# 2026-12136: Shipping Agreements Get Minor Administrative Tweaks

2026-12136, Notice of Agreements Filed, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Maritime Commission published 2026-06-17, effective 2026-06-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12136
- As of: 2026-06-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12136
- Title: Notice of Agreements Filed
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Maritime Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 36600
- Published: 2026-06-17
- Effective: 2026-06-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-24

## In one line

Shipping Agreements Get Minor Administrative Tweaks

## Summary

The Federal Maritime Commission announced updates to two shipping agreements that affect workers and shipping companies. One changes how employee benefit costs are calculated, and the other expands shipping routes to include the Dominican Republic. People interested have about a week or two to share their thoughts before these changes take effect in June and July 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Change to ILWU‑PMA Benefit Assessment: mixed, low. If you are covered by the ILWU‑PMA agreement, this amendment changes how the man‑hour base assessment rate is calculated for assessments that pay ILWU‑PMA employee benefit costs by revising the divisor and related figures in Appendix 1. The amendment is proposed to take effect on 2026-06-05.
- MSC/ZIM Adds Dominican Republic: mixed, low. The MSC/ZIM Cooperative Working Agreement amendment would add the Dominican Republic to the agreement's geographic scope. The parties requested expedited review and the amendment is proposed to take effect on 2026-07-23.

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## Sources
- [2026-12136 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12136/notice-of-agreements-filed)
- [2026-12136 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12136.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12136 (as of 2026-06-24).