News / Zim faces FMC probe into $137,000 detention fees after container 'error'

Israeli carrier Zim faces being hauled up in front of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) after allegations that it breached the US Shipping Act.

Yesterday, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) Baylink claimed that in June 2021, an operator called Koyote Trucking collected a Baylink container from Zim without authorisation or a delivery order.

According to the complaint, Baylink only found out about this some two months later and “subsequently learned that the container had not been ...