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News / FMC cracks down on alliances after complaints of 'unreasonable practices'

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The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has tightened the screws on the three major ocean carrier alliances, demanding carrier-specific trade data is filed monthly rather than quarterly.

The data goes to the FMC’s Bureau of Trade Analysis, which, given “recent fluctuations in the markets”, wants the ...

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