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…
August 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission started publishing Containerized Freight Statistics (CFS) data as submitted by ocean carriers in accordance with requirements set forth in the Ocean Shipping R…
August 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in July 2025 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices – FMC…
August 2025
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective August 15, 2025, including CMA …
July 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Louis Sola announced his departure from the agency. Chairman Sola's last day at the FMC was June 30, 2025. He gave no reason for his departure. …
July 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) awarded FMC Chairman Louis Sola a Gold Medal and Citation in recognition of his leadership and contributions to the FMC. Chairman Sola's last day in o…
July 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in June 2025 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Shipping Practices &…
July 2025
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced system downtime for several of its online services. The below FMC online systems may be unavailable during the evenings from 8:00 pm – 7:00 …
July 2025
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective July 15, 2025, including CMA C…
