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has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3b42d0171bb132007fe485c73626638">Our mission is to ensure a competitive and reliable international ocean transportation supply system that supports the U.S economy and protects the public from unfair and deceptive practices.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.fmc.gov/about/commissioner-archive/">FMC Commissioners</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded"><img decoding="async" width="1386" height="1385" src="https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock_000017982599_Medium.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1103" style="object-fit:cover;width:275px;height:275px" 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class="wp-block-post-title"><a href="https://www.fmc.gov/engagements/chairman-maffei-speaking-at-transportation-go-conference/" target="_self" >Commissioner Maffei Speaking at Transportation Go! Conference</a></h3> <div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;" class="wp-block-post-excerpt"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">March 13, 2025 | Minneapolis, Minnesota Commissioner Daniel Maffei is a featured speaker at the 2025 Transportation Go! Conference hosted by the Specialty Soya… </p></div> </li></ul> </div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex" style="margin-top:32px"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="/engagements">View Past Appearances</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-commission">The Commission</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group has-border-color has-base-light-border-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-28 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow" style="border-width:1px;border-radius:5px"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-light);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:14px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:12px"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-12 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-left:8px;flex-basis:80px"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1143" height="851" src="https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SOLA-L-Portrait-2024-2.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1" alt="" class="wp-image-7002" style="object-fit:cover;width:72px;height:72px" srcset="https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SOLA-L-Portrait-2024-2.jpg 1143w, https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SOLA-L-Portrait-2024-2.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SOLA-L-Portrait-2024-2.jpg?resize=768,572 768w, https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SOLA-L-Portrait-2024-2.jpg?resize=1024,762 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:190px"> <p class="has-merriweather-font-family" style="font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);"><a href="https://www.fmc.gov/about/commissioner-archive/louis-e-sola/">Louis E. 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