Fees
-
Marine World
Appeals Court Upholds FMC’s Authority to Strike Down Unreasonable Container Detention Fees
A federal appeals court has upheld a landmark Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) decision finding that ocean carriers cannot impose detention…
Read More » -
Maritime News
FMC Decision Upheld That Detention Fees During Port Closure Are Unfair
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently issued a decision upholding the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) determination…
Read More » -
Maritime News
Will Passage Fees be Charged in the Strait of Hormuz?
The question of whether vessels will be charged a new toll for transiting the Strait of Hormuz remains very much…
Read More » -
Maritime News
Suez Canal Will Raise Surcharge Fees as It Still Looks to Increase Transits
The Suez Canal Authority has posted its first wide-ranging rate increases in the form of revised surcharges for transits in…
Read More » -
Marine World
Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reinstate Port Fees on Chinese Ships
U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are pressing the Trump administration to reinstate suspended port fees on…
Read More » -
Marine World
Inside Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Transit System: Checkpoints, Diplomatic Deals and Passage Fees
The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering their…
Read More » -
Port News
Trump’s Maritime Action Plan revives threat of port fees
The Trump administration’s long‑awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP) has resurrected a controversial proposal to charge foreign‑built ships a per‑kilogram fee…
Read More » -
Maritime News
White House Releases America’s Maritime Action Plan
The White House on Friday, February 13, released its long-awaited America’s Maritime Action Plan, designed to revitalize the merchant marine…
Read More » -
Maritime News
China Pauses Port Fees on US-Linked Ships for One Year
China suspended for one year port fees levied on U.S.-linked vessels, its transport ministry said on Monday, after Washington announced…
Read More » -
Maritime News
U.S. Shipyard Workers Blast White House’s Suspension of Chinese Ship Fees
When the Trump administration agreed to suspend its Section 301 port fees on Chinese shipping late last month, America’s shipbuilding…
Read More »