Feb 27, 2012
Senior FMC Executives and Managers Assume New Responsibilities
Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., announced that six FMC executives and managers have taken on new leadership responsibilities: Dr. Austin L. Schmitt is now serving as Director, Strategic Planning and Regulatory Review (202-523-5800, aschmitt@fmc.gov). Sandra L. Kusumoto is now serving as Director, Bureau of Trade Analysis (202-523-5796, skusumoto@fmc.gov). Vern W. Hill is now serving as Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing (202-523-5787, vhill@fmc.gov). Jennifer M. Gartlan is
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Feb 16, 2012
Study of the EU’s 2008 Repeal of Liner Shipping Competition Law Exemption Released
The FMC today released its Bureau of Trade Analysis’s Study of the 2008 Repeal of the Liner Conference Exemption from European Union Competition Law . The primary issue addressed in the multi-year Study is: What impact has the repeal of the liner conference block exemption in Europe had on U.S. liner trades? The study was launched in response to concerns that the European Union’s (EU’s) repeal might produce freight rate reductions in EU liner trades relative to US liner trades.
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Feb 15, 2012
Compromise Agreements Recover $490,000 in Penalties
The Federal Maritime Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $490,000 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with eight non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and with related companies. The agreed penalties resulted from investigations conducted by the Commission’s Area Representatives in New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Staff attorneys with the Bureau of Enforcement negotiated the compromise agreements. The parties settled and agreed to penalties, but did not admit to violations of the Act or the Commission’s regulations.
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Feb 15, 2012
Commission Meeting Scheduled for February 22, 2012
A part of the meeting will be in Open Session and the remainder of the meeting will be in Closed Session.​
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Feb 13, 2012
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate FMC Chairman and Commissioner
On Friday, February 10, 2012, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. for another term as Federal Maritime Commissioner and Chairman, and to nominate William P. Doyle for Federal Maritime Commissioner.
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