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May 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) putting forward updates to key provisions of tariff regulations. These updates are intended to clarify existi…
May 2022
A Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ordered Hapag-Lloyd, A. G. to pay $822,220 in penalties for violations of the FMC’s detention and demurrage regulations. The A…
May 2022
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei requested a substantial budget increase in his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation in support o…
May 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) held a meeting to vote on recommendations and discuss committee updates on April 27, 2022. At their first in-perso…
May 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received three new formal complaints in April 2022 alleging violations of the U.S. Shipping Act and FMC regulations. Fraud and Coercion: Aeneas Ex…
May 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective May 15, 2022, including COSCO, …
April 2022
The United States Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 - S.3580 on March 31, 2022. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-…
April 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has expanded the scope of its Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) Audit Program to evaluate how shipping lines are serving U.S. exporters according to a pres…
April 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has provided an additional 30 days for public comment on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements. Inte…
April 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) met to discuss enforcement activities and a new final rule expanding the rights of passengers to secure cruise refunds on March 16, 2022. The Commission met in …
April 2022
President Joe Biden nominated Rebecca Dye to continue on as a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term ending on June 30, 2025 on March 11, 2022. Commissioner Dye has served as a Federal Maritime…
April 2022
On April 1, 2022, the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach began to collect a Clean Truck Fund rate (CTF) of USD 10 per twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) container and USD 20 for containers long…
April 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective April 15, 2022, including COSCO…
March 2022
Max Vekich, a labor leader from the state of Washington, was sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for a term expiring June 30, 2026 on February 15, 2022. “Co…
March 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking the public for comments on whether a new rule governing demurrage and detention billing pra…
March 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission held a meeting in closed session to discuss the West Coast Marine Terminal Operator Agreement (WCMTOA) and its PierPass incentive program for off-peak gate use o…
March 2022
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. petitioned the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for a 90-day exemption from tariff publication requirements following a cyberattack. According to t…
March 2022
U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye issued guidance on demurrage and detention complaints on February 15, 2022. This statement was issued pursuant to Commissioner Dye’s interim recommen…
March 2022
Several carriers serving the East Asia/USA trade lanes (U.S. Imports) have adjusted fuel surcharges effective April 1 through June 30, 2022. Here is a table of BAF amounts posted by carriers: …
March 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective March 15, 2022, including COSCO…
March 2022
Several carriers serving the USA/East Asia trade lanes (U.S. Exports) have adjusted their fuel surcharges for the April to June 2022 quarter. Here is a table of carriers that have posted BAF amounts: …
February 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective February 15, 2022, including…
February 2022
One Banana North America Corp. filed a formal complaint before the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission against Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hapag-Lloyd (America) LLC for unreasonable detention and demurrage …
February 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission increased the maximum penalties assessed for statutory violations effective January 15, 2022, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of…
February 2022
President Joe Biden renominated Max Vekich, a labor leader from the state of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner on January 4, 2022. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Vekich’s ter…
February 2022
On January 27th, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) met virtually in both open and closed sessions. In the open session, the FMC received updates on the Commission's detention and demur…
January 2022
Some of the carriers serving the Transpacific Eastbound/Westbound trade lane (U.S. Imports/Exports) have recently updated their respective FMC tariffs to increase the Alameda Corridor Charges (ACC). T…
January 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission has begun a formal investigation under its FMC Docket No. 21-17 to determine whether Ocean Network Express PTE. LTD. and/or Ocean Network Express (North America), I…
January 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission has begun a formal investigation under its FMC Docket No. 21-16 to determine whether Wan Hai Lines, Ltd. and/or Wan Hai Lines (USA) Ltd. are violating or have viola…
January 2022
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission issued three policy statements on December 28, 2021, to provide guidance to shippers and others on bringing private party complaints before the FMC. The policy…
January 2022
The United States House of Representatives passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, H.R. 4996 by a vote of 364-60 on December 8, 2021. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced by …
January 2022
Several carriers have updated their tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective February 1, 2022, including COSCO, Evergreen, HMM Company Limited, Ocean Network Express (ONE), an…
January 2022
Several leading carriers serving the Transpacific container trades have recently updated their respective tariffs to include new General Rate Increases (GRIs) effective January 15, 2022, including …
