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Archive for 2013
FMC Suspends Operations Due to Federal Government Shutdown
October 1, 2013 NR 13-12 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) Update: The Federal Maritime Commission reopened on Thursday, October 17, 2013. The Federal Maritime Commission is closed effective Tuesday, October 1, 2013 as part of the federal government shutdown due to a lapse in the current fiscal year appropriations. The Commission… Read More »
Chairman Cordero Participated in 2013 CONECT Round Table
October 1, 2013 Chairman Cordero joined a round table discussion at the 2013 Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) on October 1, 2013. CONECT is the largest nonprofit member-based international trade organization in the Northeast United States. The Chairman introduced CONECT members to the role of the FMC… Read More »
Commissioner Doyle speaks at CSIS Arctic Maritime Awareness seminar
September 30, 2013 Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle addressed attendees of the Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Arctic Maritime Awareness seminar on September 27, 2013. The seminar, held at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC, was attended by representatives with Arctic interests and featured the Finnish Ambassador… Read More »
FMC Commissioners Lidinsky and Doyle Meet with China’s SISI Representatives
September 30, 2013 Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. and Commissioner William P. Doyle met with representatives of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) on September 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. Representing SISI were Professor Zhen Hong, Secretary General of SISI; Professor Zhang Jieshu, Deputy Secretary General of SISI; and Angela… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Millennium
September 26, 2013 Celebrity Cruises has notified the Commission that its vessel, Celebrity Millennium experienced issues with its propulsion engine that interrupted two sailings in August and required the cancelation of its August 23, 30 and September 6 and 13, 2013 sailings. The ship is expected to return to service… Read More »
International Warehouse Logistics Association
September 26, 2013 Chairman Cordero spoke at the 2013 Fall meeting of the California International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) on September 26, 2013. The IWLA is a trade association for third-party logistics providers whose member companies provide warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding and brokerage services, and inventory and supply chain management… Read More »
Chairman’s Luncheon Address at the Marine Log’s Global Greenship Conference
September 24, 2013 Chairman Cordero spoke on the efforts of the international maritime transportation industry to operate greener, and the need for a national freight policy when he addressed participants at the 2013 Marine Log’s Global Greenship Conference on September 24, 2013. The conference gathered vessel operators, ship and engine… Read More »
Commissioner Rebecca Dye’s Comments Delivered at the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference
September 24, 2013 Comments of Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye at the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference, September 23, 2013 Thank you for inviting me here today. I have enjoyed speaking to you a number of times in the past, and was very pleased when Ed invited me to be part… Read More »
Commissioner Doyle’s Keynote Address to the Eno Center for Transportation’s Forum on the Panama Canal
September 19, 2013 Contact: David J.Tubman, Jr., Counsel to Commissioner Doyle (202) 523-5723 FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle Keynote Address Eno Center for Transportation Forum on the Panama Canal: Lessons Learned and Implications for World Commerce Good morning. I would like to thank Eno’s President and CEO Joshua Schank as well… Read More »
Chairman Cordero Remarks at 2013 Western Cargo Conference
October 19, 2013 Chairman Mario Cordero Federal Maritime Commission Remarks at the 2013 Western Cargo Conference Rancho Mirage, CA – October 19, 2013 Thank you for the kind introduction and for inviting me to speak to your organization. I always enjoy the opportunity to speak directly with the OTI industry,… Read More »