Federal Maritime Commission

Last week, President Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, applauded by the American Farm Bureau Federation.  AFBF President Zippy Duvall attended the signing ceremony at the White House and said the Biden administration worked with Farm Bureau on this key legislation. ...

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act has cleared the Senate. The reform bill, which received Senate approval late last week, would make it more difficult for ocean carriers to refuse to load American goods that are ready to get shipped from U.S. ports ...

On Wednesday, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell took to the Senate Floor, urging lawmakers to pass the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Cantwell said the legislation, which she helped clear the Commerce Committee, will provide long-term solutions to ease supply chain challenges ...