FMC DISPUTES

FMC DISPUTES

The Federal Maritime Commission created easier avenues for cargo owners to file complaints against ocean carriers for unreasonable demurrage and detention charges. Now, an ocean carrier, BAL, is using the complaint...

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LABOR NEGOTIATIONS

LABOR NEGOTIATIONS

At the top of every logistics professional's mind is...what will the International Longshore & Warehouse Union's (ILWU) contract negotiations bring this summer? Slowdowns? Disruptions? Disputes? Surprises?...

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BEATING THE DRUM FOR CHANGE

BEATING THE DRUM FOR CHANGE

We’ve said it before…the international ocean transportation environment has changed. There is less money for the ocean carriers which leads to less money to the terminal operators which leads to inefficient operations...

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