FMC Votes To Exempt NVOCCs From Publishing Rates

On February 18, 2010, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to approve a proposed rulemaking that would exempt non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the longstanding requirement that they publish tariff rates. This move was motivated by the FMC’s desire to free NVOCCs from the substantial costs of publishing tariffs, thus saving jobs. The move may result in hundreds of thousands of […]