Instrument of Accession to Stockholders Agreement, as amended



 Exhibit 10.9 
  
 INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION 
 STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT 
  
 The undersigned, Stockwell
Fund, L.P., as a condition precedent to becoming the owner or holder of record of (i) one hundred twenty six thousand five hundred eighty two (126,582) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of H-Lines Holding Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) and (ii) one million eight hundred ninety eight thousand seven hundred thirty (1,898,730) shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, hereby agrees to become
a “Stockholder” under, a party to, and bound by, that certain Stockholders Agreement dated as of July 7, 2004, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified through the date hereof. This Instrument of Accession shall take effect and shall become an integral part of said Stockholders Agreement immediately upon execution and delivery to the Company of this Instrument. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION
to be signed as of the date below written. 
  

			
	 	 	 STOCKWELL FUND, L.P.

		
	 By:
	 	 STOCKWELL MANAGERS, LLC, its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Thomas L. Hufnagel


	 Name:
	 	 Thomas L. Hufnagel

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

		
	 Address:
	 	 c/o Glencoe Capital

	 	 	 222 West Adams Street. Suite 1000

	 	 	 Chicago, IL 60606

		
	 Date:
	 	 October 15, 2004


		
	 Accepted:
	 	 
	
	 H-LINES HOLDING CORP.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    Charles G. Raymond


	 Name:
	 	 Charles G. Raymond

	 Title:
	 	 President & CEO

		
	 Date:
	 	 October 15, 2004










 INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION 
 STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT 
  
 The
undersigned, Stockwell Fund, L.P., as a condition precedent to becoming the owner or holder of record of (i) one hundred twenty six thousand five hundred eighty two (126,582) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of H-Lines Holding
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and (ii) one million eight hundred ninety eight thousand seven hundred thirty (1,898,730) shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, hereby
agrees to become a “Stockholder” under, a party to, and bound by, that certain Stockholders Agreement dated as of July 7, 2004, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof. This Instrument of Accession shall take effect and shall become an integral part of said Stockholders Agreement immediately upon execution and delivery to the Company of this Instrument.

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION to be signed as of the date below written. 
  

			
	 	 	 STOCKWELL FUND, L.P.

		
	 By:
	 	 STOCKWELL MANAGERS, LLC, its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	  


	 Name:
	 	 Thomas L. Hufnagel

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

		
	 Address:
	 	 c/o Glencoe Capital

	 	 	 222 West Adams Street. Suite 1000

	 	 	 Chicago. IL 60606

		
	 Date:
	 	  


		
	 Accepted:
	 	 
	
	 H-L1NES HOLDING CORP.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Charles Raymond


	 Name:
	 	 Charles Raymond

	 Title:
	 	 President & CEO

		
	 Date:
	 	 October 15, 2004