FMC Settles Shipping Act Violations for $520,000
The Federal Maritime Commission reached settlements totaling $520,000 in civil penalties with five carriers, freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), it announced Feb. 18 (here). Of that total, $170,000 in civil penalties will be assessed against the carrier…
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Volkswagen Konzernlogistiks for operating under agreements that were unfiled or not yet in effect, said the FMC. Penalties against the four forwarders and NVOCCs – Orient Star, Ba-Shi Yuexin Logistics, Thornley & Pitt and Razor Enterprise – stem from obtaining ocean transportation at less than the rates and charges otherwise applicable.