California Port Data Partnership, FMC Antitrust Powers, and More
This week: Five Californian ports are forming the California Port Data Partnership to improve freight movement and port resilience A need for additional FMC demurrage and detention rules is growing in order to more broadly define when a shipper is liable for billing...
March Data Shows Rate and Volume Declines Across Multiple Markets
This week: Air cargo volumes on the trans-Atlantic trade lane see their first monthly decline over the past two years in March The ILWU announces progress regarding West Coast negotiations with PMA A new Alabama bill could give shippers more tax credits for shipping...
Rail Storage Fees, Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act, and More
This week: The National Shipping Advisory Committee has asked that the FMC plays a role in regulating rail-assessed demurrage and that Congress increases the FMC’s jurisdiction A new bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives to repeal carrier anti-trust...
Air Cargo Market Rates, Demurrage Charge Investigations, and More
This week: Additional air services are adding capacity but simultaneously lowering air cargo market rates amid weakening demand The FMC continues its work in creating new rules governing demurrage and detention charges that terminals and carriers bill to shippers ...