Federal Maritime Commission
Shipping Firm Claps Back at Bed Bath & Beyond’s $31.7M Complaint
OOCL disputed allegations that it "drove up freight rates, created artificial scarcity," and "unjustly and…
Bed Bath & Beyond Claims Ocean Carrier Owes it $32 Million
Plus, the bankrupt retailer has been sued by a different shipping company it says owes it more than $7…
Cargo Carriers Pressed in FMC’s Probe of ‘Illegal’ Retaliation
"Even a simple verbal threat to a shipper from an ocean carrier employee could undermine U.S. law and will…
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Disgruntled Shippers Rack Up 175+ Cargo Carrier Complaints
Complaints related to cargo charges have flooded the FMC since the June passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform…
‘Smoking Gun’ Surfaces in Cargo Retaliation Dispute
"This is a very bad case for us which we will likely lose," a former Maersk exec said of a contractual…
New Legal Twist Rocks ‘Cargo Collusion’ Case
A Swiss ocean carrier said it could face criminal sanctions in its home country if it complies with a…
Feds Trying to Make Sense of Ocean Cargo Data
Latest update from the commission says its Maritime Transportation Data Initiative will make use of existing…
FMC Trying to Fix Messy Import-Export Imbalance
The agency is seeking stakeholder feedback on a rule that would require carriers to justify why they refused…
Truckers Sound Off on ‘Ridiculous’ Port Problems
The concerns flowing into the Federal Maritime Commission are part of a public comment period as the agency…
FMC Eyeing New Way to Unclog Cargo Congestion
The commission has opened a 30-day public comment period for industry to weigh in on an order forcing cargo…
FMC Chair Puts the Screws to Ocean Carriers
FMC chair will "do everything in my power to ensure carriers do not receive involuntarily subsidized storage…
Why FMC’s Restructuring Is Good News for Shippers
A new Bureau of Enforcement has been created as carriers scramble to make sense of the Ocean Shipping Reform…
Biden Again Urges Ocean Carrier Crackdown to Tame Inflation
President Biden pressed for swift passage of a bill overhauling ocean shipping as he looks to tamp down on…
FMC: Blame High Container Rates on Supply-Demand Imbalance
The FMC's two-year investigation concluded the container pricing spike came from consumer demand, while fees…
FMC Chair Seeks Bigger Budget Amid Increased Shipper Complaints, Legal Actions
"Demand for Commission services is not dissipating," the FMC chair said when petitioning Congress for a 5.2…