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...
D&D AND THE FMC
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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...
CHASSIS CHASING
The chassis...such a straightforward piece of equipment...a frame, tires, brakes, lights. But, do not let its simpleness fool you. Its uncomplicated design belies its complicated nature. A decade ago, the ocean...
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...
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....
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...