Signals™ Headlines – December 5, 2011

December 2011

FMC Establishes Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently announced a comprehensive plan to conduct a retrospective review of the Commission’s existing rules. The C…

December 2011

TSA Adjusts Surcharges Effective January 1; Announces Revenue Recovery Initiatives

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced…

December 2011

WTSA Carriers Adjust Surcharges for January – March 2012 Quarter

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the US…

Signals™ Headlines – November 3, 2011

November 2011

FMC Announces Compromise Agreements, Recovers $477,500 in Penalties

The Federal Maritime Commission recently announced eight compromise agreements and recovered a total of $477,500 in civil penalties for alleged violations o…

November 2011

FMC Issues Proposed Rule for Service Contracts Linked to Indices, Seeks Comment

The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a proposed rulemaking to amend its rules regarding certainty of terms of service contracts and non-ve…

November 2011

TSA Carriers Increase Alameda Corridor Charge (ACC)

The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will incre…

Signals™ Headlines – October 5, 2011

October 2011

FMC Chairman Proposes Study on US Cargo Moving Via Canadian Ports

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. recently proposed a study of Canadian cargo diversion. The proposal came in response to a reque…

October 2011

President Obama Re-Nominates Michael Khouri as FMC Commissioner

On Tuesday, September 6, 2011, President Obama sent to the Senate the nomination of Commissioner Michael A. Khouri for a new, five-year term as …

October 2011

FMC Votes on Cruise Line Passenger Financial Protections and OTI Freight Indices

On September 8, 2011, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to issue a proposed rule strengthening protections for cruise line customer deposits…

October 2011

WTSA Carriers Announce Rate Increases for Key Commodities Effective Nov. 1, 2011

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East As…

Signals™ Headlines – September 2, 2011

September 2011

Carriers File Complaint against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Nine unrelated ocean carriers have filed a complaint with the The Federal Maritime Commission against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The FM…

September 2011

FMC Considers Draft Passenger Vessel Rule, TSA/WTSA Carrier Reporting at Meeting

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) discussed a number of important issues at open and closed sessions of a meeting held August 17, 2011. In t…

September 2011

TSA Carriers Reduce Fuel Surcharges Effective Oct 1 and Release Revenue Index

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will reduce fu…

September 2011

WTSA Carriers Adjust Surcharges for Oct-Dec 2011 Quarter

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East As…

Signals™ Headlines – August 3, 2011

August 2011

Federal Maritime Commission Strengthens Cruise Line Passenger Protections

On July 14, 2011, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to initiate a rulemaking to strengthen protections for cruise line customer deposits and prepayments…

August 2011

FMC Considers Port Issues and TSA/WTSA Carriers at July 13th Meeting

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) discussed a number of important issues at open and closed sessions of a Commission meeting held July 13, 2…

August 2011

Worldwide Logistics Co., Ltd. Pays $100k in Penalties for Alleged Shipping Act Violations

The Federal Maritime Commission announced it has reached a preliminary settlement agreement with Worldwide Logistics Co., Ltd. (Worldwide), a Sh…

August 2011

TSA Carriers Increase Monthly BAF, Add Singapore Doc Fee, Postpone PSS Again

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced BAF increases an…

Signals™ Headlines – July 5, 2011

July 2011

FMC Welcomes Commissioner Mario Cordero

Mario Cordero of Long Beach, CA, was sworn in on June 3, 2011, as a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term to expire on June 30, 2014. Commissioner Corde…

July 2011

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Increase PierPASS Traffic Mitigation Fee

The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) recently announced it will increase its PierPASS Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles …

July 2011

TSA Carriers Adjust Bunker Surcharge, Postpone PSS

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced chan…

July 2011

FMC Solicits Views on China’s Proposal to Increase Optional Bond Rider

The People’s Republic of China has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to revise Commission regulations for the Optional Rider for Additional NVOCC Fina…

Signals™ Headlines – June 3, 2011

June 2011

MOL Pays $1.2 Million in FMC Penalties for Alleged Shipping Act Violations

The Federal Maritime Commission recently reached a compromise agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) in which MOL has agreed to pay $1,200,000 in ci…

