News / FMC sets up enforcement bureau 'with teeth' to police new shipping act

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The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has set up a Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance (BEIC) to enforce the new Ocean Shipping Reform Act.

The development will establish ’a body with teeth’ to enforce the OSRA 22 initiative signed into law by President Biden in June.

The Bureau will comprise an Office of Enforcement, Office of Investigations and an Office of Compliance. An attorney in the senior executive service, with regulatory, prosecutorial and investigatory experience, will be found to lead it.

“Robust enforcement ...