FMC to clamp down hard on box carriers punishing shippers for filing complaints

US maritime authorities are investigating whether leading container liners are retaliating if a shipper files a complaint with the FMC.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has launched a new investigation of container carriers. | Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has launched a new investigation of container carriers. | Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) intends to take a hard stance against container carriers, port terminal operators and other carriers if they are caught in retaliatory conduct against shippers who have filed complaints, says FMC Chair Daniel B. Maffei.

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