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Maritime regulators dive into alleged tariff-fee overcharges

7 April 2021

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is investigating alleged excessive tariff fees that ocean carriers charge shippers. The outcome could lead to new tariff regulations.

An Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) looking into the matter, scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, is the latest action by the FMC on container carrier billing practices, including an investigation into charges for services that may not have been part of the shipping contract.

“The...

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FMC grants temporary tariff publication relief to CMA CGM

21 October 2020

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted on Tuesday to grant the temporary relief from certain service contract and tariff filing requirements requested by French ocean container carrier CMA CGM.

The carrier sought relief from commission regulations earlier this month as part of its efforts to respond to a crippling cyberattack on its computer system in late September.

The commissioners granted the request for exemption from relevant service contract filing requirements and relevant...

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CMA CGM seeks tariff publication relief from FMC post-cyberattack

9 October 2020

French ocean container carrier CMA CGM has “urgently” petitioned the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to temporarily exempt it from meeting certain tariff publication and service contract filing requirements while it continues to clean up its systems from a recent cyberattack.

The carrier asked the FMC to use its authority under the Shipping Act to institute the exemption for a period of 60 days, starting on Sept. 27, when it was struck by the ransomware attack.

CMA CGM said the cyberattack...

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