{"id":6119,"date":"2021-11-15T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2021-11-15T15:58:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T19:58:21","slug":"fmc-effort-will-examine-how-data-can-improve-ocean-cargo-velocity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/fmc-effort-will-examine-how-data-can-improve-ocean-cargo-velocity\/","title":{"rendered":"FMC Effort Will Examine How Data Can Improve Ocean Cargo Velocity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying data constraints that impede the flow of ocean cargo and add to supply chain inefficiencies will be the focus of a new\u00a0Federal Maritime Commission\u00a0effort\u00a0to be\u00a0spearheaded by Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel.\u00a0 This effort will be critical to pinpointing how data can contribute to the long-term reliability of the domestic cargo delivery system.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative\u00a0will\u00a0propose\u00a0recommendations for common data standards\u00a0used by the international shipping supply chain, as well as access policies and protocols\u00a0that would\u00a0streamline information sharing across the ocean supply chain.\u00a0This multi-phase effort\u00a0is being launched at the direction of FMC Chairman Daniel B. Maffei\u00a0with initial findings to be presented at a Maritime Data Summit in Spring\u00a02022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvents of the past year have proven the need for the United States to achieve more capacity from our cargo delivery system.\u00a0\u00a0Information sharing and additional transparency\u00a0in how containers move\u00a0is one\u00a0way we can move more containers more efficiently.\u00a0\u00a0I appreciate Commissioner Bentzel\u2019s willingness to take on this project and I am confident his work will lead to beneficial and implementable recommendations,\u201d said\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Maffei.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the project\u00a0Commissioner Bentzel will\u00a0conduct\u00a0research,\u00a0interviews, round tables, and\u00a0hold public meetings\u00a0to\u00a0inform the\u00a0\u201cstatus quo\u201d in maritime data.\u00a0 He will\u00a0explore\u00a0what\u00a0common\u00a0ocean shipping\u00a0data is created with each hand-off of a container through the supply chain, how that data is stored and shared, and\u00a0identify what are the critical data elements used by each supply chain party.\u00a0 Ocean carriers, marine terminal operators, truckers, railroads, and other government agencies are among those who will be invited to provide insight about\u00a0data definitions, classification, and recommendations for\u00a0improving\u00a0interoperability of data records involving\u00a0container shipping.\u00a0 Input from the Commission\u2019s National Shipper Advisory Committee may also be solicited as part of the project.\u00a0Initial deliverables will include a data inventory\u00a0and recommendations for common standards.<\/p>\n<p>The first public meeting\u00a0Commissioner Bentzel will hold\u00a0is scheduled to take place next month\u00a0in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 While the agenda for the meeting is still being set,\u00a0planned speakers will include representatives from the Biden Administration, data\u00a0experts,\u00a0standards setting\u00a0specialists, and\u00a0representatives from FMC\u2019s National Shippers Advisory\u00a0Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have already met with\u00a0many\u00a0port industry leaders and stakeholders around\u00a0our coastlines, and\u00a0the topic of reliable,\u00a0actionable operational\u00a0shipping\u00a0information to\u00a0help more efficiently\u00a0move cargo was one of the foremost\u00a0topics of concern.\u00a0When you go through a U.S. airport you know how and where to park your car, you know that you will be transported to the airport terminal, when you get to the terminal you will be provided information on your gate\u00a0and information about when your plane will depart\u00a0and land, adequate personnel are available to handle luggage and run\u00a0it\u00a0through security\u00a0throughout this process, and it is repeated at landing. The maritime industry does not have a similar system in place. Given the immense national economic impact and\u00a0our\u00a0Nation\u2019s\u00a0reliance\u00a0on ocean shipping, sustained surges in cargo volumes and other\u00a0operational\u00a0impacts caused by COVID-19, it is clear to me that we need to develop a stronger system of information for the shipping public. The FMC\u00a0will\u00a0work with the industry to develop greater systems of transparency for services surrounding the international intermodal transportation of goods. Our port gateway corridors are limited by\u00a0physical\u00a0constraints and the best options for efficiencies lie with the greater utilization of information technologies and coordination between the different modes in the supply chain,\u201d said Commissioner Bentzel.<\/p>\n<p>The project is the latest effort by the Federal Maritime Commission to address supply chain efficiency and congestion issues.\u00a0 Other initiatives include Fact Finding 29, the Vessel-Operating Common Carrier\u00a0(VOCC)\u00a0Audit Program,\u00a0investigating\u00a0certain ocean carrier fees and surcharges, issuing\u00a0a Notice of Inquiry into the use of merchant clauses in VOCCs\u2019 bills of lading to require payment from entities that are not in contractual privity with the VOCC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying data constraints that impede the flow of ocean cargo and add to supply chain inefficiencies will be the focus of a new\u00a0Federal Maritime Commission\u00a0effort\u00a0to be\u00a0spearheaded by Commissioner Carl W. 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