By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022 or “The Shipping Act,” for short), there is a great deal of attention…
https://gcaptain.com/ocean-shipping-reform-act-detention-and-demurrage-disconnects/
The Federal Maritime Commission yesterday approved a settlement agreement reached between its Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) and Hapag-Lloyd AG. It will see the ocean carrier pay a $2 million civil penalty to address alleged violations related to its detention and demurrage practices.
“To restore full confidence in our ocean freight system, vigorous enforcement of FMC rules is necessary,” said FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei. “Specifically, we must ensure powerful ocean carriers obey the Shipping Act...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/hapag-lloyd-in-2-million-settlement-with-fmc/
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has approved a $2 million settlement with German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd over alleged violations related to their detention and demurrage practices. The FMC is…
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been ordered to pay $822,220 in civil penalties for 14 violations – $58,730 for each offence – of the US…
https://gcaptain.com/hapag-lloyd-fined-in-u-s-for-erroneous-dd-charges/
The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act, cosponsored by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D.-Minn.,) and John Thune (R.-S.D.) has passed the Senate by a voice vote.
The legislation aims to help fix supply chains and ease shipping backlogs.
“Congestion at ports and increased shipping costs pose unique challenges for U.S. exporters, who have seen the price of shipping containers increase four-fold in just two years, raising costs for consumers and hurting our businesses,” said Klobuchar. “Meanwhile,...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/legislation/ocean-shipping-reform-act-passes-senate/
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced an initiative to investigate and prosecute collusive conduct in the supply chains. The initiative comes in the wake of persistent price increases…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-justice-department-cracking-down-on-collusive-conduct-in-supply-chains/
The supply chain is no stranger to “data initiatives”, some featuring Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), machine learning, and even some artificial intelligence. The problem is that the maritime and surface…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-update-demurrage-detention-and-data/
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission met during both open and closed session Thursday to be briefed on the Commission’s efforts to address ocean carriers’ detention and demurrage practices, improve supply…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-receives-updates-on-detention-and-demurrage-and-data-initiatives/
The Federal Maritime Commission on Tuesday updated its policies to make it easier for cargo owners to file complaints against ocean carriers over alleged unfair and unreasonable business practices that result in financial or operational harm.
The new guidelines clarify that trade associations and shipping cooperatives can bring actions to protect individual companies from potential retaliation, parties that bring unsuccessful complaints aren’t automatically required to pay the other side’s...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmc-encourages-shippers-to-file-complaints-against-ocean-carriers
A California drayage business is suing Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd for allegedly forcing the trucking company to store empty refrigerated containers without getting paid.
According to a complaint filed this week at the Federal Maritime Commission, Long Beach-based Orange Avenue Express (OAE) also asserts that the ocean carrier has so far racked up $258,000 in detention charges against OAE that the trucking company asserts violate federal shipping regulations.
The complaint appears to be the first of...