FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle defines the mission, machinations and many triumphs of the Federal Maritime Commission.
, perhaps that’s because its scope of oversight reaches many sectors of maritime business; some more obscure than others. In February, we caught up with FMC commissioner William P. Doyle, who provided the perfect primer on this important agency. What does it take to become a Federal Maritime Commissioner
tirelessly to meet consumer and manufacturing demand.Early on in the response to COVID-19, I asked my fellow Commissioners and Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) staff to identify any regulatory relief our agency could grant that might make a difference to American shippers and consumers, ocean carriers, non-vessel
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will be busy in the next few months investigating a host of countries for unfair shipping practices. Under the Omnibus Trade Act of 1988 and the Shipping Act of 1984, the FMC has the authority to combat practices by foreign governments which create unfair trade
The Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC Corporation, Portland, Ore., received a c o n t r a c t r e c e n t l y from Puget Sound Freight Lines, Inc., Seattle, Wash., for construction of an oceangoing deckhouse barge. The 253-foot barge has a 4,400- ton capacity to carry newsprint and other
In an effort to effect regulatory change, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued three notices of proposed rulemaking to amend certain FMC regulations. Docket No. 92-26 proposes an amendment to regulations that exempt certain marine terminal barge operators form Shipping Act tariff filing
trade, as well as a detailed survey of the attitudes of Virgin Islands shippers toward the quality of the ocean transportation services they utilize. FMC Chairman Richard J. Daschbach o b s e r v e d that the study "should provide additional information required for enlightened regulation of the maritime
The Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC Corporation, Portland, Ore., r e c e n t ly launched the fourth in a series of four of the world's largest r o l l - o n / r o l l - o f f (ro/ro) barges. The 580-foot-long t r i p l e - d e ck trailer barge (shown above) was delivered in December to her
is also money to start a long-term NOAA fleet modernization and replacement program. Conferees compromised on an appropriation of $17.6 million for the FMC, with an instruction that the agency fill its vacant New Orleans district director position as soon as possible. They approved nearly $234 million for
Coffin Turbo Pump, a Division of FMC Corporation, has signed a letter of intent to manufacture and distribute Turbo Charger Union b.v. (TCU) turbochargers in the U.S., announced John Burrows, operation manager. TCU is based in Amsterdam, Holland, and has produced turbochargers for diesel engines
FMC Corporation launched an oceangoing tank barge recently at the Marine and Rail Equipment Division in Portland, Ore. The vessel, named Barge 4506 (shown above), was christened by Mrs. Roy D. Jurgensen, wife of Crowley Maritime Corporation's senior vice president and general manager of the Northwest
FMC Corporation recently laid the keel that began construction of an oceangoing tank barge at the Marine and Rail Equipment Division in Portland, Ore. This is the second of two sister barges being built by FMC for Crowley Maritime Corporation. The barges, each measuring 400 feet long by 99 feet 6
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Maritime Administration of the House and Senate, there is a guarantee that changes (MARAD), Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and in leadership will occur in some of the key Congressional certain aspects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (US- leadership positions that
since January 2020, and tion service or increase in transportation costs. Notably, increased rates for freight shipping between the United States the FMC already possesses this authority, which it has and Asia by over 1,000% over the same period.” Finally, the rarely exercised. In addition, the bill
as 1,000 percent a White House-endorsed agreement between the Federal and made record pro? ts.” The President followed these ob- Maritime Commission (FMC) and Department of Justice servations by “announcing a crackdown on those compa- (DOJ), multiple pieces of legislation, and a vigorous hear- nies overchargi
People & Companies Fuentes who will serve dual roles as sec- Vekich Swon in as FMC retary and treasurer. Each will hold their Commissioner positions for a two-year term. Max Vekich was sworn-in as a Com- Vekich Kastner missioner of the Federal Maritime Com- New Leaders at MITAGS mission for a term
