FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

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

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

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

seafarer vaccination rates are low

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

FMC stalls launch of Premier Alliance

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

FMC stalls launch of Premier Alliance

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 Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

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

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