USDA Grain Transportation Report (4/20): FMC to Hold Partly Public Meeting on May 3

According to today's USDA Grain Transportation Report, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will hold its Sunshine Act Meeting on May 3 at 10 am.

Convened in person at the Federal Maritime Commission Hearing Room in Washington, DC, the meeting is partly open to the public and can be viewed on FMC’s YouTube Channel.

The portions open to the public include an update on the Maritime Transportation Data Initiative from Commissioner Carl Bentzel, a staff briefing on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, and an update from the Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance.

Over the past weeks, FMC has worked to ensure that the demurrage and detention practices of the 11 largest ocean carriers align with a recent precedential FMC case and with the Commission’s most up-to-date policy (see Grain Transportation Report, second highlight, April 6, 2023).