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

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

Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties

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

Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties

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 Commissioner notes pick-up in trans-Pacific trades

In a statement on the impact of the coronavirus on the maritime industry, Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel notes that, in response to its effects on Chinese manufacturing and logistics services, ocean

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

Commissioner Doyle to leave FMC

NOVEMBER 27, 2017—In a statement released today, Commissioner William P. Doyle of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said he would be leaving his post effective January 3, 2018. “Last week, I notified The President

FMC clarifies why it rejected Tripartite Agreement

MAY 8, 2017 — The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an update on its May 2, 2017 announcement that had voted to reject “on jurisdictional grounds the ‘Tripartite Agreement’ (FMC Agreement

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

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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