Furniture importer Cool Living LLC has accused ALPI Logistics and its ALPI non-vessel-operating common carriers of repeatedly failing to properly carry out their responsibilities to transport cargo from Europe to the U.S., according to a complaint filed Dec. 4 with the Federal Maritime Commission.
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge on Dec. 8 dismissed a complaint against non-vessel-operating common carrier Ship4wd, saying Oklahoma-based importer EcoBamboo failed to show that a Shipping Act violation occurred.
The Air Forwarders Association will begin pressuring Congress to improve airport infrastructure to better handle air freight, the group's executive director, Brandon Fried, said at the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade's (CONECT) Northeast Trade and Transportation Conference on Oct. 30.
Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey, President Donald Trump’s nominees for the Federal Maritime Commission, told lawmakers Oct. 22 that if confirmed, they would vigorously enforce the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
RANCH MIRAGE, Calif. -- The Federal Maritime Commission is increasing its enforcement action against ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs) to promote adherence to licensing and tariff regulations, speakers said at the Pacific Coast Council’s Western Cargo Conference last week.
Shippers will face no new charges after Section 301 fees on Chinese-built and -owned vessels take effect Oct. 14, DHL said in its monthly ocean freight update. Most carriers have moved their Chinese-built vessels onto other routes, so that only about 15% of capacity is Chinese-owned and 5% is Chinese-built on trans-Pacific eastbound routes, and even lower percentages are affected on trans-Atlantic westbound routes.
The Federal Maritime Commission announced Oct. 1 that it has suspended operations as part of the U.S. government shutdown and has furloughed its entire workforce except its three commissioners.
A Federal Maritime Commission small-claims officer on Sept. 22 dismissed a complaint against ocean freight forwarder Sefco Export Management Co. and non-vessel-operating common carrier Schumacher Cargo Logistics, saying Dina Piteira of Portugal failed to show that the firms deliberately mishandled her shipment of two electric vehicles.
The Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing a federal court decision issued this week that said the FMC’s 2024 demurrage and detention billing rule (see 2402230049) arbitrarily and capriciously exempted motor carriers from being assessed those fees (see 2509230039). "The Commission is reviewing the court's opinion and will take appropriate action going forward," a commission spokesperson said in a Sept. 24 email.
EcoBamboo, an Oklahoma-based importer of bamboo products used in privacy fencing and construction, has accused non-vessel-operating common carrier Ship4wd of violating the Shipping Act by failing to properly handle a shipment from Indonesia to the U.S., according to a complaint filed with the Federal Maritime Commission on Sept. 2.