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US company MCS Industries has filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) against global container lines for violation of their contractual obligations.

A New York federal court entered a judgment of forfeiture for an oil tanker, which was used as part of a scheme to evade sanctions against North Korea.

After the recent attack on the product tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman, in which two people died, US has accused Iran.

Federal agents in New Orleans ordered a cargo ship to leave the US, as they found wood infested with an Asian beetle that has been destroying trees in the US.

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Port of New Orleans has recently issued notice no. 21-035 to advise the maritime industry of the importance of foreign AGM-free certification inspections.

A new report by ocean conservancy group Oceana identified up to 90% non-compliance of ships in mandatory speed zones and 85% in voluntary areas established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along the US Atlantic coast, from 2017 to 2020.

The US Federal Maritime Commission has established a new audit program in a bid to assess carrier compliance with the Agency’s rule on detention and demurrage as well as to provide additional information beneficial to the regular monitoring of the marketplace for ocean cargo services.

Transportation and clean air leaders of multiple states, including California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Colombia, urged support of federal funding for clean ports.

An appeals court in the U.S. decided that the CDC will still be able to impose COVID-19 health and safety restrictions on the cruise industry.

An increase has been observed in the number of cases of illegal drugs being found onboard ships in the US, according to data provided by local correspondents to Britannia P&I Club.