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
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CDC tepid on CLIA request, but meantime FMC’s Sola has a plan
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
Two FMC Commissioners urge Biden to speed maritime vaccinations
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 FMC Commissioners seek rapid testing and priority vaccination for maritime labor
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
Following cyberattack, CMA CGM seeks extension of FMC filing deadlines
The Federal Maritime Commission says it is considering a petition filed by CMA CGM, and affiliated companies (American President Lines, LLC, APL Co. Pte. Ltd. and ANL Singapore Pte. Ltd.) requesting temporary
FMC to investigate impact of Canadian ballast water regs on U.S. lake carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission has voted unanimously to accept a petition filed by the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) that alleges that ballast water regulations proposed by the Government of Canada will discriminate
FMC Commissioner comments on impact of coronavirus on the supply chain
In a statement released yesterday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said that its authorities and available services remain in place during the COVID-19 situation. It noted that some major tradelanes are currently
Carl Bentzel sworn in as Federal Maritime Commissioner
A long-time prominent participant in Washington, D.C., maritime policy debates, Carl W. Bentzel, was yesterday sworn in to serve as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission for a term expiring June
Two new FMC Commissioners sworn in
JANUARY 29, 2019 — Since last June the Federal Maritime Commission has been operating with just two commissioners. Now it has two more, bringing it near its full complement of five. Louis
Dredging Contractors of America tap William P. Doyle for leadership role
DECEMBER 14, 2017 — When Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission announced that he would be leaving his post effective January 3, 2018, he concluded by