A bipartisan bill designed to alleviate the supply chain crisis and ease shipping backlogs was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate by a voice vote on March 31, after approval in the Senate Commerce Committee last week.
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, co-sponsored by Sens John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), will strengthen the investigatory authority of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the U.S. agency that oversees international shipping, and improve transparency of industry practices.
