November 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) proposed a new rule for demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs), non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs…
November 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) rejected and remanded a settlement agreement reached between Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) and the FMC's Bureau of Enforcement (BOE). The Commissio…
November 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) awarded a $500,000 contract to the National Academies of Science (NAS) to conduct a study examining intermodal chassis pools and provide recommendations…
November 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received four new formal complaints in October 2022 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unlawful Detention & Demurr…
November 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective November 15, 2022, including CO…
October 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) met on September 21, 2022 in open and closed session to discuss the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-2022) and the Maritime Transportation Data Ini…
October 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in FMC Docket No. 22-24 seeking comments on proposed elements required to establish an unreasonable refusal …
October 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Request for Information on the use of inland ports for storage and transfer of cargo containers on September 26, 2022. The DOT requests comments …
October 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced the hiring of Linda S. Harris Crovella to serve as an Administrative Law Judge in the FMC's Office of Administrative Law Judges. Judge Crovella j…
October 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in September 2022 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices…
October 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective October 15, 2022, including COS…
September 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) requested public comments on whether supply chain congestion has created conditions warranting the issuance of an emergency order requiring common carriers…
September 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a proposed plan for gathering import and export information from vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) to comply with data requirements esta…
September 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) established a webpage dedicated to its actions and activities related to the implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-2022). “OSR…
September 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received two new formal complaints in August 2022 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unlawful Insurance Fees: Color …
September 2022
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective October 1 through December 31, 2022. Details are as follows. Here is a table of BAF amount…
September 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective September 15, 2022, inclu…
September 2022
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the October to December 2022 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amo…
