April 2024
FMC Receives Three New Formal Complaints
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received three new formal complaints in March 2024 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices and Un…
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April 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received three new formal complaints in March 2024 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices and Un…
April 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently announced the hiring of Mohammad “Ali” Usman as the agency's Chief Information Officer (CIO). Mr. Usman will serve as director in all areas of…
April 2024
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective April 15, 2024, including CMA C…
March 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission announced a Final Rule establishing new requirements for how common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) must bill for demurrage and detention charge…
March 2024
FMC Chairman Daniel B. Maffei and Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye recently appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for a renomination hearing. Chairman Maffe…
March 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received nine new formal complaints in February 2024 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices and …
March 2024
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective March 15, 2024, including CMA C…
March 2024
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective April 1 through June 30, 2024. Here is a table of BAF amounts posted by carriers: T…
March 2024
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the April to June 2024 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amounts: …
February 2024
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it will hold an informal hearing to examine how conditions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions are impacting commercial shipping and global s…
February 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in January 2024 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. The FMC also received two Special Perm…
February 2024
The Federal Maritime Commission increased the maximum penalties assessed for statutory violations effective January 15, 2024, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2…
February 2024
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective February 15, 2024, including CM…
January 2024
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Final Rule in FMC Docket No. 21-03 amending its regulations governing Carrier Automated Tariffs. The amendments, which go into effect February 1, 2024,…
January 2024
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel Maffei announced the hiring of David Eng to serve as Secretary of the Commission. Eng is a career government attorney who possesses more than 10 …
January 2024
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in December 2023 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. The FMC also received several Special…
January 2024
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective January 15, 2024, including CMA…