Federal Maritime Commission

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has pushed back against allegations by two Federal Maritime Commissioners (FMC) that the container lines are not meeting service obligations — particularly to U.S. agriculture exporters — citing a lack of evidence. In a Monday letter to FMC Commissioners Carl...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Thursday adopted a final rule that eases certain publication requirements for ocean container carriers, providing partial relief sought by the World Shipping Council in a 2018 petition to the agency. The FMC's approval of the rule follows a Feb. 14...

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would allow the formation of a committee of American shippers to advise the Federal Maritime Commission on policies related to competitiveness, reliability, integrity and fairness in ocean shipping. FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye proposed...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) official in charge of monitoring the current U.S. supply chain impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic said she has brought together myriad industry stakeholders to find immediate remedies to these problems and prepare for the reopening of the economy. "...

Steep reductions in containership sailings over the next several months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have many U.S. marine terminal operators wondering how they are going to afford their annual lease payments to port authorities. The country's nearly 100 large and small container...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Monday, April 27, said it would temporarily allow service contracts to be filed up to 30 days after they take effect to provide relief to shippers and ocean container carriers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the FMC order, the relief...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said there has been no shortage of container-shipping industry members willing to participate in its initiative to identify ways to overcome supply chain obstacles caused by the coronavirus pandemic. "There was a very strong, positive response to the...

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA), which globally represents an industry of about 40,000 forwarding and logistics firms, is urging ocean carriers to review their container demurrage and detention charges to ensure that they are not unreasonably applied during...

On March 31, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) authorized Commissioner Rebecca Dye to begin working with representatives from the container-shipping industry to identify "operational solutions to cargo delivery challenges" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The FMC order, known as Fact...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Thursday its legal staff is working diligently to finalize an interpretive rule regarding the fair assessment of demurrage and detention fees on shippers by ocean carriers and marine terminals. Trade groups told the FMC this month that with the...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), which is charged with ensuring fair and reasonable competition in the U.S. international container trades, said it remains open for business, but will "hold meetings and other public-facing activities via phone, e-mail, and other platforms that allow for...