Maersk, which owns German container shipper Hamburg Sud, is “disappointed” that the Federal Maritime Commission ordered Hamburg Sud to pay $17.6 million to Florida-based e-commerce business OJ Commerce for Shipping Act violations, a Maersk spokesperson said Aug. 29.
The Federal Maritime Commission this week ordered AAF Logistics, a California-based non-vessel operating common carrier, to pay more than $291,000 to Chicago-based distributor Color Brands, which accused AAF in 2022 of charging for cargo insurance it didn't obtain and improperly denying damaged cargo claims.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of semiconductor devices from Innoscience are infringing on patents held by Infineon Technologies, the ITC said in a notice released Aug. 29. Infineon's complaint, filed in July (see 2408010017), said Innoscience is incorporating Infineon’s patented gallium nitride (GaN) technology into its power transistors and circuit products, including GaN-on-Si semiconductor devices, GaN Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and GaN high electron mobility transistors, as well as downstream chips that incorporate the transistors and circuits. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning import and sale of infringing products from Innoscience.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 29 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On Aug. 28, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are accepting applications for new members to sit on agricultural trade advisory committees, the agencies said this week. Applications are being accepted for six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees -- covering animals, fruits and vegetables, grains and more -- as well as the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee, which advises the administration on the implementation and enforcement of trade agreements and trade policy. Members serve four-year terms without compensation. Applications are due by 5 p.m. EDT Sept. 20.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 29:
The U.S. said that U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng talked dairy market access, trade in softwood lumber, and cooperation in USMCA. "Tai welcomed Canada’s recent announcement concerning electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum. The two ministers also discussed their shared commitment to strengthening North American supply chain resilience, especially for electric vehicles, and stressed the importance of collaboration on issues related to non-market policies and practices of other countries," the U.S. readout said. Canada's readout said: "Minister Ng raised the issue of U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber products and discussed the need to move forward in a mutually beneficial manner that would create greater predictability and stability in the forestry sectors of both countries."
The Court of International Trade on Aug. 28 denied both the government's and importer HyAxiom's motions for judgment in a customs classification case on PC50 supermodules, which are a part of a stationary hydrogen fuel cell generator known as the PureCell Model 400. Judge Timothy Stanceu said a factual determination is needed on whether the PC50's "principal function" is gas generation.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: