The Federal Maritime Commission announced a new landing page on its website dedicated to the commission’s activities related to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. The page will provide links to OSRA-related rulemakings, industry advisories and news. “Establishing a resource where the public can easily and quickly see all relevant materials related to OSRA implementation is critical to keeping all interested constituencies informed of progress the Commission is making in meeting the mandates established by the Congress and the President,” FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei said.

The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comments on whether it should issue an emergency order requiring carriers and terminal operators to share new information with shippers on “cargo throughput and availability.” The FMC said it can issue the potential emergency order -- using an authority granted to it by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act -- if it determines that supply chain congestion has created “an emergency situation of a magnitude such that there exists a substantial, adverse effect on the competitiveness and reliability of the international transportation supply system.” Comments are due Sept. 14.

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The Federal Maritime Commission will officially begin requesting public comments Aug. 8 on a new carrier data collection plan mandated by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (see 2208030016). The FMC will collect new information from carriers on the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) per vessel. Comments are due Oct. 7.

Congress should be taking steps to authorize more foreign military sales to Taiwan and speed up agency approvals for those exports, said Lara Crouch, a Republican staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Crouch, speaking during a Heritage Foundation event last week, said the committee will next month mark up the Taiwan Policy Act, which would include more foreign military financing for the island, authorize a war reserve stockpile for Taiwan and fast-track sales to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales Program.

The Federal Maritime Commission will soon ask for public comments on a proposed plan to collect new tonnage and cargo capacity data from certain ocean carriers. Under the proposal, which includes a 60-day comment period once published in the Federal Register, the FMC would collect information from carriers on the total import and export tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) per vessel.

The Federal Maritime Commission reorganized its enforcement divisions by consolidating them into a new agency: the Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance. Created last week, it will be led by an attorney with regulatory, prosecutorial and investigatory experience. FMC Managing Director Lucille Marvin will be acting director until a permanent director is hired.

The Federal Maritime Commission is making headway on implementing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and is preparing two new rules that will further revise or clarify how its regulations apply to carrier and shipping practices.

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition praised a recent Federal Maritime Commission industry advisory that outlined its new complaint submission process (see 2207140045), calling it a “landmark moment in the history” of the FMC.

The Federal Maritime Commission this week issued guidance to parties looking to dispute carrier charges that may not be complying with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. The guidance outlines the steps for submitting a complaint with the FMC.