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FMC order for MSC to justify congestion fee marks first under OSRA-22

Michael Angell, Associate Editor | Feb 6, 2023, 2:47 PM EST

The Federal Maritime Commission has exercised its first use of new legal authority under OSRA-22 requiring an ocean carrier to justify the reason behind levying a congestion surcharge against a shipper.

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Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor | Jan 30, 2023

The premium rate that importers had been paying to ship Asian imports through the US East Coast has dropped considerably over the past few months, allowing the spread between East and West coast spot rates to narrow to pre-pandemic levels.

FMC drops bid to use OSRA-22 for emergency data sharing

Michael Angell, Associate Editor | Jan 30, 2023

A Federal Maritime Commission member’s attempt to force marine terminals and ocean carriers to share more data under OSRA-22 has ended with the normalization of the ocean freight market.

NY-NJ marine terminals offering up more data to improve truck flow

Michael Angell, Associate Editor | Jan 27, 2023

Last year’s container surge prompted a harder look at information sharing for container availability and port operations, which New York-New Jersey marine terminals are responding to with new data.

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William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jan 27, 2023

The promise of economic improvement in the second half of this year and 2024 has LTL trucking companies adding terminals, doors, and services despite the current slowdown.

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