Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
The US regulator of ocean common carriers: tariffs, service contracts, agreements, complaints, special permission and OSRA 2022 powers.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is the independent US agency that administers the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended. It oversees carrier and NVOCC tariffs, filed agreements and service contracts, decides complaints for reparations, and grants special permission to shorten the 30-day tariff notice period.
The full article will cover its structure, rulemakings under the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, and its approach to surcharges. See bunker adjustment factor .