S2.E33 - Captain's Log Edition - FMC Rulemakings (update) // SCI Teams // MARAD RFI // MTDI RFI // Panama Canal ...

Topic of the Week (11/3/23):

It's the Captain's Log edition - it's an FMC roundup plus a few extra stories

The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney breaking down the week in supply chain

with Lauren Beagen (Founder of The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ and Squall Strategies)

Let's dive in...
It's the Captain's Log Edition - FMC round up, plus a few extras

1 - The Federal Maritime Commission is still working through their three rulemakings 1) Defining Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate w/r/t/ Vessel Space Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier, 2) Billing Practices of Detention and Demurrage, and 3) Defining Unfair or Unjustly Discriminatory Methods

Why is it taking so long and what's changed recently?

2 - FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye's call for Supply Chain Innovation Teams. They will be looking at: empty container return, early return date, and container pickup (notice of container availability). 
https://www.fmc.gov/commissioner-dye-proposes-reforms-to-international-ocean-supply-chain-practices/

3 - The Maritime Administration (MARAD) had an open RFI re: a Center for Maritime Innovation. Comments closed Oct 2; 15 comments rec'd.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/MARAD-2023-0163-0001

4 - The Federal Maritime Commission's Request for Information for the Maritime Transportation Data Initiative from FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel's office closed on October 16, 2023, but comments keep coming in! Check out the 42 comments received! Feel inspired? Submit your own!

Request for Information (RFI) at regulations.gov:
https://lnkd.in/ewBPMeHW

5 - A recycled story from May - 70+ shippers ask Congress for clarity on through bills of lading and the FMC's statutory authority - no movement, but it's on my Captain's Log of things I'm watching/waiting for...
https://www.joc.com/article/us-shipping-interests-want-fmc-regulate-rail-storage-fees_20230503.html 

6 - Panama Canal is reducing vessel transits to 18 per day by Feb 1, 2024. (down from 36 vessel transits on a good day) - it's still not major cause for concern... yet.
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-reduces-daily-transits/

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