Federal Maritime Commission
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Maritime Commission [DOCKET NO. 24-23] Served: June 5, 2024. Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (the “Commission”) by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (the “Complainant”) against HMM Co., Ltd. f/k/a Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. (the “Respondent”). Complainant states that the Commission has subject matter jurisdiction over the complaint pursuant to the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 40101 et seq. and personal jurisdiction over the Respondent as a common carrier and vessel-operating ocean common carrier, as these terms are defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102 . Complainant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York with a principal place of business in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Complainant identifies Respondent as a global ocean carrier with its corporate office in Seoul, Korea, that does business in the United States through HMM America Shipping Agency, Inc. with its principal place of business in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. ( printed page 49177) Complainant alleges that Respondent violated 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) and (d) , and 41104(a)(3) , (10), (14), and (15); and 46 CFR 545.4 and 545.5 . Complainant alleges these violations arose from assessment of detention and demurrage charges on “store door” shipments for reasons not within the control of Complainant, issuance of invoices for detention and demurrage charges that did not …
Citation: 89 FR 49176
