News / Florida shipper sues, claiming Maersk 'flouts the law to rake in profits'

Michael Whisner - Grand View

A Florida shipper has issued a complaint against Maersk and its subsidiary, Hamburg Süd, that includes a failure to meet contractual obligations and “retaliation and collusion” to manipulate the market.

The complaint raised with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on 9 November is by furniture importer OJ Commerce, which says the carriers failed to address the alleged contract breaches.

It said Maersk then retaliated by refusing to negotiate a new contract, which left the shipper unable to negotiate with other lines, ...