Ten Points to Rationalize and Restart the United States Maritime Industry
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently issued a decision on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding Evergreen Shipping Agency’s imposition of detention charges....more
Beneficial cargo owners have faced well-reported challenges in recent bid seasons. Two plus years of global pandemic unleashed supply and capacity interruption, carrier lane divergence, and an explosion in rates as well as...more
Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or the Commission) has released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29 titled "The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply...more
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted in a closed session on Sept. 26, 2019, to eliminate the requirement for vessel operators to publish essential terms of their service contracts. The decision is a response to a...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