FMC Agreements Monitor

Fetch and monitor official records from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Agreement Library.

This Actor is designed for shipping, logistics, maritime, and trade workflows that need structured, source-linked data on ocean carrier agreements without manually scraping the FMC website.

It is not affiliated with the Federal Maritime Commission and does not provide legal, compliance, or trade advice.

What it returns

One dataset row per agreement record, containing:

• agreementNumber — FMC-assigned agreement identifier
• agreementType — category such as Space Charter Agreement, Vessel Sharing Agreement, VOCC Cooperative Working Agreement, MTO Cooperative Working Agreement, Assessment Agreement, Marine Terminal Services Agreement, or Marine Terminal Facilities Agreement
• agreementName — full agreement title
• originalEffectiveDate — original effective date of the agreement
• lastAmendmentDate — most recent amendment date
• detailUrl — link to the agreement detail page on FMC.gov
• sourceUrl — source page URL (https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.Agreements.Web/Public)
• rowHtml — HTML snippet of the source table row (only when includeRawHtml=true)
• collectedAt — ISO-8601 timestamp of collection

Use cases

• Regulatory compliance tracking for shipping lines and freight forwarders
• Competitive intelligence on carrier partnership and capacity arrangements
• Trade lane and route analysis via Space Charter and Vessel Sharing records
• Academic and policy research on maritime concentration and cooperation
• Automated alerts on new or amended agreements

Source

Official Federal Maritime Commission Agreement Library: https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.Agreements.Web/Public

Cloud source canary (reference run q1jJDSW7SatyfZM4a): 383 rows returned at time of verification on 2026-07-05.

Pricing

Pay per event, usage included: Actor start ($0.00005) plus one primary dataset-row event per agreement record ($0.002).

Limitations

• HTTP-only scraping (no browser rendering); relies on the current HTML table structure.
• The FMC source page may add or remove columns, change CSS, or implement anti-bot measures over time, which could break parsing until the source is updated.
• The source has no API or pagination; this Actor fetches the public page and limits results via maxItems.
• Date formats, agreement types, and available agreements on the FMC site may change without notice.

Disclaimers

• This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission.
• Public records on FMC.gov may lag behind official filings or be subject to revision.
• Always verify important decisions, compliance obligations, or legal conclusions against the official FMC source directly.
• This Actor does not provide legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. Consult qualified counsel for legal matters.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum rows to return (1–500)
agreementType	select	all	Filter by agreement type
search	string	(empty)	Case-insensitive text filter on number, type, name
includeRawHtml	boolean	false	Include raw HTML snippet from source table row

agreementType options

all, Space Charter Agreement, Vessel Sharing Agreement, VOCC Cooperative Working Agreement, MTO Cooperative Working Agreement, Assessment Agreement, Marine Terminal Services Agreement, Marine Terminal Facilities Agreement