Vice President Paul J. McCarthy.

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