Aug 30, 2010
Ocean Carriers and Intermediaries Pay $218,750 in Agreed Penalties
The Federal Maritime Commission has executed six compromise agreements recovering a total of $218,750 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with a vessel-operating common carrier and five ocean transportation intermediaries. The agreed penalties resulted from investigations conducted by the Commission's Area Representatives in Houston, Los Angeles, New York, South Florida, and Washington, D.C. Staff attorneys with the Commission's Bureau of Enforcement negotiated the compromise agreements. The parties settled and paid penalties, but did not admit to violations of the Shipping Act or the Commission's regulations. "These penalties reflect the continued vigilance and hard work of the Commission's Area Representatives and Bureau of Enforcement to protect the shipping public," stated Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr.
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Jul 02, 2010
Chairman Lidinsky Letter to Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry on Friday, July 2, 2010
Thank you for your letter expressing concern over reports that U.S. agricultural exporters are experiencing serious service issues with the ocean carrier indUStry. Your letter provides an apt description of the issues that prompted the Federal Maritime Commission in March to initiate an investigation led by Commissioner Rebecca Dye into vessel capacity and shipping container availability problems.​
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Jul 01, 2010
Interim Report and Immediate FMC Actions on Vessel Space and Container Shortages Presented to Congress
Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. and Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye appeared yesterday before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to update the Subcommittee on the status of the Commission's Fact Finding Investigation No. 26, Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in the United States Export and Import Liner Trades; the current state of the U.S. economy and liner trade growth; and progress of the Container Availabili​
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Jun 24, 2010
Fact Finding Investigation No. 26 Update Regarding U.S. Export and Import Capacity and Equipment Issues
Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. and Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye will address the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, to report on the status of the Commission's Fact Finding Investigation No. 26, Vessel Capacity and Equipment Availability in the United States Export and Import Liner Trades. Commissioner Dye briefed the Commission yesterday in a closed FMC meeting, outlining the progress of her investigation, recommendations for immediate actions, and possibilities for future action.
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Jun 23, 2010
Fact Finding Launched to Examine Household Goods and Personal Property Shipping Practices
By unanimous vote, the FMC initiated Fact Finding Investigation No. 27 into complaints or inquiries from individual shippers of household goods and personal property in U.S.-foreign oceanborne trades. This investigation will further the Commission's Strategic Goal to protect the public from unlawful, unfair or deceptive ocean transportation practices and resolve shipping disputes. Commissioner Michael A. Khouri has been named to lead the Fact Finding.
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