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The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has cleared the proposal for the P3 alliance, formed by Denmark’s Maersk Line, the Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC and France’s CMA CGM. The FMC ruling takes effect on Monday 24 March and will apply to trades between the USA and Asia, North Europe and the Mediterranean, FMC said in its press release.
The FMC said that at this time, the reduction in competition arising as a result of the agreement is not likely to produce an unreasonable increase in transportation costs or an unreasonable reduction in transportation services, pursuant to section 6(g) of the Shipping Act.
However, the commission notes that there may be circumstances that could permit the P3 agreement parties to unreasonably reduce services or unreasonably raise rates at some point in the future, which could raise concerns under section 6(g). It has directed staff to issue alternative reporting requirements to the P3 agreement parties, in order to assist the commission in its ongoing close monitoring of the agreement.
Source: Port News
From left, Jerry Ashby, president of TPT US Limited; Yale Fogarty, ILWU Local 53 president; Eric Oien, general manager of Teevin Bros.; Katey Townsend, HELP coordinator; and Steve Cullen, manager with Jones Stevedoring Co.A recent donation of $4,250 from a group of timber shipping enterprises is already providing emergency assistance to homeless students and their families in Lincoln County School District. Katey Townsend, coordinator of HELP (Homeless Education and Literacy Project), gratefully accepted the donation on behalf of students in need.
“This gift comes at a great time. We have had an overwhelming number of calls for assistance, so this generous donation will fill the gaps and help us get people into sustainable housing,” Townsend said. “After the holidays, gifts of money, clothing and other items tend to dwindle while the need for assistance is as great as ever.”
The fund-raising effort was spearheaded by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 53 in Newport; and Teevin Bros. Land and Timber Co., which hopes to bring its shipping operations to Yaquina Bay next year. The other Pacific Northwest organizations that donated are Hancock...
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