Daniel B. Maffei designated FMC Chairman
President Biden has nominated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Chairman Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replaces Michael A. Khouri in the role
President Biden has nominated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Chairman Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replaces Michael A. Khouri in the role
Flexing its muscle after enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Federal Maritime Commission is reorganizing its investigative and prosecution functions by consolidating them into a newly created Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations,
The Federal Maritime Commission yesterday approved a settlement agreement reached between its Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) and Hapag-Lloyd AG. It will see the ocean carrier pay a $2 million civil penalty to
The scope of the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) scrutiny of ocean carrier behavior has broadened. In addition to its examination of detention and demurrage charges, it has has launched an expedited inquiry
December 2020 With both the United Nations and the U.S. saying maritime workers are essential, it’s important that we ask whether those workers should be prioritized before the general, less-at-risk population. As
Two Federal Maritime Commissioners, Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei, are urging that rapid COVID-19 testing be made available as soon as possible to the essential U.S. maritime labor force, whose members should
Two ocean common carriers — ONE and Wan Hai — have paid a combined total of $2.65 million in FMC civil penalties to resolve allegations of misconduct brought by the Federal Maritime
On October 14, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on detention and demurrage billing requirements. Industry interests didn’t like it, saying that it had aspects
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has announced that Phillip C. “Chris” Hughey has been hired as the General Counsel of the FMC and appointed to be a member of the
After passing the House yesterday, S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), is on its way to President Biden, who is no fan of the giant container alliances and