The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Administrative Law Judge issued a decision reaffirming her earlier ruling that dictating specific chassis usage for Merchant Haulage is a violation of the Shipping Act. Motor...
CHASSIS CHOICE
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WITHOUT DELAY
The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) attempted to delay the already-implemented Federal Maritime Commission ruling on assessing demurrage and detention charges to the cargo owner or contract...
FMC IN ACTION
The new rules governing the billing of demurrage and detention invoices went into effect on May 28th. Regardless of the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association's (OCEMA) petition for a delay and the World...
DRIVER’S ED 2.0
High schools are heeding the call and have started truck driving schools to train students for a life behind the wheel. The next step is to get approval from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow...
OSRA 2.0
In June 2022, the US Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA-22). This legislation prohibited ocean carriers from "unreasonably" refusing export cargo as well as "unreasonably" assessing demurrage and...
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE
In a huge win for motor carriers and cargo owners alike, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) sided with motor carriers in their suit against ocean carriers regarding the ability to use chassis of their choice. A bit...
ANTITRUST IMMUNITY
The European Union (EU) announced last month they would not extend the ocean carrier's exemption to antitrust laws as it no longer promotes competition. The exemption is set to expire on April 25, 2024. The ocean...
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...
OSRA, FMC & YOU
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) will celebrate its first year on the 16th of this month. OSRA prohibited the unreasonable assessment of detention and demurrage fees as well as the unreasonable refusal to carry...
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...
DOMINOES FALLING
Maersk, Hyundai and MSC have all announced they will no longer be assessing per diem or demurrage charges on days when the terminal is closed. This decision is a HUGE win for cargo owners and motor carriers alike. The...
FIRST, DO NO HARM
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has said the passing of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) should, first and foremost, not make things worse. Well, it has! OSRA shifted the responsibility of demurrage...