President Biden on Thursday signed S.3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. The new law strengthens the Federal Maritime Commission’s authority to enforce rules on demurrage and detention fees and to establish guidelines for reasonable ocean carrier practices.
Travis Arp, U.S. Meat Export Federation assistant vice president of export services, explains in this USMEF report that the new law will help improve the ocean shipping services available to exporters of U.S. agricultural products, including red meat.
Left to right behind President Biden as he signs the Ocean Shipping Reform Act June 16, 2022: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Dan Maffei, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.).
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