Power index: Top 10 regulatory/legislative stories of 2021

Amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. supply chains, 2021 has seen significant new laws and changes within the regulatory and legislative landscape affecting carriers and their customers. The following are what we consider the Top 10 stories — in no particular order — chronicling those changes and why they matter to freight markets.

Bipartisan infrastructure package

Summary: President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — known formally as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/power-index-top-10-regulatory-legislative-stories-of-2021

FMC onboard for Biden’s ocean carrier ‘crackdown’

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei has welcomed a White House executive order calling on the Justice Department to help the FMC investigate and potentially fine ocean carriers charging shippers unreasonable rates and fees.

President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced on Thursday, also urges the Surface Transportation Board to allow shippers to challenge inflated rates more easily when there’s no competition between routes.

“A lot of American companies rely on railroads to ship...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmc-onboard-for-bidens-ocean-carrier-crackdown

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