Fees to register a business or file complaints at the Federal Maritime Commission will be significantly higher in 2023 to account for higher agency costs.
Federal regulators have codified provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that may extract more compensation from ocean carriers for rule violations.
Ocean carrier contracts and carriers’ ability to make a profit are put to the test in a proposed rule, according to reaction from shippers and carriers.
Ocean carriers will be subject to stricter requirements when they charge shippers fees on late containers if a proposed rule is adopted.
Federal regulators are proposing a “burden-shifting regime” aimed at helping importers and exporters secure container space on ships.
Trucking companies want the FMC to require better container storage data from the ocean carriers to speed cargo flow at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Federal regulators are considering a congestion emergency order to require carriers to share cargo data with shippers, railroads and trucks.
Federal regulators are pressuring carriers at the Port of New York and New Jersey to compensate shippers and carriers for container storage.
A top regulator says more staff is needed to properly carry out new ocean carrier reforms signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The Biden administration wants to speed an effort unveiled in March to create a first-time freight data exchange for U.S. container shipments.
New guidance from the Federal Maritime Commission on disputing ocean carrier charges is considered a “landmark moment” by U.S. exporters.
Container market experts advise carriers and shippers to act quickly now that new rules regulating ocean shipping are in effect.
Three commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission contend a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would result in diverting U.S.-bound intermodal traffic to Canadian ports.
FMC rulemakings and reports included in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 will begin taking shape soon after the bill is enacted. Here’s a breakdown.
The nation’s top container-trade regulator says he wants ensure more fairness in ocean carrier contracts after a spike in shipper complaints.
U.S. regulators have ordered the world’s largest ocean carriers to submit more pricing and capacity data to help protect shipping markets from anticompetitive practices.
Carl Bentzel’s vision for the next-generation supply chain is one that shares public data across transportation modes and anticipates future shocks.
A federal regulator is using a new report to spotlight the importance of ocean containers to the U.S. economy and the threat of China’s market dominance.
Federal regulators will begin to assess how container lines are serving U.S. exporters.
This AskWaves considers whether the federal government is needed to launch a supply chain portal – and whether it can succeed.
