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Rules govern when strike surcharges can be applied

Regulatory/Transport

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Shippers should carefully read the surcharge notices issued by container lines in the past two weeks in response to a potential longshoremen's strike and port closure on the East and Gulf coasts to understand when the fees go into effect for particular shipments, Peter King, director of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's Bureau of Enforcement, said Monday. The International Longshoremen's Association has threatened to walk off the job manning cargo terminals on the eastern...

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