<link>http://www.fmc.gov/news/</link><copyright /><generator>Federal Maritime Commission</generator><item><title>FMC Announces 2013 Chairman’s Earth Day Awards http://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1688Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky Jr., has announced the 2013 Federal Maritime Commission’s Chairman’s Earth Day Awards recipients. This award was instituted by then-Chairman Lidinsky in 2010 to recognize outstanding environmental contributions of parties in the international waterborne commerce of t [...]Karen,GregoryThu, 18 Apr 2013 20:52:00 GMTMario Cordero to Serve as Chairmanhttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1687President Barack Obama has designated Mario Cordero as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.Karen,GregoryTue, 02 Apr 2013 13:35:00 GMTFederal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. Resignshttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1671President Obama will name Mario Cordero to be the next Federal Maritime Commission Chairman.Cathleen-Megan,MoranSat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTAdditional Information Requested from Consolidated Chassis Management Pool Agreementhttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1664FMC has requested that the parties to the Consolidated Chassis Management Pool Agreement (CCM), FMC Agreement No. 011962, provide additional information regarding the filing of Amendment No. 009 to the Agreement.Cathleen-Megan,MoranFri, 15 Mar 2013 17:07:00 GMTCommission Strengthens Cruise Line Passenger Protections and Proposes to Extend Tariff Rate Publication Exemption to Foreign Registered NVOCCshttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1653During its meeting on February 13, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission approved measures that would strengthen protections for cruise line customer deposits and prepayments, while reducing financial responsibility requirements imposed on smaller cruise lines.Cathleen-Megan,MoranFri, 22 Feb 2013 14:44:00 GMTCommissioner William P. Doyle Joins the Commissionhttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1631On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner. Commissioner Doyle was sworn in on January 10, 2013.Cathleen-Megan,MoranWed, 30 Jan 2013 19:28:00 GMTCompromise Agreements Recover $383,000 in Penaltieshttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1605The Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. announced that the Federal Maritime Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $383,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Shipping Act of 1984. The agreements were reached with six non-vessel-o [...]Cathleen-Megan,MoranWed, 14 Nov 2012 19:38:00 GMTStudy of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports Releasedhttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1553The FMC today released a Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports. The Study was prompted by requests from Members of Congress to study the impacts and the extent to which the U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), other U.S. policies and other factors may in [...]Karen,GregoryFri, 27 Jul 2012 14:45:00 GMTChairman Lidinsky Applauds New USDA Container Availability Report and Urges Full Shipper Participationhttp://www.fmc.gov/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1607The first United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report (OSCAR) was released last week. The report provides shippers, particularly those in the agriculture sector, with the participating carriers’ estimates of equipment availability for the current week [...]Cathleen-Megan,MoranTue, 17 Jul 2012 21:04:00 GMT