THE Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has approved the
recommendations of Commissioner Rebecca Dye that includes the establishment of a Shipper Advisory Board.
Her Fact Finding 28 inquiry found that demurrage and detention charges can
incentivise cargo to move expeditiously and that standardising practices and
fees would speed cargo movement.
Ms Dye also found that having
demurrage start when cargo is actually available would eliminate circumstances
that lead demurrage charges.
The Commission will now convene
Innovation Teams that will address how to provide transparent, standardised
language for demurrage and detention practices, clear, simplified, and
accessible demurrage and detention billing practices.
"The handoff of a container from
carrier to terminal to trucker to destination is not a linear process.
Everything is happening at once and that is why it is so daunting a task,"
she said.
Her report is the culmination of an
eight-month examination of the practices of vessel operating common carriers
and marine terminal operators in levying charges on shippers.
Said Port of Los Angeles executive
director Gene Seroka: "We applaud the thoughtful, collaborative
approach taken in the "Fact Finding 28" report.
We believe that convening industry stakeholders as soon as possible to further
refine policy details is the appropriate direction."
Source : HKSG.
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