Archive for 2010

Upgrade of Commission’s Website Operating Platform

September 29, 2010 NR 10-22 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) On Thursday, September 30th, you may notice some changes to the Commission’s website. That’s because the Commission is transitioning to an upgraded website operating platform, the first of two major phases in the Commission’s website upgrade and redesign process. These… Read More »

President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate FMC Commissioners

September 20, 2010 NR 10-21 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) On Friday, September 17, 2010, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye for another term as Federal Maritime Commissioner, and announced his intent to nominate Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero for Federal Maritime Commissioner. Chairman Lidinsky said,… Read More »

Winds of Change: Summary of Address on Recent Developments in Maritime Policy and Competition Law

September 7, 2010 Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. Chairman, U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Winds of Change: Summary of Address on Recent Developments in Maritime Policy and Competition Law Global Shippers’ Forum Macau September 6, 2010 I. Priorities for the Federal Maritime Commission In the Summer of 2009, President Obama appointed… Read More »

Commissioner Dye Testifies to Congress Regarding Ocean Vessel Capacity, Shipping Container Availability, and Fact-Finding Investigation Number 26

June 30, 2010 Click here to download document

Chairman Lidinsky Testifies to Congress Regarding Ocean Vessel Capacity, Shipping Container Availability, and Fact-Finding Investigation Number 26

June 30, 2010

Fact Finding Launched to Examine Household Goods and Personal Property Shipping Practices

June 23, 2010 NR 10-16 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) By unanimous vote, the FMC initiated Fact Finding Investigation No. 27 into complaints or inquiries from individual shippers of household goods and personal property in U.S.-foreign oceanborne trades. This investigation will further the Commission’s Strategic Goal to protect the public from unlawful,… Read More »

FMC’s 50th Anniversary

June 16, 2010 Anniversary Event Feature On August 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order that established the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) as an independent agency. Under the order, called Reorganization Plan No. 7, the shipping laws of the U.S. were separated into two categories: regulatory and… Read More »

Comments of FMC Commissioner Michael A. Khouri at the International Trade Symposium: Charting New Horizons

May 13, 2010 Good morning. My thanks to the Virginia Maritime Association and American Shipper for the opportunity to join this panel discussion. My remarks today reflect my personal views and thoughts and are not offered as the official position of the United States or the Federal Maritime Commission. The… Read More »

Chairman Lidinsky’s Speech Before the Cotton Club

May 7, 2010 Thank you very much for inviting me here this afternoon to share with you what the Federal Maritime Commission has been doing since I became Chairman last September and to touch on several key issues now on our plate. In looking back, as well as looking ahead,… Read More »

Port of Los Angeles Receives FMC Chairman’s Inaugural Earth Day Award

April 21, 2010 NR 10-11 Contact: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary (202-523-5725) Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. today announced that the Port of Los Angeles is receiving the Chairman’s Earth Day Award for innovation and environmental leadership in developing and implementing its Clean Truck Program. This is the first… Read More »