The Federal Maritime Commission is updating the list of controlled carriers to add an entity that qualifies as a controlled carrier. The Shipping Act of 1984, as amended (Shipping Act), defines a ‘‘controlled carrier’’ as an ocean common carrier that is, or whose operating assets are, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a government. 46 U.S.C. 40102(9). Ownership or control by a government is deemed to exist for a carrier if (1) a majority of the interest in the carrier is owned or controlled in any manner by that government, an agency of that government, or a public or private person controlled by that government, or (2) that government has the right to appoint or disapprove the appointment of a majority of the directors, the chief operating officer, or the chief executive officer of the carrier. Id.; 46 CFR 565.2(a). 

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