The trade group of ocean carriers is exempt from US antitrust scrutiny under an agreement it filed with the FMC five years ago, but the agency is now questioning that arrangement.
The surge, however brief, will nonetheless be a welcome boost in business for the ports after a lackluster May and early June.
In a statement posted on the FMC’s website, Sola said his last day at the agency would be June 30 and did not give a reason for his departure.
The railroad said the disruptions were the result of the switchover to a new operating system in early May, with the technology integration intended to unify old KCS systems into the CP network.