The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) says it has received a number of allegations regarding the failure of container ship operators to pick up full cargo containers ready for export to China.
According to the FMC commissioner Carl Bentzel the regulator “is monitoring the situation,” with lines required to meet common carrier obligations. Under US law a common carrier must provide its services to anyone willing to pay its fees unless there are good grounds for refusal.
Under these legal...
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