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March 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission issued an Order to Show Cause to Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. (MSC) on February 3, 2023 demanding MSC provide justification for its congestion surchar…
March 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) closed out one complaint in February 2023 by issuing an Order Affirming the Initial Decision on Different Grounds. Order Affirming the Initial Decisi…
March 2023
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective April 1 through June 30, 2023. Details are as follows. Here is a table of BAF amounts p…
March 2023
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective March 15, 2023, including CMA C…
March 2023
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the April to June 2023 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amounts: …
February 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) met on January 25, 2023 in open and closed session to discuss the Commission's implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-2022). Comm…
February 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) closed out a longstanding investigation into Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) for overly broad application of the merchant clause in its Bills of Ladi…
February 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) denied a petition filed by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) challenging the environmental impact of…
February 2023
The Federal Maritime Commission increased the maximum penalties assessed for statutory violations effective January 11, 2023, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act o…
February 2023
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective February 15, 2023, including CM…
January 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced a new probe into the top 20 shipping lines calling the United States on December 15, 2022. The FMC has asked these shipping lines to provide info…
January 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden renominated Rebecca F. Dye to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner on January 3, 2023. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Commissioner Dye’s term will expire June 30, 2025. Pr…
January 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received three new formal complaints in December 2022 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Unreasonable Cargo Practices, FM…
January 2023
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) closed out four complaints in December 2022 by declining to review three settlement approvals and issuing an Order Affirming an Initial Decision in a small…
January 2023
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective January 15, 2023, including CMA…
