FMC Investigating Hapag-Lloyd's Detention Fee Practices
The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating whether Hapag-Lloyd violated Shipping Act regulations by imposing unfair detention fees on containers that couldn’t be returned to a terminal, the FMC said in a notice released Nov. 16. The commission said Hapag-Lloyd, A.G.…
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and Hapag-Lloyd (America) LLC may have imposed unreasonable or unjust charges on containers “when return locations with corresponding appointments were unavailable,” the FMC said. The investigation order was formally served Nov. 10. Hapag-Lloyd didn’t comment.