A Final Rule issued today by the Federal Maritime Commission establishes new requirements for how common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) must bill for demurrage and detention charges, providing clarity on who can be billed, within what timeframe, and the process for disputing bills. A key provision of this rule determines that demurrage or […]
The recording of an Informal Public Hearing held by the Federal Maritime Commission examining impacts from attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is now available for streaming on the Commission’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8kUde7brEM. The hearing was held on February 7, 2024, and the Commission heard from ten participants representing […]
The Federal Maritime Commission is aware that ocean common carriers are adjusting vessel operations and deployments in response to threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions. In doing so, carriers are announcing rate increases and/or instituting fees or surcharges ostensibly to recoup expenses associated with longer voyages and/or higher […]
The Federal Maritime Commission has published on its website an update to Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission, Second Series (Volume 6). This publication provides a compendium of Initial and Final Decisions of the Commission and selected other orders that may be significant or establish legal precedent. The volume now incorporates the period of January […]
The new legally binding international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction – known as ‘BBNJ’ – was adopted on 19 June, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States. It was adopted at the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Conference, and will […]
ARLINGTON, VA, The American Waterways Operators commends the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the legislature’s recent passage, and Governor Andy Beshear’s signature, of House Concurrent Resolution 5, recognizing the importance of the Jones Act to Kentucky and to the United States. The Jones Act is the federal law requiring that vessels transporting cargo between two U.S. […]
HALIFAX, NS, – Canadian ports are an essential link in our supply chains to grow our economy, create good jobs for middle-class Canadians, and deliver affordable goods on time. It is a top priority for the Government of Canada to build the resilience, efficiency, and adaptability of Canada’s maritime supply chains to deal with the […]
LISBON, Portugal, June 27, 2022 — The Bezos Earth Fund today announced its first investments dedicated explicitly to marine protection at the United Nations Ocean Conference, totaling $50 million in new grants. These grants further its commitment to the 30×30 initiative to protect 30% of the planet’s land and sea by 2030. Currently, only 7.93% […]
BEIJING, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris is an endemic dolphin found in coastal waters in the South and Southeast Asia. Impacted by human activities, the population of Irrawaddy dolphin in the Songkhla Lake, Thailand is critically endangered and the species is considered vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation […]
BRUSSELS, 27 November 2021 — Grand Africa NEMO (GANO) is an annual regional air/sea maritime exercise, co-organised by France and the Yaoundé Maritime Security Architecture, for the benefit of the entities of the Yaoundé Process and the African partners of the Gulf of Guinea, with the aim of contributing to the fight against maritime insecurity. […]
