Archive for 2015

Mary Thien Hoang Appointed to SES

June 30, 2015 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) Chairman Mario Cordero announced today the appointment of Ms. Mary Thien Hoang to the Senior Executive Service. Ms. Hoang has served as the Chairman’s Chief of Staff since April of 2013 and will remain in that position. Ms. Hoang joined the Commission… Read More »

Commissioner William P. Doyle’s Statement in Support of United Arab Shipping Company’s Petition for Exemption from the FMC’s Controlled Carrier Rules

June 26, 2015 Mr. Chairman, I support the Commission granting the petition for exemption from the Commission’s Controlled Carrier Rule — 46 USC 40703 — for United Arab Shipping Company. I thank the FMC staff for their due diligence on this matter and note that UASC will remain subject to… Read More »

Commission Takes Action on Several Regulatory Matters

June 24, 2015 NR 15-09 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) The Commission voted at its meeting today to take several actions including release of a staff report on U.S. port congestion and related international supply chain issues, and ordering submission of certain data and information from members of the Pacific… Read More »

Maritime Summit between Commission, US and China Boosts Cooperation

June 18, 2015 NR 15-08 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202) 523-5725 Representatives from the maritime regulatory authorities of the European Union, the People’s Republic of China and the United States met today in Brussels to discuss antitrust and regulatory issues in maritime transport. The delegates confirmed their renewed intention to… Read More »

Commission Meeting Scheduled for June 24, 2015

June 17, 2015 Sunshine Act Meeting Time and Date: June 24, 2015; 10:00 AM Place: 800 North Capitol Street, N.W. First Floor Hearing Room Washington, D.C. Status: The first portion of the meeting will be held in Open Session; the second in Closed Session. Matters to be Considered: Open Session… Read More »

Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Michael A. Khouri “FMC – On the Bridge, On Watch, and Proper Lookouts are Posted” Before the Global Shippers’ Forum Toronto, Canada

June 10, 2015 Good afternoon and thank you for the kind introduction. My thanks to the Global Shippers Forum, our host – the Freight Management Association (FMA) of Canada, the National Industrial Transportation League, and Bruce Carlton for the invitation to join your group today and share some of my… Read More »

$430,000 In Penalty Payments Collected

June 10, 2015 NR 15-07 Chairman Mario Cordero announced that the Federal Maritime Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $430,000 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with six non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and one freight forwarder. The agreed penalties resulted from investigations conducted by the Commission’s… Read More »

Chairman Cordero Participated in the Finished Vehicle Logistics North America Conference

June 3, 2015 I would like to thank Louie Yakumi for the kind introduction and the invitation to be here at the Finished Vehicle Logistics Conference. The success of your industry is very important to the growth our nation’s economy. The Federal Maritime Commission, as many of you may be… Read More »

FMC Applications and Databases Restored

June 2, 2015 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202) 523-5725 Please be advised that the Federal Maritime Commission’s HQs building is experiencing unscheduled technical outages. Outages began after approximately 12:00 pm EDT today. The outages are impacting public access to: SERVCON, Form FMC-18 (online OTI license application), The OTI List, The… Read More »

Chairman Cordero Addresses the Ocean Shipping & Trade Summit

June 1, 2015 Chairman Cordero delivered the keynote address at the annual Ocean Shipping & Trade Summit, co-sponsored by the Washington Council on International Trade and the Foster Pepper law firm, in Seattle, Washington, May 28, 2015. The Summit focused on key issues in ocean shipping and international trade policy,… Read More »