Sponsored By

US Federal Maritime Commission sets up regulatory reform taskforce

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is setting up a regulatory reform task force in line with an Executive Order from President Donald Trump.

Marcus Hand, Editor

March 14, 2017

1 Min Read
Kalyakan - stock.adobe.com

The agency’s managing director Karen Gregory has been designated to serve as regulatory reform officer and set up a taskforce to “work to identify burdensome, unnecessary, and outdated directives and recommend how they should be remedied”.

"Relief from regulatory requirements that have outlived their usefulness is one of the easiest contributions the Federal Maritime Commission can make to increased efficiencies and creating economic benefits," said FMC acting chairman Michael Khouri.

"The positive response from what the Commission ordered recently in terms of creating more realistic filing requirements for service contract amendments demonstrates the benefits that can be achieved from simply asking ‘is there a better way to do this?’”

The move is in line with an Executive Order signed by President Trump on 24 February directing US federal agencies to create regulatory reform taskforces.

Read more about:

FMC

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

Get the latest maritime news, analysis and more delivered to your inbox
Join 12,000+ members of the maritime community

You May Also Like