News / PAC files complaint against port operator over 'unjust' charges

Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) has accused port operator Amports of “brazen violations” of the US Shipping Act, including the imposition of more than $1m in “unjust charges”.

Filing the complaint on Friday with Marine Terminals Corp East, to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), PAC said it related to Amports’ behaviour at its Chesapeake terminal in Baltimore, Maryland.

The complaint claims: “Amports has engaged in a series of schemes and efforts to unlawfully restrict stevedoring services provided by PAC for vessels and cargo ...