Browse Signals™ Monthly Updates below
December 1998
The FMC requirement for Anti-Rebating Certification has been waived for 1999. Due to this waiver the chief executive officers of common carriers, NVOCCs and freight forwarders will not be required to …
December 1998
At a meeting held in Washington on November 24, the FMC Commissioners approved the publication of the first two of several proposed rulemakings to be undertaken implementing the Ocean Shipping Reform …
November 1998
On October 15, 1998, after nearly four years of consideration by the US Congress, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, (Senate Bill S.414) was signed into law by President Clinton. While the new Act…
November 1998
Here at DPI we will of course obtain the necessary FMC approval for our tariff publishing system, and for all tariffs published on behalf of our customers. We expect FMC will review the DPI tariff sys…
November 1998
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has retained its power to investigate shippers, carriers and forwarders alleged to have violated the Shipping Act. Section 10 of the Act continues to prohibit car…
November 1998
This New Zealand based NVOCC is alleged by FMC to have entered into and participated in arrangements with two vessel operating common carriers that were not filed with the FMC in tariffs or service co…
October 1998
In response to recent complaints the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) opened its Fact Finding Investigation No. 23 - Ocean Common Carrier Practices in the TransPacific Trades - on 21Sep1998. The FMC …
October 1998
By this docket the FMC opened a proceeding to determine if Eastern Mediterranean Shipping Corp., a New York based NVOCC, and its owner and operator, Anil K. Sharma, violated the Shipping Act. Docket 9…
October 1998
In an expansion of its Field Representative Program, the Federal Maritime Commission announced September 8, 1998 it has appointed Mr. Emmanuel Mingione to carry out enforcement and liaison activities …
October 1998
Only six working days remain for the US Senate to approve S. 414 before the 105th Congress adjourns on Oct. 9, 1998. At this writing, the Ship Reform bill is not listed on the Senate calendar. The leg…
September 1998
A leading Russian ocean carrier, Far Eastern Shipping Company PLC of Vladivostok, Russia, and its subsidiaries incorporated in the US: Ocean Management Incorporated, FESCO Intermodal, Inc. and FESCO A…
September 1998
This FMC docket served August 12 includes an information demand order served by the FMC on US and Chinese flag carriers operating in the US-China trade, and a notice of inquiry seeking public comments…
September 1998
With the US Senate enjoying its summer holiday, there was no action taken on this proposed legislation in August. In order for the Ship Reform Act (S.414) to gain approval this year the Senate must vo…
August 1998
The US House of Representatives voted today to approve the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, and send the bill back to the Senate. While the House vote is a big step forward for the ship reform bill,…
August 1998
This FMC inquiry seeks public comments on automated tariff publication systems that best comport with the directives of S.414, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, and its legislative history. Also,…
August 1998
By this docket the FMC proposes to review its existing fees for filing petitions, complaints, special docket applications, freight forwarder license applications, ATFI tariff filing and user charges, …
July 1998
At this writing, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 (Senate Bill S.414), approved by the US Senate on April 21, remains "on hold" in the US House of Representatives. These delays have enabled oppon…
July 1998
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers Kin Bridge Express Inc., of Taipei, Taiwan, and Kin Bridge Express (U.S.A.), Inc. of Jamaica, NY, USA are alleged by the FMC to have participated in a scheme of co…
July 1998
China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corporation, d/b/a Sinotrans, a vessel operating common carrier represented in the USA by Norton Lilly International, agreed to pay the FMC $60,000 on June …
July 1998
In a compromise agreement, Solex Express, Inc., a non-vessel-operating common carrier, paid the FMC $70,000 to settle allegations set forth in FMC Docket No. 97-19. In this docketed proceeding the FMC…
June 1998
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 (Senate Bill S.414), approved by the US Senate on April 21, has still not yet been introduced in the US House of Representatives. Time is running short for this s…
June 1998
On May 4, 1998 the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced seven compromise agreements for alleged violations of the Shipping Act of 1984, recovering civil penalties in an aggregate amount of $206…
June 1998
Recent public remarks by FMC Chairman Hal Creel indicate the agency is not satisfied with the progress of reforms at Japanese ports. The FMC may be considering a renewal of sanctions against Japanese …
May 1998
The bill has been referred to the US House of Representatives, where a similar version of the bill has yet to be introduced in this Congress. Chances of passage in the House this year appear far from …
May 1998
Maintains an independent Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).Eliminates public disclosure of service contract rates and charges agreed between vessel operators and shippers, but contracts will continue …
May 1998
thUntil the bill is fully approved it has no impact on FMC regulations. There are no regulatory changes currently under consideration by the FMC. The FMC is enforcing the current US shipping law, and …
May 1998
There will be one key change to our operations that will make our service here at DPI more timely. Currently, tariff filing requests from our customers are promptly reviewed by our staff, entered into…
