FMC needs more staff to enforce ocean shipping reforms, official says

Containership at Port of L.A.

The Federal Maritime Commission may not have enough staff to properly enforce ocean shipping reforms enacted in June, an official at the agency says.

“We are resource-strained right now,” said FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel, speaking Monday during a webinar on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and its effect on global supply chains.

FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel

Bentzel said the FMC has six investigators to oversee $6 trillion in containerized cargo value and affiliated intermodal...

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