Shippers call on lawmakers to expand government oversight of contracts between ocean carriers and their customers.
U.S. maritime regulators are giving ocean carriers and shippers more flexibility to meet contract filing requirements.
For years, exporters and importers have been frustrated by the former U.S. Customs and Border Protection process to withhold their names and addresses in manifest data from the public.
Panel of importers and exporters will advise the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on policies of competitiveness, reliability, integrity and fairness in ocean shipping.
“We expect that more shippers will shift from just-in-time supply chains to just-in-case supply chains,” U.S. CEO Mark McCullough said.
The duty deferment applies to qualifying importers facing “significant financial hardship,” Customs and Border Protection said.
