Maersk 'Considering Next Steps' After $9.8 Million FMC Penalty
Major shipping line Maersk is mulling whether to appeal a recent order by the Federal Maritime Commission that fined its subsidiary, Hamburg Sud, nearly $10 million for violating the Shipping Act’s anti-retaliation provision and refusing to fulfill contract terms (see 2306080062), a spokesperson said. “We are reviewing the decision and considering next steps,” the person said in a June 9 email.
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The fine stemmed from a dispute that began in 2020 when OJ Commerce, an American e-commerce business, threatened to file a complaint with the FMC to protest Hamburg’s shipping practices. The commission’s administrative law judge said Hamburg retaliated against OJ Commerce by refusing to provide the company with cargo space under an existing service contract and declining to renew the contract.