Rebecca Dye

FMC examines COVID-19 impacts on New York/New Jersey ports

Rebecca Dye, U.S. Federal Maritime Commission

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has entered “phase two” of a fact-finding investigation launched earlier this year by the agency into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the regional ocean container supply chain.

Following the first phase of the investigation, which focused on the virus impacts at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, in this next phase the FMC will spotlight the ocean shipping industry’s experiences with COVID-19 at marine terminals across the New York and...

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FMC identifies San Pedro Bay container challenges during COVID-19

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Wednesday identified four key areas where the container shipping industry in the San Pedro Bay port complex of Southern California can overcome current supply chain disruptions.

In late March, the FMC tasked Commissioner Rebecca Dye to lead a handful of industry representative-based “innovation teams,” with the goal of developing regional guidance to improve the transport and logistics flow of container traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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FMC’s Canadian ballast water rule investigation begins

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Tuesday it will start its investigation into whether Canada’s proposed ballast water regulations discriminate against U.S.-flag vessels operating in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The FMC published a notice on its website setting a 30-day deadline for interested parties to submit comments related to the commission’s investigation. The notice will also be published in the Federal Register soon.

On May 20, the five FMC commissioners —...

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American shippers, draymen want ocean carriers out of chassis pools

Most ocean container carriers have divested their ownership of wheeled chassis to third-party service providers, but American shippers and their draymen say they continue to wield considerable commercial influence over the cost to use this equipment.

“The chassis situation is one of the most complex and contentious components in our international supply chain, which is why we assembled all the players, making this a spirited topic at our virtual 32nd Annual Meeting,” Peter Friedmann, executive...

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National Shipper Advisory Committee for FMC gets Senate push

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would allow the formation of a committee of American shippers to advise the Federal Maritime Commission on policies related to competitiveness, reliability, integrity and fairness in ocean shipping.

FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye proposed the FMC National Shipper Advisory Committee two years ago when the agency was analyzing persistent ocean shipping bottlenecks due to systemic port congestion throughout the U.S.

Under the 2019 FMC...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/national-shipper-advisory-committee-for-fmc-gets-senate-push

FMC’s Dye keeps eye on COVID-19-challenged US supply chains

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) official in charge of monitoring the current U.S. supply chain impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic said she has brought together myriad industry stakeholders to find immediate remedies to these problems and prepare for the reopening of the economy.

“We need to be ready in our seaports for the increased cargo that we know is coming soon,” FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye told attendees of the virtual annual Agriculture Transportation Coalition...

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FMC investigates Canada’s proposed ballast water rules for Great Lakes

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said it will investigate whether Canada’s proposed ballast water regulations discriminate against U.S.-flag vessels operating in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

All five FMC commissioners — Chairman Michael Kouri, Rebecca Dye, Louis Sola, Danial Maffei and Carl Bentzel — on Wednesday voted to approve the petition from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA), which asked the agency to carry out the investigation.

Under Section 19(1)(b) of the 1920...

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From Assembly Bill 5 to COVID-19

A West Virginia senator got up to speed on a boatload of issues important to California ports and truckers in a video meeting hosted by the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) this week.

Although she represents West Virginia, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito casts votes that impact West Coast ports and intermodal providers as a member of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works, Commerce, Science & Transportation, and Appropriations committees.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene...

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FMC’s Dye sets demurrage and detention interviews for ports including LA/LB

Commissioner Rebecca Dye of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, as part of “phase two” of the agency’s ongoing Fact Finding 28 demurrage and detention investigation, has scheduled field interviews at Ports on New York, Florida and California as well as in her Washington, DC office:

  • Los Angeles and Long Beach from Oct. 17 to 19.
  • Port Everglades and Port of Miami from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
  • Port of New York and New Jersey from Nov. 7 to 9.

To prepare the Fact Finding 28 investigation’s final report...

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/10/fmcs-dye-sets-demurrage-and-detention-interviews-for-ports-including-lalb/

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