Shipper radar: 'It's a joke'? Take Tyson Foods, another FMC advisor

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News / FMC's first move in crackdown on 'excessive and inappropriate' D&D charges

Ocean carriers and terminal operators in the US are closer to having their contentious container ...

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News / US shipper MCS Industries settles court action against Cosco, but remains in legal action with MSC

UPDATED 28 SEPTEMBER: CORRECTION – MCS INDUSTRIES HAS ONLY SETTLED WITH COSCO, THE CASE REMAINS ...

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News / Shippers urge EC and other regulators to take charge of 'skewed' liner market

Regulators must start to take an interest in the “unfair” container line market, according to ...

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News / Box lines ignore contracts and 'collude' to force shippers onto inflated spot market

A Pennsylvania-based shipper has lodged a formal complaint against two global shipping lines. In a $600,000 ...

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News / FMC targets refunds for unfair carrier demurrage and detention charges

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News / US FMC orders carriers and terminals to explain 'excessive' D&D charges

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News / FMC cracks down on alliances after complaints of 'unreasonable practices'

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News / Truckers call for waiver of demurrage charges at congested Californian ports

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