A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the shipping industry with respect to violations of the Shipping Act - can a single act constitute a Shipping Act violation or does there have to be more pervasive or systematic conduct? But...more
Ending a process that started back in 2004, the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) voted unanimously on June 6, 2018 to exempt Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (“NVOCCs”) from certain filing requirements related to their...more
8/1/2018
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Exemptions ,
Federal Maritime Commission ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Regulations ,
NRA ,
NVOCCs ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Service Agreements ,
Service Contracts ,
Shipping
As has been widely reported, the California Supreme Court on April 30, 2018, issued a decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County that rejected a long-standing flexible, multifactor...more