East coast containership logjam builds as vessels steam in
As the ILA strike at US east and Gulf coast ports enters its second day, ...
At the current count, the Federal Maritime Commission, via its Bureau of Enforcement (BOE) has levied $1.57m in fines to container carriers.
They have been accused of “knowingly and wilfully” applying detention and demurrage (D&D) fees to shippers, hauliers (commonly known as drayage firms in US parlance) and freight forwarders – in essence, anyone unlucky enough to be trying to deliver an empty container to either a port terminal or inland container depot.
So far, the list of penalised carriers comprises just ...
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