Despite major container lines’ objections, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has decreed that liner operators cannot use “business decisions” to refuse to move containers already booked.
As per the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), the move aims to help US exporters who struggle to secure space for their shipments.
The Biden administration passed the OSRA in 2022, in response to pleas from US shippers who found it difficult to secure slots when the Covid-19 pandemic caused logistical...