It looks like the practices of ocean carriers during the pandemic and the resulting record-high freight rates have caught the attention of American and ...
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has opened an inquiry to the public regarding the billing practices of ocean freight carriers.The controversy is the ...
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is increasing how often ocean freight carriers from the three major alliances that dominate global shipping must ...
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) made a regulation move concerning ocean freight carriers. It’s actually a bit of deregulation when it comes to ...
While shippers have been complaining and accusing ocean freight carriers of profiteering and unfair practices since the pandemic hit (and for years ...
At the beginning of August, we shared a story in Universal Cargo’s blog about a U.S. shipper, MCS Industries, filing an official complaint with the ...
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 ...
Afer two years of port congestion and supply chain disruption and with new powers from the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (“OSRA 2022”), the Federal ...
Shippers have long complained about unfair detention and demurrage fees at the ports. A particular point of contention is getting charged for days when ...