Posted December 20, 2023 STATEMENTS & RELEASES National Shipper Advisory Committee November 2023 Meeting A recording of the November 16, 2023 meeting of the National Shipper Advisory Committee is available for viewing on the Federal Maritime…

STATEMENTS & RELEASES September 2023 Activity Report Commissioner Sola Featured Speaker at the American Maritime Forum Commissioner Louis E. Sola delivered a compelling presentation at the American Maritime Forum held in Miami, FL on October…

STATEMENTS & RELEASES FMC Discusses OSRA Implementation, Consumer Assistance Accomplishments Commissioners were briefed at a September 21, 2023, meeting that substantive progress is being made in completing three of the rulemakings mandated by the Ocean…

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Industry Advisory—Names of Non-Compliant NVOCCs Posted to FMC Website The Federal Maritime Commission began posting the names of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) that do not publish a tariff, contrary to Commission regulations…

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Industry Advisory—Requirements for Doing Business with NVOCCs and OFFs The Federal Maritime Commission reminds Common Carriers, including Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs), they must meet their compliance obligations when doing business with Non-Vessel-Operating…

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FMC Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Unreasonable Refusal to Deal  The Federal Maritime Commission issued Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing how it would implement the prohibition on common carriers unreasonably refusing…

Posted June 28, 2023 STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Two Shipping Lines Pay Civil Penalties Totaling $2.65 Million Two ocean common carriers have paid a combined total of $2.65 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations of misconduct…

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS New Video Explains Charge Complaint Process A new multimedia presentation provides the public with instructions on how to file charge complaints at the Federal Maritime Commission. Statement of Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel…

STATEMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Testimony of Chairman Maffei before Congress Prepared statement of Chairman Daniel Maffei before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation at hearing entitled “Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for…