Investigation

Was evil afoot in 1970s freight forwarding?

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Every week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

This article from the December 1976 issue of American Shipper details a possible oversight by the U.S. government in an ocean trades investigation.

Forwarders remain aloof as probe continues on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/was-evil-afoot-in-1970s-freight-forwarding

U.S. Navy Ship Righted

Credit: Maël BALLAND/Pexels

On Tuesday, two tugs successfully manoeuvred the Petrel, a US Navy vessel that had tipped over in a dry dock in Edinburgh on March 22, to afloat in Imperial Dock in Leith, as reported by BBC.

Casualties 

The ship, which had been leaning at a 45-degree angle, was stabilized before being moved to allow for further evaluation and repairs. The incident had caused injuries to dozens of people, with 23 being treated in hospital and 12 at the scene. The Health and Safety...

https://mfame.guru/u-s-navy-ship-righted/

4 shippers under investigation by Coast Guard at Port of LA

The Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials following a container fire at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

At approximately 8:20 p.m. PST on March 4, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report of a shipping container on fire. The container was due to be loaded on a vessel sailing for China on March 10.

Related: Los Angeles imports slump further as congestion throttles volume

The Los Angeles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4-shippers-under-investigation-by-coast-guard-at-port-of-la

FTC extends deadline for public comment on supply chain disruptions

View of half-empty shelf in a grocery store.

The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it is extending by 30 days the deadline for retailers, consumer goods suppliers, wholesalers and consumers to submit voluntary comments as part of the agency’s inquiry into supply chain disruptions. The new deadline is Feb. 28.

The agency launched the investigation in late November to understand how large companies have used their scale to circumvent supply chain bottlenecks and whether those actions contributed to empty shelves and soaring prices that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ftc-extends-deadline-for-public-comment-on-supply-chain-disruptions

Freight rates are high because of normal free-market activity; Shipping Australia welcomes ACCC probe

Pictured: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims. Mr Sims has announced in the media that the ACCC is carrying out a probe into the shipping industry. Photo credit: ACCC.

Shipping Australia notes that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will be investigating the current shipping environment.

“We welcome the investigation as it will show that the current issues are caused by normal market mechanisms and by bottlenecks in the supply chain,” said Shipping...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/freight-rates-are-high-because-of-normal-free-market-activity-shipping-australia-welcomes-accc-probe/

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