US regulator demands 'transparency' in fees for containers

A seven-month investigation by the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is set to see the light of day, with a preliminary report highlighting concerns long-expressed by shippers: namely how container demurrage, detention and per diem fees have been levied in US ports on importers. Freightwaves says the FMC report stems from a 2016 petition which sought for better regulation of fees imposed by carriers and terminal operators. And the numbers on their own explain why – these fees skyrocketed in ...