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Commission Issues New Guidance on Detention & Demurrage
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued new guidance about how it will assess the reasonableness of detention and demurrage regulations and practices of ocean carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) under 46 U.S.C. 41102(c). The final rule, “Docket No. 19-05, Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Detention under the Shipping Act”,… Read More »
FMC Meets to Consider Detention & Demurrage Report, Changes to OTI Rules
Contact: John K. DeCrosta, (202) 523-5911 The Federal Maritime Commission met today in both open and closed sessions to receive the final report of the detention and demurrage investigation, to amend regulations governing Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, to consider monitoring requirements for the marine terminal agreement governing PierPass, and to receive… Read More »
Commission Approves Recommendations in Detention & Demurrage Report
Contact: John K. DeCrosta, (202) 523-5911 Innovation Teams of private sector experts will be assembled early in 2019 to determine the commercial viability of four key ideas that have the potential to bring clarity and uniformity to when and how shippers pay detention and demurrage fees. The Federal Maritime Commission… Read More »