WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL for WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL

Transportation TRA

Shipping Act Introduced Legislation; FMC rulemakings and actions; supply chain congestion; US CBP Programs CTPAT, ACE, export automation, form automation, advance manifest requirements, invasive pests and contamination, container cleanliness; vessel air emissions and efforts to transition to near-zero carbon, at-berth electric power in ports, hydrogen hubs, global R&D for future fuels; vessel, cargo and crew safety issues including cybersecurity, container scanning, piracy, illicit trafficking, and theft; navigation and waterways safety, Coast Guard PARS studies, loss of containers; sanctions applicable to maritime industry; offshore energy development, including ensuring adequate shipping lanes are incorporated into wind farm planning.

Foreign entity interest: All foreign entities listed in the LD-1 and identified on the World Shipping Council website (at https://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-council/member-corporations) have an interest in the lobbying issues above.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS)