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  • October 2023 Activity Report

    STATEMENTS & RELEASES September 2023 Activity Report Commissioner Sola Featured Speaker at the American Maritime Forum Commissioner Louis E. Sola delivered a compelling presentation at the American Maritime Forum held in Miami, FL on October…

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  • September 2023 Activity Report 

    STATEMENTS & RELEASES FMC Discusses OSRA Implementation, Consumer Assistance Accomplishments Commissioners were briefed at a September 21, 2023, meeting that substantive progress is being made in completing three of the rulemakings mandated by the Ocean…

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  • August 2023 Activity Report

    STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Industry Advisory—Names of Non-Compliant NVOCCs Posted to FMC Website The Federal Maritime Commission began posting the names of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) that do not publish a tariff, contrary to Commission regulations…

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  • Industry Advisory – Names of Non-Compliant NVOCCs Posted to FMC Website

    Posted August 31, 2023 The Federal Maritime Commission will begin posting the names of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) that do not publish a tariff, contrary to Commission regulations (46 C.F.R. §520.3(a)). The public is advised that the…

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  • FMC July 2023 Activity Report

    STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Industry Advisory—Requirements for Doing Business with NVOCCs and OFFs The Federal Maritime Commission reminds Common Carriers, including Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs), they must meet their compliance obligations when doing business with Non-Vessel-Operating…

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  • Commission Publishes Update of its Official Case Law Reporter

    The Federal Maritime Commission has published on its website an update to Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission, Second Series (Volume 6). This publication provides a compendium of Initial and Final Decisions of the Commission and…

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  • Cindy Hennigan Named Deputy Managing Director

    Chairman Daniel B. Maffei today announced that Cindy R. Hennigan has been designated as the Deputy Managing Director and appointed to be a member of the Senior Executive Service. As Deputy Managing Director, Ms. Hennigan…

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  • National Shipper Advisory Committee Holding August 9, 2023 Meeting

    Posted August 9, 2023 The National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) will hold a meeting on August 9, 2023, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Central) at the Target Corporation headquarters located at 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN…

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  • FMC JUNE 2023 ACTIVITY REPORT

    STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FMC Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Unreasonable Refusal to Deal  The Federal Maritime Commission issued Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing how it would implement the prohibition on common carriers unreasonably refusing…

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  • Industry Advisory — Requirements for Doing Business with NVOCCs and OFFs

    The Federal Maritime Commission reminds Common Carriers, including Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs), they must meet their compliance obligations when doing business with Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) and Ocean Freight Forwarders (OFFs). Common Carriers must verify…

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