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Industry Advisory: Requirements to Maintain Status as a VOCC
Common carriers publishing automated tariffs as vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) must operate at least one vessel in common carriage in the foreign commerce of the United States to maintain their status. Organizations offering common carriage…
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Industry Advisory—All FMC Statutes & Regulations Remain in Full Effect Following Bridge Collapse
Disruption to regular service at the Port of Baltimore is causing many shippers to adjust supply chain operations. Regulated entities are reminded that all statutes administered by the Federal Maritime Commission remain in effect. Common…
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Industry Advisory – Requiring No Cost Access to Tariff Publication Systems
Posted January 4, 2024 Common Carriers and Conferences must provide public access to their tariff publication systems free of charge effective February 1, 2024. This requirement is established pursuant to a Final Rule, published on January 2,…
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Industry Advisory – Names of Non-Compliant NVOCCs Posted to FMC Website
Posted August 31, 2023 The Federal Maritime Commission will begin posting the names of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) that do not publish a tariff, contrary to Commission regulations (46 C.F.R. §520.3(a)). The public is advised that the…
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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 Common Carriers (NVOCCs) and Ocean Freight Forwarders (OFFs). Common Carriers must verify…
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Industry Advisory – Requirement to File Timely and Accurate Service Contracts
The Federal Maritime Commission reminds vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) they must file all service contracts and amendments to service contracts in the Commission’s SERVCON system no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date. Failure to…
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Industry Advisory – Requirement to File Timely and Accurate Service Contracts
The Federal Maritime Commission reminds vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) they must file all service contracts and amendments to service contracts in the Commission’s SERVCON system no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date. Failure to…
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Industry Advisory — Demurrage & Detention Billing Practices
Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs) are required to comply with demurrage or detention billing practices established by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (PL 117-146). As previously advised to the trade, there is no phase-in period for this provision…
Categories: Industry Advisory
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Industry Advisory — Interim Procedures for Submitting “Charge Complaints” Under 46 U.S.C. § 41310
The Federal Maritime Commission gives the following guidance for parties wishing to dispute charges assessed by common carriers that they believe may not comply with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which became Public Law 117-146…
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