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FMC Deregulates on Ocean Carrier Service Contracts – Shippers Await Action on Fees

In carriers, container shipping, exporters, importers, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping

Posted April 20, 2021

FMC Deregulates on Ocean Carrier Service Contracts – Shippers Await Action on Fees

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) made a regulation move concerning ocean freight carriers. It's actually a bit of deregulation when it comes to carriers filing service contracts. Maybe it [...]

FMC Investigating Detention, Demurrage & Per Diem Charges

By Jared Vineyard

In Container Shipping & Transport, export, exporters, exports, FMC, Freight, Hanjin, ILWU Contract Negotiation, ILWU contract negotiations, importers, importing, International Shipping

Posted March 6, 2018

FMC Investigating Detention, Demurrage & Per Diem Charges

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into detention, demurrage, and per diem charges. And the shippers rejoice. Eric Johnson reported in American Shipper: The [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In Container Shipping & Transport, FMC, international business, International Shipping

Posted November 28, 2017

FMC Commissioner Stepping Down

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is losing another commissioner. Commissioner William P. Doyle announced in a press release yesterday (November 27th) that he is stepping down from the FMC: [...]

FMC Stops Japan’s Big 3 Carriers From Jumping the Gun on Merger

By Jared Vineyard

In carrier alliances, carrier merger, carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, K Line, shipping

Posted May 4, 2017

FMC Stops Japan’s Big 3 Carriers From Jumping the Gun on Merger

The “Tripartite Agreement” is what it was called–an agreement between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) that included [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In antitrust,, cargo, carrier alliances, carriers, container shipping, FMC, Port, port congestion, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles

Posted December 20, 2016

The Rise of Port Alliances

“Five large terminal companies and one European port authority have joined together to file a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in attempts to establish a [...]

Report Those Taking Advantage of Hanjin Collapse to FMC

By Jared Vineyard

In FMC, International Shipping

Posted September 8, 2016

Report Those Taking Advantage of Hanjin Collapse to FMC

The collapse of Hanjin Shipping, international shipping’s 7th largest carrier by volume, is causing disruption, increased freight rates, and perhaps an opportunity for some to illegally [...]