track to move a record nearly 11 million TEU in 2021, has announced that it will be sharing data from its Port Optimizer data management platform with the FMC, as the agency looks at removing supply chain bottlenecks. The port’s Executive Director, Gene Seroka, has long championed the idea of a nationwide
the week just prior to the introduction of OSRA 2021, the carriers and shippers were already jousting. Shortly after a late July announcement from the FMC that it would be examining the actions of nine large carriers serving U.S. markets concerning detention and demurrage charges, a Pennsylvania- based
2021. The The bill would beef up the enforcement powers of the Federal Biden administration had included liner shipping in an early Maritime Commission (FMC) to initiate investigations into de- murrage and detention issues (frequent subjects of complaints July Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Competition
SHIPPING & PORTS CONTAINERSHIPPING CHALLENGES FMC: Ocean Shipping Challenges Abound Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles 44 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • September 2021 MR #9 (34-49).indd 44 9/7/2021 10:36:21 AM
Relief Program as well as a Tanker Security Fleet Program. Federal Maritime Commission The Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act re- quires the FMC to annually submit to Congress reports that describe the Commission’s progress toward addressing the issues raised in each un? nished regulatory
maritime sections, including Authorization Acts for the Coast Guard (USCG), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The Coast Guard Authorization Act allows for acquisition of thority of a coastal state beyond its territorial sea. an additional National Security
“The mis-declaration of hazardous materials is an area where we work in cooperation with Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard. The FMC’s Shipping Act concern is the market fraud when a shipper declares to a common carrier in its shipping documents that the tendered cargo is some
Insights | Federal Maritime Commission 2020 SHIPPING & PORT ANNUAL FMC: Ocean Shipping Challenges Abound By Michael A. Khouri, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission ince early Spring 2020, American consumers have the earliest phase of this Fact Finding, Commissioner Dye and received a practical
. Khouri Martin & Ottaway, a marine consulting Michael A. Khouri is Chairman, Federal ? rm that specializes in the resolution Connor Maritime Commission (FMC). of technical, operational and ? nancial Christopher J. Connor is President and issues in maritime. CEO of AAPA. MacLennan Rod MacLennan is North
seismic operations isn’t that dissimilar to 24 Ocean Shipping Challenges managing – and protecting – port facilities. by Michael A. Khouri, FMC By Elaine Maslin 26 U.S. Ports & COVID-19 by Christopher J. Connor, AAPA 42 Diversity Drives Growth in Milwaukee 28 Cargo Fumigation Adam Tindall-Sc
have Federal Maritime Commission alleging discrimination against shuttered amid a decrease in overall demand for power and a the U.S.-fag feet. The FMC unanimously voted to accept the broad switch to natural gas-powered generating plants and re- petition and initiate an investigation into the allegations
presented its Person of the Year ration. The combination of Rand and award to Federal Maritime Commission ASC moves almost 50 million tons an- (FMC) Commissioner Rebecca Dye. nually of dry bulk commodities such as The trade group said it honored Com- iron ore, coal and limestone on vessels missioner
con? rmed Presidential tions, to businesses across Volume 31 Number 2 appointee to the U.S. Federal the maritime spectrum. He is Maritime Commission (FMC), a freelance writer and regular Doyle has, over the course of contributor to this magazine. a long and celebrated career, worn many prestigious
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Ocean Freight Forwarders and e z Freight Pricing: what you need to know. as an NV OCC since it does not hold out as either a common carrier, are FMC licensed or registered nor does it issue its house bill of lading, and would be acting much NVOCCs. The tariff rate pages like a U .S. forwarder
not be a licensed or registered NVOCC. The question: Is this legal? Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) and customs brokers. After discussing this with FMC offcials, the answer is, “probably.” The bottom line activity is that ocean carriers are creating ben- Everything described above has regulatory risk
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suction dredge at C&C Marine lawyers would come into my offce when I was a Commis- Shipyard. It doesn’t end there. Manson Construction has sioner at the FMC and speak about “what was good” and commenced the design phase on a large-scale, self-pro- “what needed to be done.” I made it known to them early