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After four years of behind-the-scenes work, US shippers, <a>truckers</a>, and intermediaries last month finally secured the federal regulatory hearing on their campaign to make it easier for them to challenge port congestion-related fees for which are they are not at fault. They should not expect speedy relief from the <a>Federal Maritime Commission</a> (FMC). On the surface, the argument to the FMC by the Coalition for Fair Port Practices, a group of 26 organizations, <a>seems simple</a>: guidelines are needed to help determine whether demurrage and detention charges are unfairly applied. The coalition argued on Jan. 16, the first day of a...

US shippers, truckers, and intermediaries finally have secured a federal hearing on their effort to make it easier for them to challenge port congestion-related fees that are not their fault. Even so, aside from complexity and little middle ground, there are other reasons for shippers to be skeptical of any dramatic, federal, regulatory action.

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