Browse Signals™ Monthly Updates below
December 2009
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky announced details of the FMC's plan to undertake a comprehensive study of the impact of the European Union's elimination of shipping con…
December 2009
FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky recently announced the formation of an internal Maritime Environmental Advisory Committee to provide leadership in identifying and supporting the creation of green j…
December 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced increased surcharges for …
November 2009
The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved a ban on pre-1994 drayage trucks. Beginning January 1, 2010, drayage trucks with engine year models earlier than 1994 will be banned …
November 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently announced an order of investigation into alleged Shipping Act violations committed by Hong Kong-based NVOCC World Chance Logistics (Hong Kong)…
November 2009
The United States Australasia Discussion Agreement (USADA), FMC Agreement No. 011117, whose member lines provide direct service between the U.S. and Australia and New Zealand, announced plans to …
October 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) discussed a number of important issues at open and closed sessions of a Commission meeting held Sept. 15, 2009. In the open session of the meeting, the age…
October 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission will be a sponsor of the 2009 International Maritime Organization (IMO) World Maritime Day Parallel Event . This event will highlight the maritime community’s …
October 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced it has no plans to back d…
September 2009
On July 31, 2009, Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. was sworn in as a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2012. Lidinsky was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 18, 2009 a…
September 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission officially ended its investigation into the Clean Truck Programs at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. FMC Commissioners unanimously dismissed FMC Docket …
September 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) effect…
September 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced increases to Bunker Adjustm…
August 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission announced eight compromise agreements, resulting in the collection of $748,000 in civil penalties. FMC Area Representatives in Los Angeles, New York, South …
August 2009
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member lines serve the U.S. import trades from East Asia to the USA, announced a steep general rate increase (GRI).…
July 2009
President Barack Obama recently designated FMC Commissioner Joseph E. Brennan to serve as Acting Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Brennan has been serving on the Commission f…
July 2009
On June 9, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. to serve as a Federal Maritime Commissioner. Lidinsky, an attorney and international trade consultant, is a maritime i…
July 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission’s legal challenge to the Clean Truck Programs of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is withdrawn. On June 16, 2009 the FMC filed a motion in the U.S. Dist…
July 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) calcul…
June 2009
Federal Maritime Commissioners Brennan, Creel and Dye were congratulated and thanked for their hard work by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation at the May 13,…
June 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced increases to Bunker Ad…
June 2009
The Inland Fuel Charge (IFC) for the July thru September 2009 period will be reduced to US$ 132 per ctr for rail and intermodal rail/truck shipments, and US$ 38 per ctr for local/regional truck s…
June 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) calcul…
May 2009
Federal Maritime Commissioner Harold J. Creel, Jr. announced that he will leave the agency when his term ends on June 30, 2009. Commissioner Creel is ending a nearly 15-year career with …
May 2009
A California U.S. District Court has temporarily halted some key provisions of the Clean Truck Programs at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Foremost among the provisions struck dow…
May 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) calcul…
May 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) announced new efforts to establish a floor on rates and stabilize freight revenues. The group agreed to establish minimum r…
April 2009
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction of the Clean Truck Programs at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Court reversed th…
April 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission dismissed a complaint filed by Verucci Motorcycles, LLC against Senator International Ocean, LLC, an NVOCC based in Miami, Florida. Verucci Motorcycles, an impor…
April 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced a new Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) formula and a …
April 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced their intentions to put an end to “non-compensato…
March 2009
On February 18, 2009, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach began collecting the long-delayed Clean Truck Fee (CTF). This $35 per 20ft container and $70 per 40ft container fee…
March 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission announced the withdrawal of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement’s (TSA) proposed agreement amendment authorizing TSA members to discuss vessel capacity. O…
March 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increased Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) for the period …
March 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced April 1 reductions to …
March 2009
The Inland Fuel Charge (IFC) for April to June 2009 will be reduced to US$ 153 per container for rail and intermodal rail/truck shipments, and US$ 44 per container for local/regional truck shipme…
March 2009
The Panama Canal Authority is increasing full container vessel tolls as of May 1, 2009. The canal authority approved a 2009 toll increase of 10.1 percent. This increase will be implement…
February 2009
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced they will begin collecting the $35 per TEU Clean Trucks Fee (CTF) February 18, 2009. The CTF is expected to raise about $1 million a day. The…
February 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission denied two requests for expedited agreement review at its January 14, 2009 meeting. The commission voted 2-1 to deny a request for expedited review to the Port F…
February 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and re…
February 2009
The Federal Maritime Commission announced the filing of numerous new and amended agreements in January. Many filings were amendments made to existing vessel sharing/charting agreements. Me…
January 2009
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member lines serve the East Asia/USA trade lane, filed an agreement amendment with the Federal Maritime Commissio…
January 2009
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will not be receiving millions of dollars in California state grant money for their Clean Truck Programs. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) inform…
January 2009
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced that it will transition …
January 2009
The Inland Fuel Charge (IFC) for January to March 2009 will be US$ 311 per container for rail and intermodal rail/truck shipments, and US$ 90 per container for local/regional truck shipments. W…
January 2009
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced the January to March 2009 Currency Adjustment Facto…
