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?
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....
DETENTION, DEMURRAGE & CAPITOL HILL
With detention and demurrage charges doubling in 2021 at the nation's busiest port complex of Los Angeles/Long Beach, it is no wonder there has been a slew of activity on Capitol Hill relating to supply chain issues...
ANOTHER WIN FOR THE LITTLE GUY
Judy Erin Wirth, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) judge reviewing the $1.8M case brought against chassis providers and ocean carriers by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), ruled the case should move...
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...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
CHASSIS FIGHT CONTINUES In August, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a $1.8M complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) against the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) for...
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...
WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Motor carriers across the country are fed up with the chassis leasing companies and the ocean carriers and their specials deals that make the daily chassis rental cost more expensive for motor carriers and cargo...
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...
EMURRAGE & DETENTION CRITIQUED
Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) Rebecca Dye led a team to investigate the practice of assessing demurrage and detention charges. These charges are punitive and can range from $125 to $350 per container per day....
EXPOSING PER DIEM & DETENTION
Exporters, importers and motor carriers have long been objecting to the assessment of detention and demurrage charges. The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) heard our pleas and launched an investigation into the...
FMC TACKLES PER DIEM, DEMURRAGE
Per diem and demurrage charges have long been a thorn in the side of motor carriers, forwarders/brokers and cargo owners alike. These industry segments formed the Coalition However, good diabetes care viagra 100mg...