The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comments on a new vessel sharing agreement between major ocean carriers Maersk and Hapag Lloyd. The Gemini Cooperation Agreement would allow the carriers to “globally coordinate their vessel operations,” FMC said, including by sharing vessels on trade routes between the U.S., Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Public comments are due June 18. If the FMC takes no action, the agreement will take effect July 15.
The Federal Maritime Commission is considering whether to push back the effective date of a final rule it issued in February that set new demurrage and detention billing requirements (see 2402230049), it said in a notice released June 7. The commission said the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association asked it to extend the rule’s May 28 effective date “by at least 90 days or such longer period as may be deemed appropriate.” The FMC is accepting public comments by July 1 about whether it should delay the rule.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 7 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission seeks comments on a recent Section 337 complaint from MimirIP alleging imports from several companies are infringing on its patents on memory devices. In its June 3 complaint, MimirIP said Micron, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Kingston, Lenovo and Tesla are importing DRAM and NAND computer memory or products that contain them, including laptops, tablets, servers, solid-state drives, and self-driving automotive computers and automotive media control units. MimirIP seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against the alleged infringers. Comments are due June 17.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 7 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):
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of large diameter welded pipe from Turkey (C-489-834). Commerce will assess CV duties on importers at the rates determined in the final results of this review for subject merchandise entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Turkey (A-489-833), calculating a zero percent AD rate for HDM Celik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., the one mandatory respondent, and applying that rate to two other companies not selected for individual review. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from HDM Celik and the other two companies entered between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, will not be assessed AD duties, and future entries from HDM Celik and the two companies would not be subject to an AD cash deposit requirement until further notice.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons from China (C-570-953). Changes to cash deposit rates set by this review would take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. The final results of this review will also be used to set importer assessments for entries from the companies under review during calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers of subject merchandise from Italy entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on welded stainless pressure pipe from India (A-533-867). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022.