· The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has started an initial investigation into Wan Hai’s detention charged to empty containers. The focus of the investigation will be 21 instances in which Wan Hai charged fees to unreturned equipment ranging in cost from $125 to $1,550 per container.
· The FMC filing stated that these fees were assessed by Wan Hai despite a return location not being offered by the carrier, the terminal not accepting containers’ chassis or appointments were not available for the specified containers.
· Wan Hai’s response to this matter has been that “they do not control the appointment system”. And the case will now be investigated by the FMC to determine if there has been a violation of the US Shipping Act.
· Wan Hai although the latest case to be reviewed by the commission for the charging questionable detention and demurrage fees there are ongoing cases with other carriers. The hope is that with additional review a resolution can be reached in regards to fees assessed in the future.
Tuesday January 4, 2021
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