News / Flexport under fire as Peloton claims 'unfair D&D fees' cost it millions

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Exercise equipment specialist Peloton is pursuing a claim against Flexport through the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for unspecified “millions” of unfair charges.

In a complaint filed last week, the brand which saw major sales of exercise bikes during lockdown, claims Flexport failed to move its US import boxes in a timely manner, leading to “millions of dollars” of detention & demurrage (D&D) charges between 2020 and 2023.

“Flexport repeatedly and chronically failed to properly perform its ...