Archive for the ‘Cordero’ Category

Commissioner Mario Cordero Testifies to Congress Regarding Maritime Transportation: Opportunities and Challenges for the Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission

Commissioner Mario Cordero Summary Testimony United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Booker, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for providing me with this opportunity to appear before you today. President Obama… Read More »

Commissioner Cordero Leaving FMC to Serve as Executive Director of Port of Long Beach

NR 17-08 Contact: John K. DeCrosta, (202) 523-5911 Commissioner Mario Cordero will depart the Federal Maritime Commission next month in order to accept the job of Executive Director of the Port of Long Beach, California. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted Friday afternoon to hire Mr. Cordero to run the port…. Read More »

Commissioner Cordero’s Keynote Address at Capital Link’s 11th Annual International Shipping & Offshore Forum

Capital Link’s 11th Annual International Shipping & Offshore Forum Keynote Address March 20, 2017 | Metropolitan Club in New York City Thank you for your kind introduction. I am honored to deliver the Keynote here at the 11th Annual Capital Link International Shipping Forum in New York City. The international… Read More »

Commissioner Cordero’s Remarks to NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association

February 2, 2017 Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting to speak with you. I’ll try to keep my remarks brief and shed some light on the work of the Commission and my own personal outlook on the state of the industry. Last year was one of significant and historical… Read More »

FMC Chairman Discusses Ports, Shipping, Maritime Infrastructure, and Port Efficiencies with Key Members of Congress

January 13, 2017 Key Members of Congress interested in ports, shipping, and infrastructure hosted Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero for a conversation yesterday about trends in these sectors and their contributions to the American economy. Chairman Cordero travelled to Capitol Hill at the invitation of Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX)… Read More »

Chairman Cordero Statement to AAPA XXV Latin American Congress of Ports

December 6, 2016 Remarks by Mario Cordero Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission To AAPA XXV Latin American Congress of Ports Thursday, December 1, 2016 Merida, Mexico Good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to speak today. I am very pleased to be on this panel and to have the opportunity… Read More »

Cordero Addresses World Shipping Summit 2016 in Shanghai

November 4, 2016 Good morning and thank you for the very kind invitation to join you this year. It is an honor to speak at the World Shipping Summit: one of the world’s leading forums for our industry. Periodically, something happens in the shipping world that makes the greater public… Read More »

Copenhagen Event is Forum for Addressing Issues & Future of Container Shipping

October 28, 2016 More than 200 key global leaders from the shipping industry and government agencies regulating that business assembled in Copenhagen this week for the third Danish Maritime Forum where key trends, issues, and problems confronting the sector were discussed. Attending the Forum for the first time was Federal… Read More »

Chairman Cordero’s TOC Remarks

October 12, 2016 Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here today, especially as it allows me to discuss an issue of keen interest to me for many years now—how we can better integrate the economies of the United States and Latin America. You may recall back in 2009,… Read More »

Discurso de Chairman Cordero en TOC Americas

October 12, 2016 Buenos días. Es un placer estar aquí con ustedes, especialmente por que me permite discutir un tema que ha sido de gran interés para mi por muchos años – que es como podemos mejorar la integración de las economías de los Estados Unidos y América Latina Ustedes… Read More »