The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has endorsed the US Senate’s Klobuchar-Thune bill on Ocean Shipping (S.3580) by a vote of the industry’s legislative policy council.
The Klobuchar-Thune bill would increase the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) enforcement of ocean shipping while preserving fluidity charges that prompt cargo owners to keep goods from piling up on severely limited terminal space.
Chris Connor, AAPA’s president and CEO, said: “US Ports are moving more goods than ever – to foreign markets, to American homes, to American businesses.
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