In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the Federal Maritime Commission and their involvement in the truck chassis market, maintenance tax loophole, flags of conveniences, chokepoints, ballast water, port access denial, the Red Sea, the controlled carrier list, anti-trust enforcement act against ocean carriers and Detention-Demurrage.

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Federal Maritime Commission
https://www.fmc.gov/

US Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act Takes Aim At Container Carriers
https://gcaptain.com/us-ocean-shipping-antitrust-enforcement-act-takes-aim-at-container-carriers/

FMC to Hold Hearing on Red Sea Impacts on Shipping
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-to-hold-hearing-on-red-sea-impacts-on-shipping/

FMC Launches Investigation Into Ocean Carriers’ Grip on U.S. Chassis Market
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-launches-investigation-into-ocean-carriers-grip-on-u-s-chassis-market/

FMC Commissioners Confirm Trump Administration Is Closing Longstanding Harbor Maintenance Tax Loophole
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-commissioners-confirm-trump-administration-is-closing-longstanding-harbor-maintenance-tax-loophole/

U.S. FMC Launches Investigation into Flags of Convenience Amid Growing Safety Concerns
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-fmc-launches-investigation-into-flags-of-convenience-amid-growing-safety-concerns/

FMC Launches Investigation into Global Maritime Chokepoints Amid Rising Shipping Disruptions
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-launches-investigation-into-global-maritime-chokepoints-amid-rising-shipping-disruptions/

FMC Closes Great Lakes Ballast Water Investigation as Canadian Exemptions Ease Concerns
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-closes-great-lakes-ballast-water-investigation-as-canadian-exemptions-ease-concerns/

FMC Investigating Spain’s Alleged Port Access Denial of U.S.-Flagged Vessels
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-investigating-spains-alleged-port-access-denial-of-u-s-flagged-vessels/

FMC Secures $1.35 Million in Shipping Act Penalties from Two Carriers
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-secures-1-35-million-in-shipping-act-penalties-from-two-carriers/

FMC Adds Chinese Shipping Company to Controlled Carrier List
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-adds-chinese-shipping-company-to-controlled-carrier-list/

FMC Issues Final Rule on Detention and Demurrage Billing
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-issues-final-rule-on-detention-and-demurrage-billing/