The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into detention, demurrage, and per diem charges. And the shippers rejoice. Eric ...

This is a guest post by Florian Frese. Demurrage and Detention quickly become a shipper’s nightmare and can result in thousands of dollars in per diem ...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced in a press release on Friday (September 6th, 2019) that it would “address detention and demurrage charge ...

There have been a ton of blank sailings related to COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus or novel coronavirus. In fact, according to an ...

U.S. shippers and truckers are being hit with detention and demurrage fees for reasons beyond their control. Again. Or maybe I should say still. ...

Shippers importing goods from anywhere in the world – but especially China and other Asian countries – should expect to experience delays and fees. ...

Right now, there are a few governmental moves concerning international shipping that should pique U.S. shippers’ interest. First, the Federal Maritime ...

On Friday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) served its initial decision, fining Hapag-Lloyd over $800,000 for violating the Shipping Act by ...

As always, we here at Universal Cargo are keeping an eye on international shipping news, so you don’t have to. Two big items in shipping news right now ...

Introduction We’re still only beginning to see how the changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ ...

Earlier this week, on the 26th of February, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)issued its final rules for demurrage and detention billing. The ...