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Archive for 2024
FMC Seeks Public Comments on New Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd Cooperative Agreement
The Federal Maritime Commission has opened a 12-day comment period allowing interested members of the public to respond to Maersk and Hapag Lloyd’s newly filed vessel sharing agreement, the Gemini Cooperation Agreement. Instructions for submitting comments are included in a Notice of Agreements Filed published in the Federal Register yesterday. … Read More »
April 2024 Activity Report
Statements & Releases Testimony of Chairman Maffei before Congress Prepared statement of Daniel B. Maffei submitted for inclusion in the record for hearing “Review of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Programs, Pt. 1: Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission, held by the Subcommittee on Coast… Read More »
Compromise Agreements Yield over $2.3 Million in Penalties & Changes to Business Practices
The Federal Maritime Commission has entered into compromise agreements with three different companies resulting in the collection of more than $2.3 million in civil penalty payments, and commitments by each company to reform specific business practices. The agreements are the result of investigations by the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations,… Read More »
American Queen Voyages — Update on Refund Process
Surety Bond processes Passengers who had booked travel aboard an American Queen Voyages (AQV) vessel departing from a United States port may file a refund claim against the surety bond. The now-insolvent company was required to maintain this form of financial coverage under the Federal Maritime Commission regulations. Instructions for… Read More »
FMC Launches Investigation of the Impact of Canadian Regulations on U.S.-Flag Carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission launched an investigation today to determine if pending Canadian regulations governing ballast water management systems of ships in the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes trade have a disparate effect on U.S. flagged vessels and constitute a Foreign Shipping Practices violation under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 423. U.S.-based companies operating… Read More »
Letter of Commissioner Sola to Secretary Granholm
Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola wrote Secretary Granholm on April 26, 2024, regarding the Maritime Decarbonization Plan. Text of the letter: Dear Secretary Granholm: Thank you for your leadership and partnership in developing a Maritime Decarbonization Plan. The maritime transportation industry is working to decarbonize its operations by 2050…. Read More »
Letter of Commissioner Sola to Secretary Blinken
Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola wrote Secretary Blinken on April 15, 2024, regarding the Panama Canal’s capacity. Text of the letter: Dear Secretary Blinken, Thank you for diligently monitoring pressing maritime sector issues in the Red Sea. I am writing to you today express my concerns on matters… Read More »
Commission Meeting Scheduled for May 29, 2024
SUNSHINE ACT MEETING TIME AND DATE: May 29, 2024; 1:00 p.m. PLACE: The meeting will be held at the Surface Transportation Board at the address below and also streamed live on the Federal Maritime Commission’s YouTube channel. Surface Transportation Board 395 E. Street, SW Room # 1042 (Hearing Room) Washington,… Read More »
Final Rule on Demurrage & Detention Cleared to Take Full Effect May 28
Recent actions taken by the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Maritime Commission clear the way for the final rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing Practices to take full effect on May 28, 2024. The Commission issued its final rule on Detention and Demurrage Billing Practices… Read More »
Testimony of Chairman Maffei before Congress: Review of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs
Statement of Daniel B. Maffei Chairman Federal Maritime Commission On “Review of Fiscal Year 2025 Maritime Transportation Budget Requests, Pt. 1: Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission” Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Good afternoon, Chairman Webster and… Read More »