The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is an independent regulatory agency responsible for the regulation of oceanborne transportation in the foreign commerce of the U.S.  The principal statutes or statutory provisions administered by the Commission are: the Shipping Act of 1984, the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988, section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and Public Law 89-777.

WHAT'S NEW                                                WHAT'S NEW ARCHIVE   

• New Team Created to Address Green Maritime Initiatives
• Commission Issues Erratum to Order Granting Petition for Declaratory Order in Docket No. 06-08
• Commission Announces Meeting Scheduled for November 19, 2009
• Commission Issues Order Granting Petition for Declaratory Order in Docket No. 06-08
• Commission Issues Notice of Filing and Request for Comments in Petition No. P1-09
• Commission Meeting Schedule for November
• Appointment of Ron Murphy as Director of Administration
• Comments of Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye National Association of Waterfront Employers
• Swearing In Held for Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr.
• FMC to Participate in First U.S.–Hosted World Maritime Day Environmental Event
• FMC Takes a Fresh Look at Passenger Vessel Financial Responsibility
• Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. to Serve as Chairman
• Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports Agreements