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Ocean Alliance meets with US Federal Maritime Commission to seek approval
US Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero says the agency has not yet received a formal application by from the freshly minted Ocean Alliance, but that the commissioners had been briefed by its representatives.
CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen Line and OOCL said they plan to form a new carrier alliance that is also anticipated to include APL, once CMA CGM completes acquisition of its Singapore parent Neptune Orient Lines, reports American Shipper.
Mr Cordero did not want to comment in detail on his meeting, but said he was pleased that carriers are "being cognizant of this whole question of congestion."
Carriers and alliances have acknowledged that they can play a role in helping mitigate the impact of larger ships and alliance on terminal operations at major ports, Mr Cordero added.
The FMC's focus in reviewing alliances includes the market share that alliances will control and the impacts they may have on American trade routes, commerce and port authorities.
"Those are all factors that we look into and the mandate that we have as a commission is to make sure we foster fair, efficient and reliable international waterborne transportation," he said.
CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen Line and OOCL said they plan to form a new carrier alliance that is also anticipated to include APL, once CMA CGM completes acquisition of its Singapore parent Neptune Orient Lines, reports American Shipper.
Mr Cordero did not want to comment in detail on his meeting, but said he was pleased that carriers are "being cognizant of this whole question of congestion."
Carriers and alliances have acknowledged that they can play a role in helping mitigate the impact of larger ships and alliance on terminal operations at major ports, Mr Cordero added.
The FMC's focus in reviewing alliances includes the market share that alliances will control and the impacts they may have on American trade routes, commerce and port authorities.
"Those are all factors that we look into and the mandate that we have as a commission is to make sure we foster fair, efficient and reliable international waterborne transportation," he said.
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