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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DOMINOES FALLING

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...

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FIRST, DO NO HARM

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...

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THE GOOD

THE GOOD

President Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) 2022 into law on Thursday, June 16th. It is the first major overhaul of the act in two decades and had tremendous support in both the US Senate, who approved...

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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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ALL EYES ON US

ALL EYES ON US

  With this newfound national attention comes changes to the Ocean Shipping Act, updated Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) policies and infrastructure funding. Changes to the Ocean Shipping Act, which had not been...

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GOVERNMENT TO THE RESCUE?

GOVERNMENT TO THE RESCUE?

Those of us who live in the supply chain every day know it is a complicated business. As the name "supply chain" suggests, it is a series of actions and handoffs, each intrinsically linked and dependent upon the other....

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D & D

D & D

Two words people despise so much, and rightfully so, that we just put their initials in the subject line as if saying their names will somehow make it worse...detention and demurrage. As you may remember, the Federal...

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