I-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

I-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) iyisikhungo esizimele sikahulumeni wase-US eyasungulwa ngo-1961, enesibopho sokulawula uhwebo lwangaphandle olwandle ukuze kuqinisekiswe uhlelo lokuhamba olwandle olunokuncintisana noluthembekile. I-FMC iqondisa kokubili i-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs) kanye ne-Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) ukuze kuvikelwe ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi kwase-US okusesidlangalaleni, abathumeli bangaphandle, abangenisi, kanye nabathengi emikhubeni engalungile.

I-FMC iphinde ibuyekeze futhi iqaphe izivumelwano phakathi kwezinkampani ezithwala olwandle kanye nabaqhubi bezikhumulo zasolwandle, yenza isiqiniseko sokuthi amanani entela ashicilelwe futhi afinyeleleka emphakathini, futhi iyasiza ekuxazululeni izingxabano zemikhumbi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-FMC iphenya izikhalazo mayelana namazinga nezinqubo ezephula uMthetho Wokuthumela Imikhumbi ka-1984, igcina izinkontileka zesevisi ziyimfihlo, futhi iqinisekisa umthwalo wemfanelo wezezimali welayini lokuhamba ngomkhumbi mayelana nezimangalo.