Crowley has acquired Tamarind Consolidated, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Federal Maritime Commission licensed Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) offering logistics services serving the U.S. to the British Virgin Islands. Crowley says
Two ocean common carriers — ONE and Wan Hai — have paid a combined total of $2.65 million in FMC civil penalties to resolve allegations of misconduct brought by the Federal Maritime
Container shipping alliances remain nobody’s darlings in Washington and their vessel sharing arrangements are again in the cross-hairs. Congressman Jim Costa (D.-Calif) has reintroduced the bipartisan “Ocean Shipping Antitrust Act.” The legislation
In a briefing this week, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) noted that since the signing into law of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), the public is continuing to take advantage of
On October 14, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on detention and demurrage billing requirements. Industry interests didn’t like it, saying that it had aspects
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has introduced interim procedures to review, investigate, and adjudicate charge complaints filed by shippers to challenge carrier charges. It notes that since the enactment of the Ocean
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has announced that Phillip C. “Chris” Hughey has been hired as the General Counsel of the FMC and appointed to be a member of the
Flexing its muscle after enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Federal Maritime Commission is reorganizing its investigative and prosecution functions by consolidating them into a newly created Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations,
President Joe Biden yesterday signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) into law. As we reported when the measure was passed, the legislation expands the authority of the Federal Maritime
After passing the House yesterday, S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), is on its way to President Biden, who is no fan of the giant container alliances and
