D&D AND THE FMC

D&D AND THE FMC

Detention and Demurrage (D&D) has long been a point of contention between the ocean carriers and everyone else in the supply chain. Last year, the US Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) and the...

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COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT

COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT

Fresh on the heels of The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ordering Hapag-Lloyd to pay $822,220 and Wan Hai $850,000 in civil penalties resulting from per diem charges assessed when the ocean carriers did not have...

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CHASSIS CHASING

CHASSIS CHASING

The chassis...such a straightforward piece of equipment...a frame, tires, brakes, lights. But, do not let its simpleness fool you. Its uncomplicated design belies its complicated nature. A decade ago, the ocean...

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CHASSIS FIGHT HEATS UP

CHASSIS FIGHT HEATS UP

Back in May, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) fired the first shot across the bow towards Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) warning legal action if the equipment group would not come to the...

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CARPE DIEM

CARPE DIEM

Despite the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) looking into the practice of ocean carriers' assessment of per diem and demurrage charges, the carriers are seizing the day and increasing their charges for both per diem...

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