House passes bill to address ‘anticompetitive’ ocean shipping practices

The House on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would build upon the Ocean Shipping Reform Act by allowing the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate the alleged anticompetitive practices of Chinese shipping companies and restricting China’s access to shipping data. The “Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act,” introduced last March by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and John Garamendi (D-CA), would direct the FMC to establish a formal process to investigate complaints against shipping...