U.S. appeals court backs FMC on detention fee rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Maritime Commission's decision that detention fees during a three-day port closure were unreasonable. This ruling involved a case against Evergreen Shipping Agency regarding charges for late container return.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected a petition filed by Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., affirming the FMC’s ruling that detention charges imposed during a three-day port closure were unreasonable. The case involved detention fees charged to a trucking company for the late return of a container and […] The post U.S. appeals court backs FMC on detention fee rules appeared first on Container News.