The Federal Maritime Commission recently announced that its maximum civil monetary penalty amounts for specified regulatory or statutory violations will not increase for 2026 and will thus remain as follows.
- adverse impact on U.S. carriers by foreign shipping practices: $2,626,135
- violation of 1984 Shipping Act or FMC regulation or order issued thereunder: $74,943 for knowing and willful violations and $14,988 for others
- operating in foreign commerce after tariff suspension: $149,887
- failure to provide required reports: $11,823
- adverse shipping conditions: $2,364,503
- operating after tariff or service contract suspension: $118,225
- failure to establish financial responsibility for non-performance of transportation or death or injury: $29,864
- making false claims or giving false statements in violation of Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act: $14,308
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