The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Friday issued a ruling that put on hold plans by containership operators Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming to launch the Premier Alliance this
The board of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the Honorable Carl Bentzel has been elected to serve as the association’s new president, effective December 16, 2024. As part
Pending Canadian ballast water management regulations have been slammed as “the epitome of an unfair business practice,” by the U.S. based Lake Carriers Association (LCA), which filed a petition asking the Federal
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
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,
Here’s another indication that ocean shipping, and in particular the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market, are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny—and could potentially lose their antitrust
In its latest briefing on the port congestion issue and its impact on the supply chain, the White House notes good progress in shifting import cargoes through the ports of Los Angeles
While major cargo shippers are going to the FMC with their irritations over port delays and rising detention and demurrage charges, shippers at the lower end of the spectrum may take another
During a recent meeting with chemical distributors, Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel heard concerns about systemic reductions for hazardous materials transportation via ocean. The distributors source chemical products from manufacturers overseas