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Busy year ahead for FMC amid trio of shipping probes

  • FMC should return to five commissioners in 2026 after dropping to just three in July — Laura DiBella confirmed this month, Robert Harvey nomination pending
  • Agency could move forward with penalties against Spain, but options are limited as few Spanish-flagged or Spanish-operated vessels call at US ports
  • FMC investigations into chokepoints and flags of convenience are of broader concern to shipping industry

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The Federal Maritime Commission is a small US governmental agency that wields a very large regulatory stick. The question for international shipping: Will the FMC have cause to use its ‘potent powers’ in 2026?

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