Archive for 2016

Commission Meeting Scheduled for December 14, 2016

December 7, 2016 Sunshine Act Meeting Time And Date: December 14, 2016; 10:00 AM Place: 800 N. Capitol Street, NW First Floor Hearing Room Washington, DC Status: The first portion of the meeting will be held in Open Session and will be streamed live at http://fmc.capitolconnection.org/; the second in Closed Session…. Read More »

Chairman Cordero Statement to AAPA XXV Latin American Congress of Ports

December 6, 2016 Remarks by Mario Cordero Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission To AAPA XXV Latin American Congress of Ports Thursday, December 1, 2016 Merida, Mexico Good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to speak today. I am very pleased to be on this panel and to have the opportunity… Read More »

Information Infrastructure is Key to American Economic Competitiveness

December 6, 2016 Critical information delivered to supply chain actors via a national portal will improve port performance and increase American economic competitiveness, according to the Supply Chain Innovation Teams Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye has led since last May. Dye told the audience today at the Journal of Commerce’s… Read More »

Commission Meeting Scheduled for November 18, 2016

November 17, 2016 Sunshine Act Meeting Time and Date: November 18, 2016; 3:30 PM Place: 800 N. Capitol Street, NW First Floor Hearing Room Washington, DC Status: The Commission Meeting held Thursday, November 17, 2016 will reconvene on Friday, November 18, 2016 for consideration of Closed Item 4: THE Alliance… Read More »

Commission Meeting Examines OTI License Renewal Schedule, Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy, and new Alliance Agreement

NR 16-25 Contact: John K. DeCrosta, (202) 523-5911 The online Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) license renewal process is on schedule to commence in mid-2017. The Commission was briefed on this development and other matters in an open session meeting. In total, almost 5,000 parties will need to have their license… Read More »

Commission Meeting Scheduled for November 17, 2016

November 16, 2016 Update: The meeting agenda (originally published November 9, 2016) is revised to add item 4 in the Closed Session. Sunshine Act Meeting Time and Date: November 17, 2016; 10:00 AM Place: 800 N. Capitol Street, NW First Floor Hearing Room Washington, DC Status: The first portion of… Read More »

Commissioner Maffei Participated in the First Annual Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Conference of the Americas

November 14, 2016 On Monday, November 14, 2016 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei participated in the First Annual Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Conference of the Americas in Miami, Florida. Commissioner Maffei spoke on the plenary panel titled “The FMC and TSA—Two Regulatory Agencies – One Approach… Read More »

Commissioner William P. Doyle’s Follow-up Statement on the Ocean Alliance

November 8, 2016 On October 21, 2016, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to take no further action to delay the implementation of the Ocean Alliance from going into effect, thus allowing the Alliance to become effective on October 24, 2016. The Ocean Alliance members consist of CMA CGM (w/APL), COSCO… Read More »

Cordero Addresses World Shipping Summit 2016 in Shanghai

November 4, 2016 Good morning and thank you for the very kind invitation to join you this year. It is an honor to speak at the World Shipping Summit: one of the world’s leading forums for our industry. Periodically, something happens in the shipping world that makes the greater public… Read More »

Copenhagen Event is Forum for Addressing Issues & Future of Container Shipping

October 28, 2016 More than 200 key global leaders from the shipping industry and government agencies regulating that business assembled in Copenhagen this week for the third Danish Maritime Forum where key trends, issues, and problems confronting the sector were discussed. Attending the Forum for the first time was Federal… Read More »