Wayne R. Rohde’s practice focuses on the representation of companies involved in the international ocean transportation industry. He regularly represents clients before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in connection with regulatory requirements (including OTI licensing), adjudicatory proceedings, and fact-finding investigations.

Wayne has extensive experience drafting and filing carrier discussion agreements, vessel sharing agreements, space charter agreements, various types of marine terminal operator agreements, and other forms of cooperative working agreements. He has represented clients in connection with FMC service contract and negotiated rate agreement audits. He has trial experience before administrative law judges at the FMC and has negotiated the settlement of civil penalty demands by the FMC. Wayne is also experienced in drafting and interpreting service contracts as well as advising clients on substantive and procedural issues relating to FMC tariff publication.