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For Press Inquiries, Please Contact: John K. DeCrosta, 202-523-5911 The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comment to determine if changes are needed to existing regulations on carrier automated tariffs, which are publicly available systems containing common carrier rates, charges, classifications, rules, and practices. The Commission is responsible for establishing… Read More »
SUNSHINE ACT MEETING FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AGENDA STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. DATE AND TIME: April 14, 2021; 10:00AM PLACE: This meeting will be held by video conference only. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CLOSED SESSION 1. General Prohibitions in the Shipping Act and Pending Investigations CONTACT PERSON FOR… Read More »
The Federal Maritime Commission met virtually and in closed session today to discuss developments in the ongoing Fact Finding 29 investigation of challenges to the freight delivery system and possible Shipping Act violations, and to receive a briefing on the agency’s monitoring activities of ocean carrier alliances. This was the… Read More »
SUNSHINE ACT MEETING FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AGENDA STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. DATE AND TIME: April 07, 2021; 10:00AM PLACE: This meeting will be held by video conference only. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CLOSED SESSION Staff Briefing on U.S. Economic Conditions and Ocean Carrier Alliances Fact Finding 29: International Ocean Transportation… Read More »
Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei has been designated as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. The designation was made by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on March 29, 2021. Chairman Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replaces Michael A. Khouri in the role of Chairman. A native… Read More »
STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Information Demand on Detention & Demurrage Practices to Be Issued Commissioner Dye announced she will issue information demand orders to ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to determine if legal obligations related to detention and demurrage practices are being met. Commission Meeting Scheduled for February 17, 2021… Read More »
On March 15, 2021, Commissioner Maffei presented the Keynote Address at the Sixth Biennial Marine Transportation System Innovation Science and Technology Conference hosted by the National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board. The theme of the conference was “Advancing the Marine Transportation System through Automation and Autonomous Technologies.” In his… Read More »
The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States one-year ago and its ensuing spread has created a year of challenges for Americans, including economic impacts and hardships. The loss of cruise operations over the course of an entire year has been felt by people and municipalities who rely on this… Read More »
Commissioner Louis E. Sola today released “Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Cruise Industry on California, Hawaii, and the Pacific,” the latest in a series of interim reports being issued as part of the ongoing Fact Finding 30 investigation he is conducting. The report examines direct and indirect economic impacts… Read More »
Commissioner Louis E. Sola was interviewed as part of a CNBC story, “Cruise Lines Stay Afloat Amid COVID-19”, reported by Seema Moody, which ran on the March 12, 2021 edition of “The News With Shepherd Smith”. The story can be viewed at: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/03/12/demand-for-cruises-spike-as-economy-reopens.html In April 2020, the Federal Maritime Commission… Read More »
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