ANERA. This is the acronym given to an organisation of ship operating and owning companies that operate liner services between Asia and North America. The acronym stands for: Asia-North America Eastbound Rate Agreement. This was one of the large groupings (βsuper-conferencesβ) that came into existence soon after the United States Shipping 1984 was passed. As the name indicates, the βrate agreementββ which is one name for what was originally called a βliner conferenceββOffers services from the Far East to North America. The service from North America to the Far East is offered by the βTWRAβ, Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement.