FMC recovers penalties

   The Federal Maritime Commission has completed compromise agreements with five non-vessel-operating common carriers, two unlicensed transport businesses and one vessel-operating common carrier that were accused of Shipping Act violations or violations of FMC regulations. The agency has recovered a total of $503,000 in civil penalties.
   The parties settled and agreed to penalties, but did not admit to violations.
   The compromise agreements are with Hayek Services, Inc., of Miami; ABC Trucking and Logistics; FCC Logistics; Sea Central Shipping; China Container Line Orient Star Transport International; and Eastern Car Liner for operating an unfiled space-charter agreement with another common carrier.

This column was published in the December 2014 issue of American Shipper.