News / FMC seeks answers from MSC on congestion charges

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US lawmakers have given carrier MSC until the end of the month to explain why it was levying congestion charges.

The deadline follows a complaint filed by SOFi Paper Products.

Under the new powers given to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) since the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022 was passed into law last June, a flood of complaints from shippers has been filed in Washington.

According to the FMC, Switzerland-based MSC must provide justification for its $1,000 congestion surcharge on a SOFi shipment ...