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US steps up heat on container carriers to ease port congestion

The FMC steps up the heat on ocean liners and the terminals some of them operate in an effort to smooth the disrupted flow of containers that is currently causing port congestion and wreaking havoc on already strained supply chains.
Photo: Sina Schuldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Sina Schuldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Brendan Murray, Bloomberg

US regulators stepped up the heat on ocean shipping companies and the seaport terminals some of them operate, seeking to smooth the disrupted flow of containers that are swamping America's biggest ports and wreaking havoc on the nation's strained supply chains.

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