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CMA CGM has found its shipping practices in the dock, with two claims having been brought against it in less than a fortnight, one for potentially as much as $12m.
Colorado furniture distributor PKDC brought the whopping $12m claim to the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) attention concerning CMA CGM’s “refusal” to honour both its quantity commitment, which forced PKDC to seek alternative capacity, and its D&D practices.
It states that CMA CGM’s “refusal to honour its ...
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Go Dowdo
May 19, 2024 at 12:28 pmThere seems to be no question about CMA CGM seeking to prioritize higher-freighted containers. The open question is whether, as is often the case, the contract terms actually allow the carrier to do so.
On the detention issue, if the containers could not be redelivered within the free time, detention charges may be unreasonable. However, As is also often the case, containers are held by the consignee beyond the free time and then cannot be redelivered empty for reasons outside the control of the ocean c.arrier, then detention charges are justified.