White House urges shipping reform, antitrust scrutiny to help exporters, importers

The Biden administration is throwing its support behind a bipartisan maritime reform bill and urging the Federal Maritime Commission to consider antitrust actions against ocean carriers -- efforts the White House says are needed to protect U.S. exporters and importers from unfair shipping practices. In a blog post last week about pandemic-related congestion at U.S. ports, the White House called on Congress to “take action” to ease the crisis by strengthening the Federal Maritime Commission, which regulates the U.S. international...