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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Statements & Releases FMC FY25 Congressional Budget Justification Released The Federal Maritime Commission has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Budget Justification. The document is available on the “Congressional Budget Reports” webpage. Mohammad “Ali” Usman Named Chief Information Officer Chairman Daniel B. Maffei today announced Mohammad “Ali” Usman has been… Read More »
Disruption to regular service at the Port of Baltimore is causing many shippers to adjust supply chain operations. Regulated entities are reminded that all statutes administered by the Federal Maritime Commission remain in effect. Common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) must continue to comply with all statutory and regulatory… Read More »
Please be advised, the Commission will be conducting maintenance on our network Saturday April 6, 2024. The following systems will experience intermittent outages from 9:00 am to noon Eastern Time: FMC 1, Common Carrier Tariff and MTO Schedule Registration Form FMC 18, Application for a License as an Ocean Transportation… Read More »
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