FMC SETS UP REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETINGS

FMC SETS UP REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETINGS    The Federal Maritime Commission’s area representatives and other commission personnel will conduct a series of information seminars in major ports around the United States.
   The seminars will provide information to the industry and the shipping public with respect to the commission’s functions and services, and the regulatory obligations of providers and users of ocean liner shipping services in international trades of the U.S. Those regulatory obligations are administered by the FMC.
   The FMC said that the seminars will be conducted at a different location on approximately a monthly basis. The first is to take place on Feb. 25 in Miami and the second will be in New Orleans on March 19.
   Other locations scheduled for upcoming months will include Seattle, Los Angeles and New York.
   The FMC said that there will be no charge for the seminars, but advance notice of participation will be required. Specific information regarding the times and locations of the seminars will be posted on the FMC’s website.