Archive for 2022

Updated: FMC has Completed Conducting Server and Application Maintenance

Updated June 27, 2022 (Originally Posted June 13, 2022) The Federal Maritime Commission has completed conducting server maintenance on the following systems which are now accessible to the public: Common Carrier Tariff and MTO Schedule Registration Automated Form FMC-1 Application for License as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary Automated Form FMC-18 E-Monitoring… Read More »

Chairman Maffei Addresses AgTC Annual Meeting

Chairman Daniel B. Maffei delivered the keynote address at the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Annual Meeting last week, addressing the recently passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and outlining new initiatives implemented by the Commission to mitigate supply chain congestion and related issues. The remarks were delivered on Wednesday,… Read More »

Industry Advisory — Applicability of Provisions Contained in PL 117-146

On June 16, 2022, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 became Public Law 117-146. Certain provisions of the statute became effective immediately upon enactment with no allowance for a phase-in period. Regulated entities must comply with all relevant statutory requirements. An opinion of the General Counsel on this issue… Read More »

Letter of Commissioner Sola to President Joe Biden

Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola wrote the President on June 23, 2022, regarding the Hugh Leatherman terminal in Charleston, South Carolina. Text of the letter: Dear President Biden: Thank you for your kind invitation to attend the Ocean Shipping Reform Act signing ceremony last Thursday. With your signature you have… Read More »

Meeting of the Federal Maritime Commission – June 22, 2022

Authority: 46 U.S.C. § 46103(c); 46 C.F.R. § 503.84. The meeting commenced at 11:03 a.m. and recessed at 12:32 p.m. All individuals present at the briefing were Commissioners or Commission employees: Chairman Daniel B. Maffei, Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel, Commissioner Louis E. Sola, Commissioner Max Vekich, Katharine… Read More »

Statements of  Commissioners Bentzel, Sola, and Vekich regarding Comments Submitted to the Surface Transportation Board on the Proposed Consolidation of the Railroad Systems of Canadian Pacific Railway and the Kansas City Southern Railway

Federal Maritime Commissioners Carl W. Bentzel, Louis E. Sola, and Max M. Vekich, in their capacity as individual Commissioners, submitted comments Wednesday to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) objecting to the proposed consolidation of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. (CP) and the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS). The three Commissioners urged… Read More »

Former Chairman Michael A. Khouri Awarded FMC Gold Medal

The Federal Maritime Commission recognized the leadership and contributions of former Chairman and Commissioner Michael A. Khouri by awarding him a Gold Medal and Citation at its May 2022 Commission meeting. During his tenure on the Commission, Mr. Khouri had a meaningful impact in many ways, including leading Fact Finding… Read More »

Statement of Commissioner Max M. Vekich Regarding USDA Initiative to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports and West Coast Ports

Commissioner Max M. Vekich commends Secretary Tom Vilsack for the recently announced U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative that will assist American-grown agricultural products to reach global markets. Under the program, agricultural exporters will receive $200 per container of farm goods exported out of the ports of Seattle, Tacoma, or Oakland…. Read More »

Statement of Daniel B. Maffei on Passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

I applaud yesterday’s passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 by the U.S. House of Representatives and look forward to this legislation being signed into law. The strong bipartisan and bicameral support in Congress to act and address the multitude of challenges U.S. shippers—especially exporters—have faced over the… Read More »

Statement by Commissioners Carl W. Bentzel and Max Vekich on FMC’s approval of the $2 million Settlement Agreement with Hapag-Lloyd

Commissioners Carl W. Bentzel and Max Vekich commend the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement for its work in reaching a $2 million settlement agreement with Hapag-Lloyd with regards to unreasonable assessment of detention and demurrage charges. The Commission must continue its work to address unjust and unreasonable practices for the benefit… Read More »