Archive for 2015

FMC Requests Additional Information from OAKMTOA

September 2, 2015 NR 15-14 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) Today the Federal Maritime Commission voted unanimously to issue a request for additional information (RFAI) to the parties of the Oakland MTO Agreement (OAKMTOA), an agreement among five container terminals at the Port of Oakland, concerning an Amendment to the… Read More »

FMC Commissioner Richard Lidinsky attends the 54th Quadrennial ILA Convention

July 28, 2015 Federal Maritime Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. attended and participated in the 54th Quadrennial ILA convention held July 20 – 23, 2015, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The convention was attended by over 400 delegates from U.S. ports from Maine to Texas, the Great Lakes region, major… Read More »

FMC Collects $1,227,500 In Penalty Payments

August 4, 2015 NR 15-13 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202) 523-5725 Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero announced that the Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $1,227,500 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with seven non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and one vessel-operating common carrier (VOCC). The… Read More »

Northwest Seaport Alliance Clears FMC Regulatory Review

July 21, 2015 NR 15-12 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202) 523-5725 The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced today that it has completed its competitive review and analysis of the Port of Seattle/Port of Tacoma Alliance Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 201228, and has voted unanimously to allow the Northwest Seaport Alliance (as it… Read More »

Chairman Cordero calls for Transparency in PierPASS operations under the West Coast MTO Agreement.

July 20, 2015 On June 30, 2015, PierPASS announced a four percent increase in its Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF), increasing it from $66.50 to $69.17 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), to be in effect on August 1, 2015. In 2005, when the program was first implemented, the TMF was significantly… Read More »

Section 15 Order to VOCCs: Commissioner Doyle supports robust monitoring of Pacific Port Operational Improvement Agreement; FMC issues U.S. Container Port Congestion and Related International Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Consequences and Challenges.

July 16, 2015 The Pacific Ports Operational Improvements Agreement (PPOIA) was filed with the Commission on March 3, 2015, and went into effect on April 17, 2015. The purpose of the Agreement is to allow for discussion and the exchange of information between the parties, both carriers and marine terminal… Read More »

Staff Report on U.S. Port Congestion Released

July 14, 2015 NR 15-11 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) At its June meeting, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to release a staff report entitled U.S. Container Port Congestion & Related International Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Consequences & Challenges. U.S. Container Port Congestion & Related International Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Consequences… Read More »

Commissioner Lidinsky’s statement on Third Update to the FMC Report U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving through Canadian and Mexican Seaports (2012)

July 10, 2015 Contact: Jewel M. Jennings-Wright, Counsel to Commissioner Lidinsky Three years after the Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving through Canadian and Mexican Seaports was published, the Office of Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. announces the third annual update to the report. “It is essential for the future growth of… Read More »

Commissioner Doyle’s Prepared Remarks to the Association of Transportation Law Professionals

July 9, 2015 Commissioner William P. Doyle U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Association for Transportation Law Professionals 86th Annual Meeting Boston, Massachusetts June 29, 2015 Panel Port Congestion: Causes, Effects and Legal Implications: A discussion of recent instances of port congestion, its causes and effects, and legal issues of interest to those… Read More »

Commissioner Doyle speaks to members of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition regarding port congestion

July 2, 2015 Introduction Good evening. I would like to thank Peter Friedmann for inviting me to speak with you all this evening. Agricultural exports are a vital component to stimulating and expanding the U.S. economy and the Agricultural Transportation Coalition maintains a prominent role within U.S. transportation policy as… Read More »