United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 29, 2022 - The Callen Cortez (“Plaintiff”) matter has been previously reported by.
U Shippers has no case in a contractual dispute reported to the US Federal Maritime Commission, Maersk writes in a response to the FMC. Moreover, the case should not even be a matter for the commission, the company says.
MSC disagrees with a US federal judge’s proposed default judgment in a complaint case filed by the Federal Maritime Commission. The liner company had until Sept. 22 to present documents in the case.
MSC is under severe pressure from the Federal Maritime Commission in complaint case. The presiding judge denies a motion for a time extension in case where a transport customer accuses MSC of manipulating the container market. If MSC fails to present documents, the carrier risks a default judgment.
Swiss-based family-owned container carrier MSC pushes back against the US shipper that has made serious charges against the carrier to the Federal Maritime Commission. MSC is considering whether the allegations amount to defamation.