Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, American Trucking Associations, Inc., Complainant v. Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Inc., Consolidated Chassis Management, LLC, CMA CGM S.A., COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co. Ltd., Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement, FMC No. 011982, Hapag-Lloyd AG, HMM Co. Ltd., Maersk A/S, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd., Wan Hai Lines Ltd., Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Respondents; Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment

Topics:  American Trucking Associations

Rachel Dickon
Federal Maritime Commission
28 August 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53369-53370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18974]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. 20-14]


Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, American Trucking 
Associations, Inc., Complainant v. Ocean Carrier Equipment Management 
Association Inc., Consolidated Chassis Management, LLC, CMA CGM S.A., 
COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co. Ltd., Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement, 
FMC No. 011982, Hapag-Lloyd AG, HMM Co. Ltd., Maersk A/S, MSC 
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd., 
Wan Hai Lines Ltd., Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Zim 
Integrated Shipping Services, Respondents; Notice of Filing of 
Complaint and Assignment

Served: August 24, 2020.
    Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal 
Maritime Commission (Commission) by the Intermodal Motor Carriers 
Conference (IMCC) of the American Trucking Associations, Inc. (ATA), 
hereinafter ``Complainant'', against the Ocean Carrier Equipment 
Management Association Inc. (OCEMA), Consolidated Chassis Management, 
LLC (CCM), CMA CGM S.A., COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co. Ltd., Evergreen Line 
Joint Service Agreement, (FMC No. 011982), Hapag-Lloyd AG, HMM Co. 
Ltd., Maersk A/S, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Ocean 
Network Express Pte. Ltd., Wan Hai Lines Ltd., Yang Ming Marine 
Transport Corp., and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, hereinafter 
``Respondents''.

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Complainant states they are ``a conference of the American Trucking 
Associations, Inc.'' and ``include ATA member companies engaged in 
intermodal transportation of property, including the interchange of 
chassis with respect to receipt and return of the containers of 
respondent ocean carriers.'' Complainants state that Respondents 
include: OCEMA, ``an association of major U.S. and foreign flag 
international common carriers; CCM, that operates a ``chassis provision 
model'' for members; and those ocean carriers and a carrier agreement, 
named in the case caption, which are each members of OCEMA and/or CCM.
    Complainant alleges that Respondents ``have adopted and imposed 
unjust and unreasonable regulations and engaged in unjust and 
unreasonable practices by requiring the use of OCEMA member default 
chassis providers, and denying motor carriers their right to select the 
chassis provider for merchant haulage movements, all in violation of 46 
U.S.C. 41102(c).'' Complainant seeks cease and desist orders and other 
relief.
    The full text of the complaint can be found in the Commission's 
Electronic Reading Room at https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/proceeding/20-14/.
    This proceeding has been assigned to Office of Administrative Law 
Judges. The initial decision of the presiding office in this proceeding 
shall be issued by August 24, 2021, and the final decision of the 
Commission shall be issued by March 10, 2022.

Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-18974 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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