Cordero: FMC Needs More Evidence to Act on Shipper Concerns

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Mario Cordero told a New England trade and transport audience he hears anecdotally about shippers’ demurrage and detention fee concerns but his agency hasn’t received a complaint or petition on which to base a formal examination of carrier and terminal operator practices. Cordero delivered the same message to League members at their annual meeting last November in New Orleans. READ MORE