Federal Maritime Commission
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001
Phone, 202-523-5707. Internet, www.fmc.gov.
Chairman (vacancy)
Commissioners A. Paul Anderson, Joseph E. Brennan, Harold J. Creel, Jr., Rebecca F. Dye
General Counsel Peter J. King, Acting
Secretary (vacancy)
Director, Consumer Affairs and Ronald D. Murphy
Dispute Resolution Services
Administrative Law Judge Clay G. Guthridge
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (vacancy)
Inspector General Adam R. Trzeciak
Director, Office of Administration Peter J. King
Director, Officer of Operations Austin L. Schmitt
Director, Bureau of Certification Sandra L. Kusumoto
and Licensing
Director, Bureau of Enforcement Vern W. Hill
Director, Bureau of Trade Analysis Florence A. Carr
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The Federal Maritime Commission is responsible for regulating the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States. It ensures that U.S. oceanborne trades are open to all on fair and equitable terms and protects against concerted activities and unlawful practices. This is accomplished by reviewing and monitoring agreements between persons subject to the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998; licensing ocean transportation intermediaries;
monitoring the activities of common carriers and ocean transportation intermediaries; enforcing prohibitions against unjustly discriminatory acts and other prohibited practices of shippers, carriers, and other persons subject to the shipping statutes; and ensuring that passenger vessel operators maintain adequate levels of financial responsibility for the indemnification of passengers for nonperformance or casualty.
The Federal Maritime Commission was established by Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1961 (46 U.S.C. 301-307), effective August 12, 1961. It is an independent agency that regulates shipping under the following statutes: the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended (46 U.S.C. 40101-41309); Section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 42101-42109); the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-42307); and the act of November 6, 1966 (46 U.S.C. 44101-44106).
Activities
Agreements The Commission reviews agreements by and among ocean common carriers and/or marine terminal operators, filed under section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984, for statutory compliance as well as for likely impact on competition. It also monitors activities...
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