Congress pushes FMC to act on carriers opting for empty boxes vs exports

Political pressure is mounting on US authorities to crack down on shipping lines that refuse to carry American exports in preference to loading empty containers. Yesterday, 111 members of Congress jointly ...

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News / Carriers must keep returning empty boxes to avoid shortage going into February

Unless carriers continue to “aggressively” repatriate boxes to Asia, the equipment shortage crisis will last ...

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News / US exporters in revolt over the cost of changing earliest return dates

US agricultural exporters are demanding shipping lines end frequent changes to earliest return dates (ERD) – ...

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News / US shippers turn up the heat on government over 'punitive' D&D fees

US agricultural shippers have appealed to the US government to act to stop the “unconscionable ...

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News / Shippers and forwarders call for law to stop 'unfair' D&D fees by box lines

A group of shippers, freight forwarders and other liner industry stakeholders has urged the Federal ...

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News / Unions and trucking firms in legal battle over owner-driver status in California

The battle over the status of truck owner-operators in California is in limbo, after a ...

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News / FMC set to review 'costly and unfair' demurrage and detention fees

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is backing proposals aimed at reforming how demurrage and ...

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Congress pushes FMC to act on carriers opting for empty boxes vs exports

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News / Congress will have to control 'damaging' detention and demurrage charges by law

News / Carriers must keep returning empty boxes to avoid shortage going into February

News / US exporters in revolt over the cost of changing earliest return dates

News / US shippers turn up the heat on government over 'punitive' D&D fees

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News / Shippers and forwarders call for law to stop 'unfair' D&D fees by box lines

Reefer crisis looms as stranded perishables rot at congested Chinese ports

News / Unions and trucking firms in legal battle over owner-driver status in California

News / FMC set to review 'costly and unfair' demurrage and detention fees

News / 'Outdated' US intermodal infrastructure is letting us down, claim farmers and exporters

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Congress pushes FMC to act on carriers opting for empty boxes vs exports

AgTC Headlines

News / Congress will have to control 'damaging' detention and demurrage charges by law

News / Carriers must keep returning empty boxes to avoid shortage going into February

News / US exporters in revolt over the cost of changing earliest return dates

News / US shippers turn up the heat on government over 'punitive' D&D fees

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Shippers and forwarders call for law to stop 'unfair' D&D fees by box lines

Reefer crisis looms as stranded perishables rot at congested Chinese ports

News / Unions and trucking firms in legal battle over owner-driver status in California

News / FMC set to review 'costly and unfair' demurrage and detention fees

News / 'Outdated' US intermodal infrastructure is letting us down, claim farmers and exporters

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News / US shipper fury as container lines announce 'insane' street turn fees

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