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Shippers urged to “be more selective”

News12 Oct 2016

Chairman Mario Cordero said the ability of the Federal Maritime Commission to mitigate the impact of a shipping line failure is limited, and...

News28 Jul 2015

FMC Chairman Mario Codero has challenged terminal operators in Los Angeles and Long Beach to justify the “Traffic Mitigation Fee” charge...

News18 Nov 2014

The FMC has advised shippers to check the fine print in previous tariff notices before paying “labour unrest” surcharges of $1,000 per F...

News9 Oct 2014

US approves Maersk/MSC vessel sharing agreement....

News1 Oct 2014

The lack of a labour contract between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is startin...

News30 Mar 2014

The P3 Vessel Sharing Agreement is in reality not an alliance or true vessel sharing arrangement ,but a merger of the top three global liner...

News21 Mar 2014

The US Federal Maritime Commission has granted regulatory approval for the P3 Alliance...

News27 Dec 2013

The US Federal Maritime Commission has fined K Line and NYK Line US$1.1M and US$1.225M respectively for alleged violations of the US Shippin...

News1 Jan 2012

Former Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley has called for the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) to be collected on all freight from foreign source...

News24 Dec 2011

Three US trade bodies have advised the Federal Maritime Commission that while the Harbor Maintenance Tax ( may be one factor that has led to...

News26 Oct 2011

Janice Hahn (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) have formed a bi-partisan House Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus...

News1 Oct 2011

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to begin a “Notice of Inquiry” into “disparities” that may be driving US-bound ca...

News1 May 2009

A number of ocean carriers involved in the international transport of project and heavy lift cargoes have joined forces to form the Internat...

News24 Jan 2009

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced their intention to begin collecting a US$35 per TEU on February 18 to support their C...

News1 Nov 2008

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in a 2-1 decision has agreed to seek a court-ordered injunction of the concession truck agreement p...