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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

FMC to hold port congestion forum October 1 in Baltimore

The Federal Maritime Commission will hold a forum on port congestion on October 1 at the World Trade Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where maritime industry stakeholders can listen and share viewpoints on congestion.

The FMC says officials representing the ports of Virginia, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York/New Jersey participate in the discussion, along with representatives from the Georgia Ports Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation

Marine Terminal Operators including Ports America and Global Container Terminals are panelists, and all the major chassis leasing companies and pools will provide testimony, according to the FMC statement.

Container lines will be represented by COSCO, "K" Line, Maersk Line, and MSC, as well as OOCL and CMA CGM.

Senior officials from the ILA will represent labor, motor carriers such as Lightning Transportation and Evans Delivery Company will attend, and cargo owners including Target and Wal-Mart will be on hand to offer their insights on the import/export chain.

"Port congestion is a nationwide issue affecting not just our ports and coasts but the nation’s interior, too," said U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle. "Federal, state and local governments are spending billions of dollars preparing for larger ships and the opening of an expanded Panama Canal. We’re going to get into the details, and have open and frank discussions between and among the stakeholders."

To read more about the forum agenda: www.fmc.gov

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