2026.1.30 - By Land and By Sea - FMC has a Chairman! 📱

Описание: 🚢 By Land and By Sea Podcast | Season 5, Episode 18 | Hosted by Lauren Beagen, The Maritime Professor®

🎙️ Captain’s Log: Action Over Policy

The maritime industry is moving from legacy to modernization. This week, we are breaking down the major regulatory shifts, infrastructure investments, and strategic roadmaps shaping the U.S. supply chain.

Here’s the breakdown:

✅ A New Chair at the FMC: Commissioner Laura DiBella has been designated as the new Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. With a growing bench of seven Administrative Law Judges, the agency is signaling a focus on clearing the case backlog and accelerating enforcement.

✅ The Chassis Crackdown: The FMC has launched a formal investigation (Federal Register Doc. 2026-01466) into whether carrier-mandated chassis providers are violating the Shipping Act. We dive into the 11 specific points of inquiry—if you are a trucker or shipper, your feedback is critical before the March 27 deadline.

✅ United Ports LLC & The $2.4B Deal: CMA CGM and Stonepeak have finalized a joint venture covering 10 major terminals globally. This move provides the "funding engine" to modernize American ports in LA, NY, and NJ, fulfilling a major investment pledge made last year.

✅ Michigan’s Maritime Manifesto: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has released a comprehensive 10-year roadmap for the state’s 33 ports. From autonomous vessel test zones to training 5,000 new workers, Michigan is positioning itself as the "Blue Economy" leader of the Great Lakes.

✅ Workforce & History: We discuss Mass Maritime’s $5.8M grant for the NEXTSEAS Finnish-American shipbuilding pipeline, the launch of the NMC ASAP Portal, and a 50th-anniversary rescue mission by the USCGC Polar Star in the Antarctic.

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