Some of the world’s largest users of shipping services are among the 24 members of the Federal Maritime Commission’s newly formed National Shipper Advisory Committee. The committee’s 24 members are evenly divided
John D. Porcari, who served as the Obama administration’s Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Transportation, has been named as Port Envoy to the Biden administration’s Supply Chain
By Grady S. Hurley, Jones Walker LLP The same July week that many banks reported a peak in growth and inflation with projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5%, China
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
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has lost little time in responding to President Biden’s “all of government” executive order aimed at enhancing competition. Among the many targets of the order
Should containership lines and ocean shipping alliances be getting hot and bothered by President Biden’s executive order aimed at increasing competition in U.S. economy? The only aspect of liner shipping specifically addressed
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
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to be in no hurry to respond to the Cruise Line International Association’s call for it to to lift the Framework for
Federal Maritime Commissioners (FMC) Carl W. Bentzel and Daniel B. Maffei have written President Biden urging that the U.S. maritime workforce be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID-19 and, in the interim, be
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
