Federal Maritime Commission will launch website that monitors port congestion surcharge developments
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Journal of Commerce] December 11, 2014
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will launch a website soon that will serve as a clearinghouse for port congestion surcharges, following industry confusion over planned U.S. West Coast surcharges, Commissioner Michael A. Khouri said Tuesday.
“The commission is gathering information from the carriers to compare announcements and actual tariff language to ensure there is consistency between language and implementation,” Khouri said at JOC Group’s 2nd Annual Port Performance Conference-North America in Newark, New Jersey.
The U.S. maritime regulatory agency also is reaching out to carriers and shippers to educate them about the requirements of cargo tender rules, he said. The commission has asked the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement to call on its shipper advisory board to foster communications about the surcharges and work to find commercial resolutions, Khouri said...
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