Archive for 2022

FMC NOVEMBER 2022 ACTIVITY REPORT

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Chris Hughey Named FMC General Counsel Phillip C. “Chris” Hughey has been hired as the General Counsel of the Federal Maritime Commission and appointed to be a member of the Senior Executive Service. Maffei Visits Bay Area for Congressional & Industry Meetings Chairman Daniel B. Maffei traveled… Read More »

FMC Probing Shipping Lines’ Anti-Retaliation Compliance

The Federal Maritime Commission is asking the top 20 shipping lines calling the United States to provide information on how they are complying with the new prohibitions on retaliation established by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA). The added protections against retaliation were created by Section 5 of… Read More »

Statement by Commissioners Bentzel and Vekich on Amending Statutes Governing Review of VOCC and MTO Agreements

Commissioners Carl W. Bentzel and Max M. Vekich wrote key Members of Congress to urge changing the law in a way that would allow the Federal Maritime Commission to prohibit filed agreements from automatically going into effect. “Congress provided the Commission with important additional authorities in the Ocean Shipping Reform… Read More »

Statement by Commissioners Bentzel and Sola Following Meetings with Gulf Coast Region

Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Louis Sola traveled to the Southeastern United States in November for meetings with port officials and industry representatives in New Orleans, Mobile, and Gulfport. The purpose of the trip was to evaluate the region’s inland distribution network and to review alternate port options for international container… Read More »

Chairman Maffei Participates in US-UK Bilateral Maritime Consultation

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei participated virtually in a meeting held today in London between the U.S. and U.K. agencies responsible for maritime matters in the two nations. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Rannia Leontaridi, the Director General of the Aviation, Maritime and Security Group, U.K. Department for… Read More »

FMC Announces Interim Procedures for Processing Charge Complaints

The Federal Maritime Commission today announced its interim procedures to review, investigate, and adjudicate Charge Complaints. U.S. shippers have responded positively to the new opportunity, established via the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, to challenge carrier charges by filing Charge Complaints at the FMC. Since the law’s enactment in… Read More »

Statement of Commissioner Carl Bentzel on Coalition for Reimagined Mobility Report: Solving the Global Supply Chain Crisis with Data Sharing

“I was recently briefed by executives of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility about a report issued earlier this summer entitled ‘Solving the Global Supply Chain Crisis with Data Sharing‘. The findings they shared with me represent encouraging paths for action to address emissions related to ocean shipping,” said Commissioner Bentzel…. Read More »

FMC OCTOBER 2022 ACTIVITY REPORT

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FMC Proposing New Demurrage & Detention Billing Requirements The Federal Maritime Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to bring more clarity, structure, and punctuality to the demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel operating common carriers, non-vessel-operating common carriers, and marine terminal operators. Commission… Read More »

Statement of Chairman Daniel B. Maffei in Memory of the Honorable Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr.

Rick Lidinsky was a recognized leader in the maritime sector, and he repeatedly distinguished himself as an industry executive and a public servant. He possessed an expansive command of issues related to shipping and maritime commerce. Anyone who really wanted to understand this complex industry, myself included, sought his insight… Read More »

FMC Applications Outage Resolved

Some users may have experienced access or usage issues with the following applications over the past two days, including email notifications from applications to external filers. Servcon Form-1 Form-18 Form-65 Renewal OTI License Renewal Agreements E-Monitoring RPI We have resolved these issues as of Friday morning, November 18, 2022. However,… Read More »