Carriers accused of using 'sledgehammer tactics' to hike backhaul rates

European exporters to Asia are being hit with a double-whammy of transit disruption surcharges for containers already shipped, and huge rate increases for new bookings. Moreover, ocean carriers are invoicing customers ...

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News / US haulier seeks damages over CMA CGM's 'capricious' D&D charges

Access One Transport, a Californian haulier, is the latest to file complaints with the US ...

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News / Samsung takes action over thousands of 'unlawful' D&D charges by Cosco and OOCL

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed two complaints with the US FMC over “excessive and ...

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News / Red tape sees smaller US shippers lose out on D&D disputes

Thousands of ‘little guy’ shippers lost out to “unfair” D&D charges in the US during ...

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News / FMC throws out ‘unjustified' congestion charge complaint against MSC

The US Federal Maritime Commission has dismissed the latest case against the world’s largest container ...

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News / Blank sailings under scrutiny as US maritime commission 'looks for clarity'

Following the $9.8m penalty imposed on Maersk-owned operator Hamburg Süd last week, the US Federal ...

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News / Congress mulls raft of supply chain bills – but one is missing, say BCOs

Beneficial cargo owners and logistics providers are looking to the US Congress for legislation to ...

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News / After shipping reform bill, US Congress comes knocking on rail’s door

Following the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA 22) and a new more robust mechanism for its ...

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News / Maersk cuts import box dwell time at US ports to nine days

Maersk has shortened its import containers dwell time at key US terminals from 14 days ...

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News / FIATA warns forwarders: shipping reform act offers 'limited window' for action

FIATA has called for decisive action from its freight forwarder members during the “limited time ...

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News / Average global D&D charges fall, but are still four times higher in the US

Average global demurrage and detention (D&D) charges have fallen this year, but remain around 12% higher ...

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News / Shippers welcome reform of Shipping Act, but WSC slams Biden comments

US lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) of ...

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News / California legal eagles are putting carrier D&D charges in the crosshairs

In the US, the headwinds ocean carriers are sailing into are increasing in force. While the ...

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Recommends / Ocean Shipping Reform Bill headed for Senate vote

Dubbed OSRA22, the first US legislation for over 20 years to tackle the container shipping ...

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