A New Front in Shipping’s Climate War: The Federal Maritime Commission

By Sean Pribyl, Michael Amy (Holland & Knight) –

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella recently participated in the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) session in London, marking an unprecedented development in U.S. maritime regulatory policy since the FMC has not historically played a visible role in U.S. climate negotiations at the IMO.

THE FMC’S MEPC ATTENDANCE

The FMC is an independent regulatory agency which traditionally has been focused on ensuring a competitive and reliable international ocean transportation supply system. The FMC’s participation at MEPC 84 represents