Rule Easing Burden on Service Contract Parties Now in Effect - Federal Maritime Commission
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Rule Easing Burden on Service Contract Parties Now in Effect

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Ocean carriers, effective Thursday, June 25, 2020, are no longer required to publish a concise statement of essential terms for individual service contracts.

This change in Federal Maritime Commission regulations was made by a final rule published in yesterday’s Federal Register and culminates a process initiated with a petition filed by the World Shipping Council at the FMC in 2018.

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