Commissioners from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) laid out to senators in Washington DC yesterday why they believe their regulatory body needs greater powers and funding to help tackle the supply chain crisis that has racked the US during the pandemic.
FMC chairman Daniel Maffei (pictured) and commissioner Rebecca Dye appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to answer questions on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a bill that has already passed through the lower house late last year.
The bill would bolster the FMC’s powers and was something supported by president Joe Biden in his State of the Union address earlier this week.
