November 2025
The White House announced a one-year suspension to the vessel fees and other actions previously announced under Section 301. The suspension will take effect November 10. The announcement follow…
November 2025
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) remains closed as part of the federal government shutdown that began October 1st. The FMC’s regulations, however, remain in force during the federal governm…
November 2025
President Donald Trump nominated Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey to be Commissioners at the Federal Maritime Commission. DiBella is nominated for a term expiring June 30, 2028, and Harvey is n…
November 2025
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective November 15, 2025, including C…
October 2025
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) closed effective October 1, 2025, as part of the federal government shutdown. The FMC’s regulations, however, remain in force during the federal governme…
October 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in September 2025 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Shipment Handli…
October 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it will only accept payments submitted through Pay.gov or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). In accordance with Executive Order 14247, Moderniz…
October 2025
Carrier members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association (CSA), FMC Agreement No. 010979, recently announced a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) which will apply from October thru March. The CSA Carrier memb…
October 2025
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective October 15, 2025, including CM…
September 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received three new formal complaints in August 2025 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Shipment Handling Pract…
September 2025
Members of the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement (WCMTOA) announced that the PierPass fee increased on August 1, 2025 by 2.84 percent. The fees increased from USD 37.71 per TEU (twenty-fo…
September 2025
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective October 1 through December 31, 2025. Details are as follows. TRANSPACIFIC EASTBOUND…
September 2025
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the October to December 2025 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amo…
September 2025
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective September 15, 2025, including C…
