Browse Signals™ Monthly Updates below
December 2002
An association of motor carriers serving the Port of New York has petitioned the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to request an investigation of possible Shipping Act violations by the marine termina…
December 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has ordered a formal investigation and hearing into the activities of Golden Bridge International Inc., an OTI-NVOCC based in Southern California. According to FMC Do…
December 2002
The FMC’s investigation of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and its service contracting practices continues to move forward. In late November, FMC Commissioner Joseph E. Brennan held …
November 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has announced eleven compromise agreements recovering civil penalties in an aggregate amount of $820,000. The agreements were reached with a vessel-operating common ca…
November 2002
The FMC Bureau of Enforcement (BOE) and Empire Lines Co., Inc. (Empire) have reached agreement to settle Docket 02-11 with the payment of $40,000 to FMC. In August 2002, the Commission issued an Orde…
November 2002
The imposition of Port Congestion Surcharges by ocean carriers serving US West Coast ports has prompted the Federal Maritime Commission to issue a special advisory notice on its web site at www.fmc.go…
November 2002
The South Florida NVOCC-NAOCC Association has petitioned the FMC to request an investigation of allegedly unlawful activities by the members of the Caribbean Shipping Owners Association (CSA). The Fl…
November 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses of several Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses that were surrendered voluntarily are noted. License numbers ending with the letter "F" a…
October 2002
The new Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has begun reaching out to the ocean shipping community in the USA. In the past two weeks FMC Chairman Steve Blust has addressed the National …
October 2002
The FMC’s investigation of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and its service contracting practices took another step forward in September. The Commission issued Section 15 Orders to ea…
October 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses of several Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses that were surrendered voluntarily are noted. License numbers ending with the letter "F" a…
September 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has a new Chairman, Steven R. Blust of Tampa, Florida. Mr. Blust was nominated by President Bush earlier this year to the term on the Commission that expires on …
September 2002
In response to a petition filed in May 2002 by two US based associations representing NVOCCs the FMC has ordered an Investigation into allegations that ocean carrier members of the Transpacific Stabil…
September 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses several Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses that were surrendered voluntarily are noted with the symbol (S). License numbers ending with …
August 2002
Green Master Int’l Freight Services, Ltd., a Taiwan based NVOCC, has been ordered by the FMC to pay a civil penalty of $1,530,000 due to violations of the Shipping Acts. According to the Initial De…
August 2002
The FMC has ordered a formal investigation of possible Shipping Act violations by All Flags Forwarding Inc., an FMC licensed ocean freight forwarder and NVOCC based in Jamaica, NY. According to Docke…
July 2002
President Bush has nominated Rebecca F. Dye to the Federal Maritime Commission. Ms. Dye has been nominated to serve the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2005. This is the term recentl…
July 2002
The FMC Bureau of Enforcement recently advertised an opening for an additional Area Representative for its Miami office. The Bureau maintains a headquarters office in Washington, DC, as well as Area…
July 2002
The meeting of the Federal Maritime Commissioners on June 25th resulted in several actions. In the matter of Petition P01-02 For an Investigation of the Contracting Practices of the Transpacific …
July 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses that were surrendered voluntarily are noted with the symbol (S). License numbers ending with the l…
June 2002
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) and the International Association of NVOCCs, Inc. (IANVOCC) have jointly petitioned the Federal Maritime Commission to…
June 2002
The US Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of the Federal Maritime Commission in the case of FMC v. South Carolina State Ports Authority. This decision is significant because it limits FMC’s juri…
June 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has ordered Transglobal Logistic Forwarding Co., Ltd. (Transglobal) to pay a fine of $1,440,000 due to violations of the Shipping Acts documented FMC Docket 01-09. FMC…
June 2002
FMC Chairman Hal Creel urged shippers, carriers and transportation intermediaries to submit comments and questions to the Commission, and to the Chinese Government on China’s new shipping law and re…
June 2002
The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the US Senate held a short hearing on Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2002 on the nomination of Steven Robert Blust, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Comm…
June 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses of the following Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses were terminated due to failure to maintain valid surety bonds, or surrendered volunt…
June 2002
Work is nearly complete on our Spanish language web site and newsletter! Very soon all visitors to http://www.dpiusa.com will find an * En Español * button on the left frame of our home page. This …
May 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has recently entered into compromise agreements which resulted in the collection of a total of $764,000 in civil penalties. These agreement…
April 2002
Sea-Land Service, Inc. has been found liable for hundreds of serious violations of the Shipping Act. According to FMC Docket 98-06 between 1996 and 1998 Sea-Land violated Section 10 of the Shipping A…
April 2002
Commissioner John A. Moran has submitted his resignation from the Federal Maritime Commission, effective April 15, 2002. Commissioner Moran was appointed by President Clinton, and has served as a Com…
April 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has proposed to revise its existing fees for (1) filing petitions and complaints; (2) various public information services, such as record searches, document copying, an…
April 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking information and comments from the public concerning the effects of a recently promulgated Decree of the People's Republic of Chin…
April 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has recently terminated the licenses of 32 Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses were terminated due to failure to maintain valid surety bonds, or…
March 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has delayed the implementation of a recently filed amendment to the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) that would allow WTSA to establish a ree…
March 2002
Michael A. Rosas has joined the Federal Maritime Commission as an Administrative Law Judge. Judge Rosas is replacing Judge Paul B. Lang who recently joined another federal agency. Prior to joining t…
March 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued its Annual Performance Plan for FY 2003. This plan was developed with the benefit of nearly three years' experience under the new ocean shipping environment …
February 2002
President George W. Bush has announced his intention to nominate Steven Robert Blust of Tampa, Florida to serve as Commissioner and Designate Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Blust will b…
February 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has ordered Universal Logistic Forwarding Co., Ltd. (Universal); an NVOCC based in Taipei, Taiwan to pay a civil penalty of $1,237,500 for violations of the Shipping Ac…
February 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has decided its current bonding and insurance requirements for passenger vessel operators serving the USA are not meeting the needs of the cruising public. Over the p…
February 2002
The FMC has decided to institute a formal proceeding to determine if the Canaveral Port Authority is in violation of the Shipping Act. This is action is a response to the information developed by for…
January 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has begun a formal proceeding to cancel the tariffs and license of two companies associated with Martyn C. Merritt. According to Docket 01-12 the FMC plans to cancel t…
January 2002
The Federal Maritime Commission has released a copy of the 60 page brief it recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of FMC v. South Carolina State Ports Authority. This case involves th…
January 2002
The FMC has recently terminated the licenses of 42 Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). Licenses were terminated due to failure to maintain valid surety bonds, or surrendered voluntarily. F…
