FMC Maritime Transportation Data Initiative – Next meeting with Warehouse, Distribution, and 3PL Sectors

In December 2021, the Chairman of The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Daniel B. Maffei appointed Commissioner Carl Bentzel to spearhead an initiative of the FMC to focus on identifying data constraints that impede the flow of ocean cargo adding to supply chain inefficiencies in the USA.

As per the FMC, “This project will aim to establish data standards and best practices for data access and transmission essential for a reliable and stable ocean transportation system.”

Starting in December, through the first half of 2022, Commissioner Bentzel announced plans to convene a series of meetings with maritime and intermodal stakeholders with initial findings presented at a data summit to be hosted by the FMC in the spring of 2022.

The next meeting of the Federal Maritime Commission Maritime Transportation Data Initiative will be held on:

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Time: 3:00-4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

The meeting is open to the public and can be viewed online via a link provided here prior to the meeting.

Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel is leading this initiative under the direction of Chairman Daniel B. Maffei.

Scheduled Participants:

• Alexander Guzman, Customer Service Manager, Interport Logistics
• Brett Mears, President, Palmer Logistics
• Doub Sibila, President & CEO, People Services, Inc.
• Jared Stadlin, President, Linden Warehouse & Distribution Co., Inc.
• Jeremy Van Puffelen, President, Prism Logistics

The schedule for the FMC meetings with Commissioner Carl Bentzel and the industry till April 2022 is as below. Meetings are scheduled for every Tuesday 3pm to 4pm US Eastern Time.

*Meetings subject to change. Additional meetings may be added as needed.

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