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No Fast-Track Fees: FMC Rejects Carrier Requests for Immediate War Surcharges

Yesterday (Monday, March 24th), the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said no to carriers requesting waiver of the 30-day notice period before hitting shippers with fees related to the Iran War. [...]

NY-NJ Port Terminal Taking Away Weekend/Holiday Free Time

Shippers have more fees – or at least faster racking-up fees – to worry about at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Michael Angell reports in the Journal of Commerce (JOC): "The largest marine [...]

Hapag-Lloyd Joins Carriers’ Container Cancellation Fee Trend

It looks like carriers are jumping onboard for issuing fees on container cancellations and no-shows from shippers, as Hapag-Lloyd is now adding such a fee to their practices, according to a Gavin [...]