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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FMC Decision that Detention Fees Must Promote Freight Fluidity
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently issued a decision upholding the FMC’s determination that detention fees levied on a trucker by an ocean common carrier during a three-day port closure were…
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Testimony of Chairman DiBella Before Congress – Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission Budget Requests
Statement of Laura DiBella Chairman Federal Maritime Commission Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Chairman Ezell, Ranking Member Carbajal, and members of the…
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FMC Welcomes Commissioner Robert J. Harvey
Today, Monday, June 1, 2026, Mr. Robert J. Harvey of Florida was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. Commissioner Harvey was nominated by President Trump on September 3, 2025, to serve…
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FMC Collects Civil Penalty Payment of $1,900,000 from Shipping Line
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) investigates potential violations of the Shipping Act and Commission regulations and negotiates settlements and informal compromises of civil penalties in relation to those potential violations. Recently, the Commission…
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FMC Solicits Applications for New NSAC Members
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) is seeking applications for new members for the National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC or the Committee). NSAC is a federal advisory committee that provides information, insight, and expertise…
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FMC Applications Currently Experiencing Interim Automated Email Outage
The Office of Information Technology has been notified of an issue resulting in the failure to send automated emails from our external facing applications. Applications that may be impacted include: We are actively investigating the…
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Commission Statement Regarding Strait of Hormuz Surcharges
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) is closely monitoring the impact the current conflict in the Middle East is having on shipping conditions through the Strait of Hormuz. Under its statutory authority, the Commission…
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Laura DiBella Designated as Chairman of FMC
On January 28, 2026, President Donald J. Trump designated Laura DiBella to serve as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Chairman DiBella was sworn in as a Commissioner on January 6, 2026. She was nominated…
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MSC Assessed Civil Penalties Totaling $22.67 Million
An enforcement proceeding (Docket No. 23-08) involving MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. (MSC) recently concluded with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission). The Commission’s decision assessed a civil penalty of $22.67 million for three…
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FMC Adds Two Additional Administrative Law Judges on Temporary Basis
Two administrative law judges have been detailed from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) through the end of the fiscal year. The…
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