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FMC assigns truckers’ chassis compliant to administrative law judges

28 August 2020

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has assigned to its Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) a complaint from the American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC) alleging massive overcharges for container chassis use in recent years.

The FMC received the complaint from the association on Aug. 17.

The agency said in a Federal Register notice on Friday that the ALJ will make an initial decision by Aug. 24, 2021, followed by a final decision by the commission...

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PayCargo helps shippers, forwarders pay it forward

10 August 2020

The downturn in imports and exports over the past five months due to the coronavirus pandemic has left many small and mid-sized companies wondering if they will be financially prepared to participate in the global economic recovery.

Strict COVID-19 travel restrictions and reduced freight volumes have severely disrupted cash flow between the myriad players typically involved in international freight transactions – shippers, freight forwarders and customs brokers, and carriers.

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FMC’s Dye keeps eye on COVID-19-challenged US supply chains

24 May 202021 May 2020

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) official in charge of monitoring the current U.S. supply chain impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic said she has brought together myriad industry stakeholders to find immediate remedies to these problems and prepare for the reopening of the economy.

“We need to be ready in our seaports for the increased cargo that we know is coming soon,” FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye told attendees of the virtual annual Agriculture Transportation Coalition...

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