Ceres Marine files FMC complaint against Miami’s POMTOC

Ceres Marine files FMC complaint against MiamiÆs POMTOC    Ceres Marine Terminals Inc. and its subsidiary stevedoring company R.O. White & Co. Inc. have filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission charging that the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Co. (POMTOC) and the Port of Miami have unfairly blocked R.O. White's stevedoring operations at the port.
   The complaint, published in Thursday's Congressional Register, alleges POMTOC and its owners: Continental Stevedoring & Terminals Inc., Florida Stevedoring Inc., P&O Ports North America Inc., P&O Ports Florida Inc. and Eller-ITO Stevedoring Co., along with the seaport, have violated Shipping Act rules for terminal operators and stevedores. The complaint asks the FMC to make a ruling on the accusations.