The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has successfully negotiated compromise agreements with three companies, collectively resulting in civil penalty payments exceeding $2.3 million. The agreements are the outcome of extensive investigations…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act
FMC Dismisses ‘Unjustified’ Shipper Complaint Against MSC
By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – The US Federal Maritime Commission has dismissed the latest case against the world’s largest container line, MSC – a decision that could set a benchmark…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-dismisses-unjustified-shipper-complaint-against-msc/
FMC: Charge Complaint Refunds Hit $1 Million Milestone
More than $1 million in disputed charges have been waived or refunded through the Charge Complaint process, established by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and administered by…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-charge-complaint-refunds-hit-1-million-milestone/
Ocean Carriers Backpedal on D&D Charges as New Rules Loom
By Ian Putzger, Americas Correspondent (The Loadstar) – While US ports and container terminals still resist a regulatory drive to curtail detention and demurrage (D&D) charges, several shipping lines have stopped…
https://gcaptain.com/ocean-carriers-backpedal-on-dd-charges-as-new-rules-loom/
House panel eyes ending ocean carriers’ antitrust exemption
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In a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, members of Congress discussed overturning antitrust immunity...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-panel-eyes-ending-ocean-carriers-antitrust-exemption
US Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act Takes Aim At Container Carriers
by Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) Container carriers are facing new measures in the US Congress that would strip away a long-standing antitrust exemption and require them to load more exports, even as…
https://gcaptain.com/us-ocean-shipping-antitrust-enforcement-act-takes-aim-at-container-carriers/
FMC Asks Mediterranean Shipping Company to Explain Congestion Charge
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has given Mediterranean Shipping Company until the end of the month to explain a $1,000 congestion surcharge levied against a shipper. The deadline follows a…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-asks-mediterranean-shipping-company-to-explain-congestion-charge/
FMC Provides Ocean Shipping Reform Update
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission met in an open session meeting this week to provide an update on the implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-provides-ocean-shipping-reform-update/
Maersk ‘Test Case’ Could Shift Container Shipping’s Balance of Power
By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Since the pandemic began, complaints of carrier misdeeds have circulated across the industry and around the globe. In the US, President Biden’s administration decided to…
https://gcaptain.com/maersk-test-case-could-shift-container-shippings-balance-of-power/
FMC Proposing New Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is proposing a new rule that seeks to bring more clarity, structure, and punctuality to the demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel operating common…
https://gcaptain.com/fmc-proposing-new-demurrage-and-detention-billing-requirements/