ocean container carriers
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Regulators warn container lines to stop refusing US exports
Allegations of service and rate violations ocean carriers against U.S. exporters are increasing, according to FMC commissioners.
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World Shipping Council stays in step with Shipping Act
The ocean container industry association files an agreement with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to ensure its collective activities do not violate the Shipping Act.
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Container return date upheaval by the numbers
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, together with TradeLanes, surveys hundreds of American shippers about the cost to their bottom lines of uncommunicated earliest return dates from…
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Truckers counter ocean carrier effort to dismiss chassis complaint
The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.
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American exporters want end to erratic container return dates
The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.
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