Browse Signals™ Monthly Updates below
December 2006
The Federal Maritime Commission announced nine compromise agreements, resulting in the collection of $732,000 in civil penalties. These agreements are the result of investigations conducte…
December 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) have each announced extension…
November 2006
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Steven R. Blust appeared before the Antitrust Modernization Commission, October 19, 2006 to discuss ocean carriers' antitrust immunity under the Shippi…
November 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member lines serve the US export trade from the USA to East Asia, announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Surcharges and Inland …
November 2006
The Alameda Corridor Charge will increase effective November 24, 2006. This charge is applied by most carriers serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to recover charges assessed by the…
November 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic Ports, announced there w…
November 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to provide for significant red…
October 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane, have announced plans for a Cost Recovery Program of adjustme…
October 2006
Reductions to fuel costs have prompted the carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane, to amend their FMC …
October 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the US and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic Ports, announced there wi…
October 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member lines serve the US export trade to East Asia, announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors and Inland Fuel Surcharges …
October 2006
Three separate entities and one individual acting as Ocean Transport Intermediaries in the New York area are under investigation by the FMC for allegedly providing Non-Vessel Operating Common Car…
September 2006
The FMC has been formally requested to issue a ruling that would significantly change its current regulation of ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs) operating in the USA. Team Ocean Servi…
September 2006
The Federal Maritime Commission recently welcomed Clay G. Guthridge as a new Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Guthridge will be replacing departing ALJ, Kenneth A. Krantz. Guthridge joins…
September 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic Ports, announced there w…
September 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member lines serve the US export trade from the USA to East Asia, announced adjustments to surcharges. For the month of October,…
September 2006
Currency Adjustment Factors for the period Oct. 1 thru Dec. 31, 2006 will be as follows: Japan 0%, Korea 0%, Taiwan 5%, Singapore 10%. Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) for October will be raised fro…
September 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to provide for increases to In…
September 2006
October Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) will be increased to US$ 243 per container for mini-land bridge (MLB) and inland point intermodal (IPI) shipments moving via rail, and US$ 70 per container for l…
August 2006
The Federal Maritime Commission’s recent ruling in Docket 02-04 Anchor Shipping Co. vs. Alianca Navegacao Elogistica Ltda. issued a strong statement affirming the Commission’s obligati…
August 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic Ports, announced the…
August 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member lines serve the US export trade from the USA to East Asia, announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) …
August 2006
Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) for September will be set at US$ 232 per container for rail and intermodal rail/truck shipments, and US$ 67 per container for local/regional truck shipments.…
August 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to provide for …
August 2006
September Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) will be US$ 232 per container for mini-land bridge (MLB) and inland point intermodal (IPI) shipments moving via rail, and US$ 67 per containe…
June 2006
The FMC has opened a formal investigation into possible violations of the Shipping Act by three NVOCCs who are alleged to have handled cargo for unlicensed ocean transportation intermediarie…
June 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member lines serve the US export trade from the USA to East Asia, announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factor…
June 2006
Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) will increase effective July 1, 2006 from US$ 206 to US$ 227 per container for rail and intermodal rail/truck shipments, and from US$ 60 to US$ 66 …
June 2006
Many ocean carriers and NVOCCs serving the Asia/USA trade lane have recently filed Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) in their FMC tariffs. These will be effective June…
June 2006
In order to comply with FMC regulations, new or increased surcharge rules must be filed in ocean carrier and NVOCC tariffs 30 days prior to their effective dates. …
June 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to …
June 2006
The Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) for shipments from Japan will increase from 3% to 4% effective July 1. The Inland Fuel Charge (IFC) for the month of June 2006 …
June 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia …
May 2006
Verucci Motorcycles, LLC has filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission March 31, 2006 against Senator International Ocean, LLC. Vercucci is seeking reparations of $3,841…
May 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member carriers serve the US export trade from the USA to East Asia, recently announced increases to Bunker Adjus…
May 2006
Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) will also increase; effective May 1 to May 31, 2006 the IFC will cost US$ 179 per container for rail, intermodal rail/truck and US$ 52 per container for …
May 2006
Many ocean carriers and NVOCCs serving the Asia/USA trade lane have recently filed Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) in their FMC tariffs. These will be effective June…
May 2006
In order to comply with FMC regulations, new or increased surcharges must be filed in ocean carrier and NVOCC tariffs 30 days prior to initial effective dates. Any extension …
May 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to provide…
May 2006
For the month of May 2006, the Inland Fuel Charge (IFC) will be US$ 179 per container for mini-land bridge and inland point intermodal shipmen…
May 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kin…
April 2006
Effective April 24, 2006 the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Long Angeles and Long Beach will increase from US$ 40 to US$ 50 for 20' containers, and from US$ 80 to US$ 100 for 40',…
April 2006
On March 1, 2006 FMC Chairman Steven R. Blust made his annual appearance before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to review the proposed FM…
April 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member carriers serve the trade lanes between the USA and East Asia, has announced increases to Bunker Adjustment …
April 2006
Members of the WTSA are American President Lines, China Shipping Container Lines, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Marine Corp., Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Ll…
April 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced incre…
April 2006
The Panama Canal Charge assessed by TSA carriers on shipments passing thru the Panama Canal will also increase on May 1 from $165 to $192 per …
March 2006
The Federal Maritime Commission announced Feb. 8, 2006 its decision to reduce Sea-Land Service's penalty for Shipping Act violations from $4,082,500 to $820,000. Before this reduction Sea-…
March 2006
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have amended their FMC tariffs to provide …
March 2006
The members of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), who serve the trade from the USA to East Asia, have amended their FMC tariffs to reduce Bunker Adjustment …
March 2006
Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) will also be reduced for the month of April 2006 to US$ 169 per container for rail, intermodal rail/truck and US$ 49 per container for local/regional …
March 2006
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers serve the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic …
March 2006
TACA has made no changes to the BAF surcharge since Oct. 16, 2005. TACA surcharges for the period of April 16 to May 15, 2006 will be announced by March 15. …
February 2006
Constantly fluctuating fuel costs have prompted carrier members of both the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) to anno…
February 2006
As of January 1, 2006 it is now illegal for California marine terminal operators to charge truckers demurrage fees for late equipment returns if circumstances beyond the truckers control …
February 2006
The FMC has announced an investigation in FMC Docket 06-01 into possible shipping act violations of nine unlicensed household goods forwarders. The Commission's…
February 2006
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), whose member carriers serve the trade from the USA to East Asia, announced increases to metal scrap freight rates …
January 2006
At this time last year, we predicted the Federal Maritime Commission's decision to allow Non-Vessel Ocean Common Carriers (NVOCCs) to enter into confidential NVOCC service arrangemen…
January 2006
The Federal Maritime Commission recently announced SERVCON, its service contract (S/C) and NVOCC Service Arrangement (NSA) filing system, is fi…
January 2006
The Panama Canal Authority is increasing full container vessel tolls as of May 1, 2006. This …
