December 2015
FMC Eliminates Branch Office Bonding Requirement for Licensed OTIs
Effective December 9, 2015, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will eliminate the branch office bonding requirement for licensed ocean transportation interm…
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December 2015
Effective December 9, 2015, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will eliminate the branch office bonding requirement for licensed ocean transportation interm…
December 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, will red…
December 2015
Members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asia trade …
November 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has decided to move forward with final rules amending licensing requirements for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI…
November 2015
The nomination of FMC Chairman Mario Cordero has been reconfirmed as a Federal Maritime Commissioner by the U.S. Senate. Cordero joined the Commis…
November 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, implemen…
October 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has entered into a compromise agreement with Siem Car Carriers AS, a vessel-operating common carrier ba…
October 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued its Docket 15-08 to give notice of the complaint filed by General Motors LLC against Nippon Yusen …
October 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have pos…
October 2015
Some members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asia t…
October 2015
Carrier members of the United States/Australasia Discussion Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 011117, whose member carriers serve the USA/Australia and …
September 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has entered into compromise agreements recovering a total of USD 1,227,500 in civil penalties. The par…
September 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, will red…
September 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…
August 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has completed its competitive review and analysis of the Port of Seattle/Port of Tacoma Alliance Agreem…
August 2015
The FMC has released an 88-page report on U.S. port congestion and related supply chain issues prepared by its Bureau of Trade Analysis. The repor…
August 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have imp…
August 2015
The West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA) announced an increase in the PierPass Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los …
July 2015
FMC Chairman Mario Cordero announced that the Federal Maritime Commission has recently completed compromise agreements recovering a total of USD 430,000 in civ…
July 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have imp…
July 2015
Carrier members of the United States/Australasia Discussion Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 011117, whose member carriers serve the USA/Australia and …
July 2015
Some members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asia t…
June 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement (BOE) actively fosters industry compliance with the Shipping Act and other statutes and regulations w…
June 2015
A formal order of investigation has been issued by the FMC to determine if John T. Barbour, an individual trading and doing business as Barbour Aut…
June 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have adj…
June 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…
May 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a report on "Rules, Rates, and Practices Relating to Detention, Demurrage, and Free Time for Containerized Imports a…
May 2015
The United States Senate confirmed President Obama's re-nomination of William P. Doyle on March 23, 2015 as Federal Maritime Commissioner. Commiss…
May 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, implemen…
April 2015
FMC Commissioner Michael Khouri is calling on his fellow Commissioners to formally request all of the four major alliances of ocean carriers regulated by FMC t…
April 2015
The order of investigation issued by the Federal Maritime Commission in the matter of possible violations of the Shipping Act by Metro Freight Serv…
April 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, implemen…
April 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…
March 2015
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has concluded its review of a proposed amendment to the Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Infrastructure and Environmental …
March 2015
Carrier members of the United States/Australasia Discussion Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 011117, whose member carriers serve the USA/Australia and …
March 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…
March 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have adj…
February 2015
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Mario Cordero has announced his priority for the Commission in 2015 is addressing congestion issues that are plaguin…
February 2015
The FMC will host its annual Port Environmental Issues Forum on February 20, 2015 in its Main Hearing Room at its headquarters in Washington, DC. …
February 2015
On January 13, 2015, the Whitehouse announced President Obama has nominated FMC Chairman Mario Cordero for a term expiring June 30, 2019. This rea…
February 2015
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes, have fil…
February 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…
January 2015
On Thursday, December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law S.2444, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, which authorizes …
January 2015
Carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes adjusted several …
January 2015
Several members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asi…