How does the NSA option affect NVOCC/shipper business relationships?
Specifically, the exemption allows individual NVOCCs (including corporately affiliated NVOCCs), who are compliant with the other requirements of the Shipping Act and the FMC’s regulations at 46 CFR Part 515 and 46 CFR Part 520, to enter into an NSA with one or more NSA shippers. 46 CFR 531.2. The FMC’s rule allows NVOCCs to enter into service arrangements with their customers in lieu of publishing those arrangements in a publicly-available tariff, as otherwise would be required by sections 8(a) and 10 of the Shipping Act.
