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FMC Designates Korea-Based Container Company a Controlled Carrier
The Federal Maritime Commission today classified Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) as a controlled carrier of the Government of the Republic of Korea and added it to the agency’s Controlled Carrier List. Controlled Carriers are ocean…
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FMC Investigating Possible Failure to Comply with Chassis Provisioning Order
The Federal Maritime Commission opened an investigation today to determine if the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) and its members are complying with a decision issued earlier this year establishing the right of shipper…
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May 2024 Activity Report
Statements & Releases Commission May 2024 Meeting Video Available for Replay Compromise Agreements Yield over $2.3 Million in Penalties & Changes to Business Practices The Federal Maritime Commission has entered into compromise agreements with three…
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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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FMC Unveils Redesigned Website
The Federal Maritime Commission today launched an updated version of its website that improves ease of navigation, information accessibility, and ways for the public to identify and request assistance from the agency. The website now…
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Commission Publishes Update of its Official Case Law Reporter
The Federal Maritime Commission has published on its website an update to Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission, Second Series (Volume 7). This publication provides a compendium of Initial and Final Decisions of the Commission…
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FMC May Meeting Focused on Agency Outreach and Licensing Efforts
Demand for cargo and passenger ocean transportation services remains strong post-pandemic and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) used the open session of its May 2024 meeting to highlight how agency licensing and outreach programs improve…
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FMC Seeks Public Comments on New Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd Cooperative Agreement
The Federal Maritime Commission has opened a 12-day comment period allowing interested members of the public to respond to Maersk and Hapag Lloyd’s newly filed vessel sharing agreement, the Gemini Cooperation Agreement. Instructions for submitting…
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Final Rule on Demurrage & Detention Cleared to Take Full Effect May 28
Recent actions taken by the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Maritime Commission clear the way for the final rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing Practices to take full effect on…
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