The Federal Maritime Commission’s Rebecca Dye issued 12 recommendations related to ocean shipping to conclude her fact-finding investigation. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Federal Maritime Commission’s Rebecca Dye on Tuesday called for clarity on empty container return practices as well as an investigation into the “numerous charges assessed by ocean common carriers and seaports and marine terminals through tariffs.”
The recommendations were among 12 in Dye’s final report on the effects of COVID-19 on the ocean shipping supply chain.
“I look forward to implementation by the commission of my final recommendations, which I believe will provide badly needed clarity and consistency in certain port and supply chain operations, especially involving earliest return dates and empty container return,” she said in a statement issued by the FMC with the report on Tuesday.
Dye said she was pleased the commission was moving forward with an “incentive principle” in its interpretive rule on detention and demurrage.
“Commissioner Dye’s work leading this fact-finding investigation has been invaluable in determining ways the FMC can best assist importers and exporters to manage the supply chain challenges linked with the COVD-19 pandemic,” Maffei said in Tuesday’s release.
“I am eager to work with her and our colleagues to implement the final recommendations, which will guide the FMC in keeping big players in the ocean-shipping industry accountable.”
