A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge on Dec. 16 dismissed a complaint against U.S. Cargo Services, saying New York City-based apparel importer Phillip Marciano LLC failed to show that a Shipping Act violation occurred.
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has approved a confidential agreement to settle allegations that ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd provided motor carrier S.P.F. Logistics of Long Beach, California, with inadequate opportunities to return empty containers, forcing SPF to store the containers at its own expense, according to an order served Dec. 17. SPF filed its complaint against Hapag-Lloyd in July 2024 (see 2407220045).
California-based Mac Container Line alleges that COSCO Shipping Lines retaliated against it after it disputed the carrier’s detention charges for cargo shipped from Seattle to India, according to a complaint filed Dec. 18 with the Federal Maritime Commission.
China will take “corresponding measures” if the U.S. “continues down the wrong path” by imposing Section 301 tariffs on semiconductors, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a regular press conference Dec. 24 in Beijing.
The U.S. and Indonesia "have agreed on the substance stipulated in the reciprocal trade negotiation document," Indonesia said in a Dec. 23 news release, according to an unofficial translation. It said technical meetings for legal scrubbing would be held in the second week of January, and the agreement should be signed by the third week of January.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Jan. 6 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of quartz slabs infringe patents held by Cambria Company LLC, it said in a notice released Dec. 23 and set to be published Dec. 29 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, Cambria is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against nine U.S. companies, an Israeli company and a Korean company to bar from entry "certain processed slabs and methods for making same" that violate its patents. Cambria said that the violating products are "knock-off products" of quartz slabs.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements on imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 23.
The Commerce Department issued a final affirmative determination in its countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations on imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from India, it said in a fact sheet released Dec. 23. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 86.45 % to 126.14%, and set the CVD rate at 172.08% for Indian exporters, the agency said. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of these final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on paper file folders from Cambodia (C-555-006), finding countervailable subsidization of Chinese producers and exporters. Suspension of liquidation currently isn't in effect for entries on or after July 26, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
On Dec. 23, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: