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Cummins will pay $1.675B fine for engine emissions violations

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Cummins Inc. will pay federal and California regulators $1.675 billion to settle a 4 1/2-year-old...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-will-pay-1-675b-fine-for-engine-emissions-violations

DOJ sues Norfolk Southern to ensure cleanup of Ohio train derailment site

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Norfolk Southern to ensure that the railroad pays for the cleanup costs and fines associated with the Feb. 3 derailment of an NS train in East Palestine, Ohio.

The suit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleges that the discharge of pollutants and oil/hazardous substances as a result of the Feb. 3 derailment caused NS (NYSE: NSC) to violate sections 309 and 311 of the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit is also asking to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doj-sues-norfolk-southern-to-ensure-cleanup-of-ohio-train-derailment-site

Commentary: After bagging Milton, who will feds go after next?

“It’s the lure of easy money, it’s got a very strong appeal.” — Smuggler’s’ Blues by Glenn Frey

After convicting SPAC-sponsored Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton of defrauding investors, who will federal prosecutors target next among transportation companies that took a similar path to public trading?

They have options. A statement by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams suggests some targets of Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department subpoenas may have cause for worry.

“Let this case...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-after-bagging-milton-who-will-feds-go-after-next

New legislation would strip ocean carrier antitrust protections

Ocean carriers would no longer enjoy their limited antitrust immunity under new legislation aimed at curbing what some lawmakers and the Biden administration consider to be out-of-control market power.

The Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act, introduced on Monday by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., would amend U.S. shipping regulations by repealing section 40307 of Title 46 of the United States Code, which protects foreign carriers from certain antitrust laws.

“This bill is critical in leveling the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-legislation-would-strip-ocean-carrier-antitrust-protections

“Five Eyes” antitrust agencies turn their attention to the supply chain

Back in November, the White House sent a clear signal that the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market were going to face increasing U.S. scrutiny.

At that time, the White House briefing noting that the three global alliances control about 80% of the global shipping market and 95% on the critical East-West trade lanes. Alliances only controlled 29% of the market as recently as 2011.

The White House noted that while the alliances between the carriers...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/five-eyes-antitrust-agencies-turn-their-attention-to-the-supply-chain/

DOJ expands scrutiny of possible supply-chain profiteers

The U.S. Department of Justice is now targeting a wider swath of transportation companies that it deems may be using supply chain disruption to gouge customers

The initiative, which DOJ announced Thursday, broadens the scope of the Biden administration’s heightened scrutiny of anticompetitive behavior in various industry segments, including transportation.

“The lingering challenge of supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for criminals to fix prices and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doj-expands-scrutiny-of-possible-supply-chain-profiteers

Maritime regulator signs first-ever competition agreement with Justice Department

The Federal Maritime Commission and the antitrust division of the Department of Justice have signed an agreement to sharpen economic oversight of foreign ocean carriers serving in the U.S. international container trades.

The first-ever memorandum of understanding between the two agencies, signed on Monday, follows President Joe Biden’s executive order issued on Friday aimed at curbing potential anticompetitive behavior among 72 industries, including the maritime and freight rail sectors.

“The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maritime-regulator-signs-first-ever-competition-agreement-with-justice-department

FMC onboard for Biden’s ocean carrier ‘crackdown’

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei has welcomed a White House executive order calling on the Justice Department to help the FMC investigate and potentially fine ocean carriers charging shippers unreasonable rates and fees.

President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced on Thursday, also urges the Surface Transportation Board to allow shippers to challenge inflated rates more easily when there’s no competition between routes.

“A lot of American companies rely on railroads to ship...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmc-onboard-for-bidens-ocean-carrier-crackdown

US recovers ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers

A gas station sign says "Out" because its tanks are empty. Amid the Colonial Pipeline Co. cyber attack and shutdown, the U.S. faces gasoline shortages and high gas prices.

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin paid to the hackers behind the cyberattack that led to the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline in May, federal officials announced on Monday. 

The FBI recovered 63.7 bitcoins that had been paid to members of the DarkSide ransomware gang after a federal judge signed a seizure order. 

“Ransom payments are the fuel that propels the digital extortion engine, and today’s announcement demonstrates that the United States will use all...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-recovers-ransom-paid-to-colonial-pipeline-hackers

Navistar pays $50M to settle military vehicle pricing fraud allegations

Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) is paying $50 million to settle claims that it overcharged the U.S. Marines for suspension systems on armored military vehicles, clearing another issue ahead of its merger with Volkswagen AG’s TRATON Group.

The allegations against Navistar Defense LLC, which is 70% owned by Cerberus Capital Management, surfaced when a federal judge unsealed a 6-year-old whistleblower complaint in December 2019.

The civil suit claimed Navistar violated the False Claims Act...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navistar-pays-50m-to-settle-military-vehicle-pricing-fraud-allegations

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