Browse Signals™ Monthly Updates below
December 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission announced compromise agreements, resulting in the collection of over $200,000 in civil penalties. FMC Area Representatives in Los Angeles, New York, South F…
December 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced new Bunker Adjustment Facto…
December 2008
The Alameda Corridor Charge (ACC) will increase effective January 1, 2009. This charge is applied by most carriers serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to recover charges assessed by…
December 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) f…
November 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission has acted to block anti-competitive concession requirements of the ports of Los Angeles’ and Long Beach’s Clean Truck Programs. At its October 29 meeting Commissi…
November 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced reductions to Bunker Adjust…
November 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced major reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (…
October 2008
President George W. Bush nominated Sean T. Connaughton to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner and designated as Chairman of the Commission upon appointment for the remainder of a five-year te…
October 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission has begun an investigation into the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Programs for possible Shipping Act violations. The FMC is now…
October 2008
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed the proposed California Port Investment Fee (CPIF), which would have imposed a fee of up to $30 per TEU on containers moving through the …
October 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, announced reductions to Bunker Adjust…
October 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) f…
September 2008
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say the legal challenge brought against their Clean Truck Programs will not stop them from moving forward with the October 1, 2008 program start date, but …
September 2008
The $35 per TEU Clean Truck Fee (CTF) is just one of three new fees the ports of Los Angles and Long Beach may soon begin assessing. Shipper and carriers must also prepare for two other new Cal…
September 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission recently enhanced its website to provide convenient and timely access to agreement filings. The FMC announced August 13, 2008 that it will make agreement filing …
September 2008
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) filed a petition with the Federal Maritime Commission seeking exemption for Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers…
September 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, reduced both Bunker Adjustment Factor…
September 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF), Currency Adjustment Factors (C…
August 2008
The American Trucking Associations (ATA), with the support of its Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC), filed suit in the U.S. District Court in California challenging the Po…
August 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission approved an amendment to the U.S. Pacific Coast–Oceania Agreement to add CMA CGM S.A. and ANL Singapore PTE, Ltd., as a single party to the agreement. The agre…
August 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is scheduled to discuss a number of important issues at open and closed sessions of a Commission meeting to be held August 9, 2008. In the open sessio…
August 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, will increase their Bunker Adjustment…
August 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) fo…
July 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission issued an Order to Show Cause against an Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) for failing to maintain a Qualifying Individual as required by Commission’s lice…
July 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission approved the controversial discussion agreement between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and several Marine Terminal Operators (MTOs) which will allow …
July 2008
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), whose member carriers served the trade between the USA and North Europe, United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia and Baltic Ports, ceased operation…
July 2008
Representatives of carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), met with the Federal Maritime Commission…
June 2008
Commissioner A. Paul Anderson has left the Federal Maritime Commission. Anderson served as Commissioner since August 2003. In August 2007, he was nominated by President Bush to …
June 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission has scheduled another closed session to discuss the agreement filed by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that will allow the ports to coordinate their Clean …
June 2008
The Clean Truck Program of the Port of Los Angeles has received a strong letter of support from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California) Speaker of the United States House of Representati…
June 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, increased their Bunker Adjustment Fac…
June 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane announced increases to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) fo…
May 2008
Federal Maritime Commissioners were severely criticized by members of Congress for poor agency management and low employee morale at a recent budget hearing. All four Commissioners were in atte…
May 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) discussed a number of important issues at open and closed sessions of a Commission meeting held April 30, 2008. In the open session of the meeting, th…
May 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane will increase Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Charges (IFC) for the mon…
May 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, have announced increases to their Bun…
May 2008
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 an incr…
April 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced they will increase Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Surch…
April 2008
1. Also applies to Group 4 Points in US Western States 2. GRI amounts for less than container load (LCL) and other rate basis may vary from carrier to carrier.Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) …
April 2008
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach continue to move forward with the approval processes for their comprehensive Clean Trucks Program, but with one key difference in their programs…
April 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, have announced a new “Fuel Cost Rec…
April 2008
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 cur…
March 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission has decided not to change its regulations for licensing of ocean transportation intermediaries (OTI) to allow the use of unlicensed agents in the USA. In Do…
March 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission has appointed Peter J. King as Acting General Counsel, replacing Amy W. Larson. Prior to this appointment, Mr. King served as the FMC’s Director of Admini…
March 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced they will reduce Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) for the month of April …
March 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, have announced the Bunker Adjustment …
March 2008
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 current…
February 2008
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new $15 per TEU cargo fee for each loaded import or export container moved through the ports’ terminals by truck or rail. This …
February 2008
Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has voluntarily stopped using cargo trucks built before 1990 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to comply early with the ports’ Cl…
February 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced they will extend February Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) to at least Ma…
February 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, have announced the Bunker Adjustment …
February 2008
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 they wi…
January 2008
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new a Clean Truck Fee of US$35 per TEU on all loaded containers moving in and out of the ports by truck effective June 1, 2008. This fee …
January 2008
An Emergency Fuel Cost Recovery Surcharge (EFR) that some Carriers serving the trades from East Asia to the USA had announced in November, including members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agre…
January 2008
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), whose 15 member carriers dominate the container trades from East Asia to the USA, recently announced a 2008-2009 Revenue/Cost Recovery Pro…
January 2008
The carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), serving the East Asia/USA trade lane have announced reductions to Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF) and Inland Fuel Surcharges…
January 2008
The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), FMC Agreement No. 011325, whose member lines serve the US export trades from the USA to East Asia, have announced slight reductions to B…
January 2008
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 a reduc…
