FMC Yet to Get Official Complaint on Detention, Demurrage Fees
The Federal Maritime Commission still hasn't received any official complaints over detention and demurrage fees related to port congestion, said FMC Chairman Mario Cordero during an April 15 speech at the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (here). A…
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full year since the FMC released a report on detention and demurrage fees charged while a port is congested (see 1504140014), "we still have not received a filing from any shipper or association," said Cordero. Concerns raised to the FMC around the time of the report weren't enough to initiate official action, said Cordero. "To take that step, the FMC needed to receive a complaint or a petition and we made that known as plainly as possible to all concerned parties," he said. Soon after the FMC released its report, industry groups said the agency had enough information to move forward (see 1504280010).