Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment; Impact Products, LLC and Safety Zone, LLC, Complainants, v. Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A., Respondent

• Published date: 21 February 2024
• Record Number: 2024-03508
• Citation: 89 FR 13083
• Court: Federal Maritime Commission
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 13083]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-03508]
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                FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
                [Docket No. 24-05]
                Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment; Impact Products,
                LLC and Safety Zone, LLC, Complainants, v. Mediterranean Shipping
                Company, S.A., Respondent
                Served: February 14, 2024.
                 Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal
                Maritime Commission (the ``Commission'') by Impact Products, LLC and
                Safety Zone, LLC (the ``Complainants'') against Mediterranean Shipping
                Company, S.A. (the ``Respondent''). Complainants state that the
                Commission has jurisdiction over the complaint pursuant to 46 U.S.C.
                41301 through 41309 and personal jurisdiction over the Respondent as an
                ocean common carrier, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(18), that has
                entered into a service contract, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(21),
                with the Complainants.
                 Complainant Impact Products, LLC is a corporation located in
                Toledo, Ohio. Complainant Safety Zone, LLC is a corporation located in
                Guilford, Connecticut. Complainants are shippers as this term is
                defined under 46 U.S.C. 40102(23).
                 Complainants identify Respondent as a company existing under the
                laws of Switzerland with its headquarters located in Geneva,
                Switzerland and as a global ocean carrier.
                 Complainants allege that Respondent violated 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) and
                41104(a)(10) and 46 CFR 545.5. Complainants allege these violations
                arose from assessment of demurrage, detention, per diem, and yard
                storage charges during periods of time in which the charges were not
                just or reasonable because of circumstances outside the control of the
                Complainants and its agents and service providers, and from the acts or
                omissions of the Respondent that led to the assessment of these
                charges.
                 An answer to the complaint must be filed with the Commission within
                25 days after the date of service.
                 The full text of the complaint can be found in the Commission's
                electronic Reading Room at https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/proceeding/24-05/. This proceeding has been assigned to the Office of
                Administrative Law Judges. The initial decision of the presiding judge
                shall be issued by February 14, 2025, and the final decision of the
                Commission shall be issued by August 29, 2025.
                David Eng,
                Secretary.
                [FR Doc. 2024-03508 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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