Government Agencies

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued President Biden’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda and 2022 Annual Report…

On March 1, 2003, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was established within the then newly formed Department of Homeland…

The FMC plans to use new funding to significantly increase personnel this year. However, the agency will still be stretched…

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) provided an update on the implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) that…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calls on the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to improve its rules for ocean carriers…

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is asking the top 20 ocean carriers to provide information on their compliance with…

The US Trade Representative (USTR) announced a nine-month extension of 352 product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs.  The public…

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) proposed a new rule for demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs),…

The US and the 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partner countries have reached a consensus on ministerial statements…

The FMC emergency order that requires carriers to share information “won’t be enough” to ease supply chain congestion in the…