Barry Parker reviews the latest regulatory developments that will impact shipping at the US Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

At the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), tariffs published by container carriers have drawn increased scrutiny. Investigation into fees and surcharges are in line with the regulator’s expanded focus and its overarching objective of bringing...

The fact-finding report by US Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye into container liner shipping during in the pandemic concludes that despite customer perceptions of collusion and lack of competition as freight rates soared neither was...

In the year and a half since “supply chain disruption” entered the vocabulary of US citizens, whose only interactions with container shipping were seeing boxes on trucks speeding down the motorways, the sector has moved firmly into the political...

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is demanding more information and pricing from the largest container shipping alliances accused of profiteering from the supply chain crunch.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has completed the first round of meetings with 11 shipping lines under an audit to see if they are serving the country’s exporters.

Shippers set to challenge “disingenuous” shipping lines to claw back demurrage fees at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

“An effective marketplace has to be fair and predictable. Unfortunately, foreign ocean carriers are not being fair and predictable and it is time to change that,” announced US Congressman Dusty Johnson, Republican - South Dakota, on a call...

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an “Expedited Inquiry” into the practices of eight container shipping lines related to “congestion or related surcharges”.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) attempted to address concerns ongoing port and supply congestion in the US in a recent open session.