FMC to Investigate Unfair Fees, Container Practices by Carriers
FMC to Investigate Unfair Fees, Container Practices by Carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission will begin investigating whether ocean carriers are violating regulations on detention and demurrage fees, container returns and container availability for U.S. exports,
the agency said Nov. 20. The investigation, which will be led by FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye, will look at ocean carriers operating in alliances at the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port
of New York and New Jersey to determine if their unfair fees and container practices are “amplifying the negative effect of bottlenecks”.