FMC seeks to enjoin San Pedro Bay ports’ Clean Truck Program

The US Federal Maritime Commission has opened a 15-day public comment period to review a vessel-sharing agreement among ONE, HMM, and Yang Ming for potential impacts on service, costs, and competition.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has selected winners of its US$ 2.9 billion Clean Ports Program.

The Port of Long Beach received over US$ 2.6m for critical infrastructure protection and US$ 4.2m for local terminals and emergency services.

The Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance has “prioritised investigations of possible wrongdoing by common carriers or marine terminal operators” referred by the FMC over the ILA strike period.

The Port of Los Angeles managed its busiest peak season period ever without incident, highlighting that port capacity at San Pedro harbour is higher than previously thought.

In order to beat the feared port strike amid looming labour contract deadline, shippers hurried to transport goods through the Port of Long Beach, resulting in a record-setting September.