Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA)

US ports and major box carriers to upgrade Southeast US Chassis Pool

Three US port authorities have agreed with Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA), an association of ten major international container carriers, to increase and upgrade the South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP).

The Georgia Port Authority (GPA), Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) and OCEMA, which includes Maersk, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM, Evergreen, ZIM and Wan Hai, have signed a Letter of Intent to update SACP.

“Th...

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Truckers hit back at carriers in chassis dispute

US truckers have responded to international shipping lines’ “motion to dismiss” a USD$1.8 billion complaint over “unfair” practises surrounding the use of chassis for box moves in US ports.

The dispute between the American Trucking Associations Intermodal Carriers Conference and the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) – a body that represents the world’s biggest container shipping companies – is being assessed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

Last month, OCEMA moved to...

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Lines argue FMC has no jurisdiction in chassis dispute

The world’s biggest shipping lines have filed a motion to dismiss a US$1.8 billion complaint about equipment use in the US on the grounds that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is not qualified to rule on disputes between shipping lines and truckers.

The Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference (IMCC) part of the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed its complaint in August, claiming that “unlawful actions” by the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) and its members: Maersk,...

https://container-news.com/lines-argue-fmc-has-no-jurisdiction-in-chassis-dispute/