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FMC rejects Japanese lines’ Tripartite Agreement

MAY 3, 2017 — The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) yesterday rejected the “Tripartite Agreement” (FMC Agreement No. 012475), an agreement between the three major Japanese carriers to form a joint container shipping

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Republican designated Acting Chairman of FMC

JANUARY 31, 2017 — In a reshuffle at the Federal Maritime Commission, Michael A. Khouri of Kentucky was designated Acting Chairman of the Commission on January 23, 2017 by President Trump. Acting

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FMC Commissioner comments on China’s P3 decision

JUNE 19, 2014 — “The People’s Republic of China has rejected the P3 Vessel Network Sharing Alliance based on the competition concerns in the Asia-Europe shipping market,” said Federal Maritime Commissioner William

U.S. moves ahead on LNG as marine fuel

MAY 16, 2014 — Though, as yet, there’s not one LNG fueled vessel actually operational in the U.S., the adoption of LNG as fuel by U.S. operators is proceeding at a pace

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FMC gives G6 a green light

APRIL 3, 2014 — The Federal Maritime Commission announced yesterday that it had concluded a comprehensive review of the proposed amendment to the G6 Alliance Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 012194-002 including the

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Two PCC operators pay $2.3 million in FMC penalties

DECEMBER 24, 2013 —— The Federal Maritime Commission yesterday announced compromise agreements that saw two common carriers operating pure car carriers (PCCs) and roll on/roll off (RO/RO) vessels in U.S. inbound and