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December 2018
President Donald Trump announced it plans to nominate former U.S. Congressman and former FMC Commissioner Daniel Maffei to a new term on the Federal Maritime Commission. Maffei previously served two y…
December 2018
CMA CGM announced its decision to recover rising oil costs with an Emergency Bunker Recovery Measures Adjustment, effective December 8, 2018. A specific announcement for Taiwan to follow. The new amou…
December 2018
Maersk Line A/S announced its plan to apply an Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS/EFS), effective December 1, 2018, in response to the changing U.S. trucking market.The IFS/EFS will be applicable to/from all …
December 2018
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation published Low Sulphur Charges in its FMC tariff for China and Taiwan as follows:Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation Low Sulphur Charge, USD Effective 0…
December 2018
A few carriers updated their respective FMC tariffs to increase the Alameda Corridor Charges (ACC), effective January 2019. See table below.TRANSPACIFIC EASTBOUND (Asia to USA) ALAMEDA CORRIDOR CHA…
December 2018
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective January 1 through March 31, 2019. Details are as follows.Here is a table of carriers that …
December 2018
Some carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective December 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant, Ocean …
December 2018
Some carriers updated their respective FMC tariffs to increase the Alameda Corridor Charges (ACC), effective January 2019. See table below.TRANSPACIFIC WESTBOUND (USA to Asia) ALAMEDA CORRIDOR CHAR…
December 2018
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the January to March 2019 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amount…
November 2018
Members of the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA) advise PierPass 2.0, which will change the PierPass fee structure and implement appointment systems for truckers serving marine t…
November 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued Docket 18-08 to provide a direct final rulemaking which will adjust many of its user fees and filing fees. Some fees will increase to reflect increases…
November 2018
The World Shipping Council has asked the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to eliminate the requirement that service contracts entered into by vessel operating ocean carriers (VOCCs) and their custome…
November 2018
Several of the leading carriers serving the Transpacific eastbound trade lane have updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective November 15, 2018, including …
October 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued Docket 18-10 to provide a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on a new interpretive rule to redefine the Shipping Act’s prohibition …
October 2018
Fact Finding Investigation No. 28 into the conditions and practices relating to detention, demurrage, and free time in U.S. international ocean commerce continues to be an important focus for the Fede…
October 2018
Maersk Line A/S has announced its plan to switch from the Standard Bunker Factor (SBF) to the New Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), effective January 1, 2019. This is in preparation for the upcoming glo…
October 2018
Several carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective October 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant, Ocea…
October 2018
Some carriers updated their respective tariffs to provide General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective November 1, 2018, including APL, COSCO, Hapag Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), OOCL, and Yang Ming.…
September 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has appointed Mr. Benjamin K. Trogdon as Director of the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement (BOE). Mr. Trogdon joined the FMC in July 2000 and most recently ser…
September 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced its Commissioners met in closed session on September 4, 2018 to review FMC Fact Finding Investigation No. 28. This is a formal investigation headed by C…
September 2018
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective October 1 through December 31, 2018. Details are as follows.Here is a table of some of the…
September 2018
Some carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective September 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant, Ocean…
September 2018
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the October to December 2018 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted updates…
August 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued the final rule for its Docket No. 17-10, “Amendments to Regulations Governing NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements and NVOCC Service Arrangements” an…
August 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it has recently entered into compromise agreements with eight non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs), recovering a total of USD 618,000 in civil …
August 2018
Several carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective August 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant, Ocean…
July 2018
Members of the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA) announced their proposed changes to the PierPass fee structure and plans to implement ap…
July 2018
Several leading ocean carriers serving the Transpacific Eastbound trade lane have recently updated their FMC tariffs to provide the following Peak …
July 2018
Several carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective July 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COS…
June 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it has decided to issue a formal Request for Additional Information (RFAI) in response to an amendment filed in…
June 2018
Rising fuel costs have prompted several ocean carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) and USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exp…
June 2018
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges as provided in their FMC tariff rules effective…
June 2018
Some carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective June 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSCO,…
June 2018
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the July to September 2018 quarter. …
May 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it has initiated an expedited inquiry to examine U.S. trucking and delivery arrangements of ocean carriers. U.…
May 2018
FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye recently represented the Federal Maritime Commission at the U.S.-China Bilateral Maritime Consultations in Beijing, Ch…
May 2018
PierPass Inc. announced that the members of the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA) plan to adopt an appointment system and a f…
May 2018
Several carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective May 15, 2018, including APL, CMA CGM, COSC…
April 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it will implement a formal investigation headed by Commissioner Rebecca Dye to focus on the practices of vessel…
April 2018
Acting FMC Chairman Michael Khouri testified recently before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure where he…
April 2018
Ocean carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have updated their FMC tariffs to apply inland surcharges. The inland surcharg…
April 2018
Several leading carriers have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective April 15, 2018, incl…
March 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it has completed compromise agreements with six non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) recovering a tota…
March 2018
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, has cancelled its FMC agreement, closed its office and deleted its websit…
March 2018
Acting FMC Chairman Michael A. Khouri has appointed Rachel Dickon the Commission’s Secretary and Brian Troiano as Director, Bureau of Enforcement…
March 2018
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective April 1 through June 30, 2018. Detai…
March 2018
Several carriers updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective March 15, 2018, including APL, COSCO, Ever…
March 2018
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the April to June 2018 quarter. Here…
March 2018
Effective April 1, 2018, the container liner operations of 'K' Line, MOL, and NYK will be integrated into the newly formed Ocean Network Express Pt…
February 2018
On January 15, 2018, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) implemented increases to maximum civil monetary penalties as required by the Federal Civil Penalties…
February 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission held two days of hearings on January 16 and 17, 2018 to examine issues related to detention, demurrage, and per die…
February 2018
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imp…
February 2018
Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced that with effect from March 1, 2018 it will change its Bunker Charge (BUC) and Low Sulphur Fuel Charge (LSF) update cy…
January 2018
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has confirmed twenty-six people will testify as witnesses at public hearings on January 16 and 17 in Washington, DC on is…
January 2018
Several carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223 serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imp…
January 2018
Some members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Westbound (TSA), FMC Agreement No. 011223, whose member carriers serve the USA/East Asia t…