June 2011

FMC Launches Container Freight Index and Derivatives Working Group

The Federal Maritime Commission recently announced the formation of an internal Container Freight Index and Derivatives Working Group. This gro…

June 2011

TSA Carriers File Surcharge Increases Effective July 1, 2011

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will impose Pe…

June 2011

WTSA Carriers Increase Surcharges Effective July 1, 2011

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East As…

Signals™ Headlines – May 4, 2011

May 2011

Court Bars Indigo Logistics, LLC from Illegal Ocean Freight Forwarding Activities

A federal court has barred Indigo Logistics, LLC, located in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, from violating the Shipping Act by acting as an ocean freight fo…

May 2011

Maersk Line Receives FMC Chairman’s Earth Day Award

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. recently awarded Maersk Line the Chairman’s Earth Day Award for innovation and e…

May 2011

TSA Carriers Implement GRIs and File Peak Season Surcharges

Effective May 1, 2011 the carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA…

May 2011

WTSA Bunker Surcharges and Inland Fuel Charge Effective April-June

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East As…

Signals™ Headlines – April 5, 2011

April 2011

FMC Announces Compromise Agreements, Collects $297,500 in Penalties

The Federal Maritime Commission recently executed four compromise agreements recovering a total of $297,500 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached…

April 2011

US Senate Committee Approves FMC Nominees Dye and Cordero

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently approved President Barack Obama's nominees for appointments to the F…

April 2011

TSA Carriers File General Rate Increase Effective May 1, 2011

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced a Ge…

April 2011

NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRA) Authorized As April 18, 2011

The Federal Maritime Commission’s new rules on NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements will become effective on April 18, and will establish a new pricing opti…

Signals™ Headlines – March 3, 2011

March 2011

FMC Issues Final Rule on Changes to NVOCC Tariff Regulations

The Federal Maritime Commission has issued the final rule for Docket 10-03, NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRA). This will create a new pricing option …

March 2011

TSA Carriers Increase Fuel Surcharges Effective April 1, 2011

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will increase …

March 2011

WTSA Carriers Increase Surcharges, Some Member File GRIs

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the U.S. export trades from the USA to East As…

Signals™ Headlines – February 3, 2011

February 2011

Special Monitoring Requirements for Three Carrier Alliances Ordered by FMC

The New World Alliance, the Grand Alliance, and the CKYH Alliance have been ordered by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to comply with special monitori…

February 2011

FMC Issues Notice of Inquiry to Solicit Comments on Slow Steaming

Following its meeting on January 26, 2011, the FMC issued an official Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to solicit comments on the Impact of Slow Steaming…

February 2011

FMC’s 50th Anniversary Events Underway

During 2011, the Commission will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its creation as an independent agency. The Commission plans to hold a series of events lo…

February 2011

President Obama Nominates FMC Commissioners

President Barack Obama has resubmitted his nomination for Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye to serve another term as Federal Maritime Commissioner, and his nomina…

February 2011

FMC Notice of Inquiry on EU Regulations Draws Comments

The Federal Maritime Commission has received many comments in response to its recent Notice of Inquiry (NOI) concerning the effects on international liner s…

February 2011

TSA Carriers Increase Old Formula BAF

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will inc…

Signals™ Headlines – January 5, 2011

January 2011

FMC Reports on Vessel Capacity Investigation and Adopts Recommendations

Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye’s final report and recommendations for action in the Commission’s Fact Finding Investigation No. 26, Vessel Capacity and Equ…

January 2011

Household Goods and Personal Property Shipping Practices Considered by FMC

At its meeting on December 8, 2010, the FMC considered and approved recommendations contained in the Interim Report for Fact Finding Investigati…

January 2011

Caribbean Shipowners Association Schedules 2011 General Rate Increases

The Caribbean Shipowners Association (CSA), FMC Agreement No. 010979, have announced General Rate Increases for 2011. Three GRIs are planned, with the firs…

January 2011

TSA Carriers Increase Surcharges and Terminal Charges

Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will inc…

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