Bananas & inflation

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I'm glad.

[dorankj]

Your patterns are not.

[Rideback]

His patterns are interesting.

[PAL]

He doesn't know enough to know.

[Rideback]

Like I said before, this was a Bill that was bipartisan but then it sounds like you don't know what that means so it's out of your depth.
There's been crickets from you on what should be done so I guess Fox is just telling you to whine but nothing beyond that. Strangely, some people like to see things being done to counter corporations when they gouge the people, I have to think you like it.

[dorankj]

Under dementia Joe and you dems we are! Nobody (except you) think any of this is going well.

[Rideback]

If govt had gone with your plan we'd be a banana republic by now.

[dorankj]

Yes, every government program always accomplishes it’s goals. Good point!

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'What OSRA22 accomplishes:

Ensures a competitive and efficient maritime transportation system and places “greater reliance on the marketplace”
Service contracts shall include new essential terms as determined by the FMC through a rulemaking process
Shipping exchanges will be further defined and implemented
Expands general prohibitions to include retaliation and other discriminatory actions by a common carrier, MTOs, or OTIs
Prohibits common carriers from unreasonably refusing cargo space accommodations when available
Prohibits unfair or unjust discriminatory practice against any commodity group or type of shipment
Prohibits the inconsistent assessment of charges, and charging for detention and demurrage without the required information
Provides a safe harbor for NVOCCs passing ocean carrier charges that if found improper, the ocean common carrier will be subject to refunds and penalties
Eliminates the obligation of a charged party to pay the applicable detention and demurrage charge if the invoice lacks the required information
Updates to parameters for hearings, civil penalties, and refunds
Requires FMC to collect data and report on total import and export tonnage, and TEUs per vessel into the U.S.
Describes the information that may be submitted to the FMC and parameters for any ensuing investigation
Requires FMC to report on all false detention and demurrage invoice information by common carriers and penalties assessed against common carriers
Establishes parameters for dwell time statistics
Establishes new activities for FMC regarding website for complaints/dispute resolution and specific staffing requirements to assist with investigations and oversight
Requires FMC to seek comment on emergencies and to take appropriate action in determining and responding to emergencies
Requires FMC to study and develop best practices for on-terminal and near-terminal chassis pools
Requires a review of whether ocean common carriers discriminate against maritime transport of qualified hazardous materials by unreasonably denying vessel space accommodations, equipment, etc.
Requires the joint study to identify Federal and non-Federal land for cargo container storage due to port congestion'

[dorankj]

I’m sure you’re right, it will all be better soon! Sure

[Rideback]

The Bill was signed into law just a couple of weeks ago, read damnit!
Prove that it's not making a difference. Prove that the new authorities granted aren't being used to run down the gougers. The ink on the Bill is barely dry.

[dorankj]

Obviously they aren’t resolving a damn thing, YOU think that because someone calls themselves a Rep that I just support them, that projects YOUR blind tribalism!

[Rideback]

Might be a time to remind you these were Rep's approved laws in place that were taken advantage of by global providers and then when the loopholes were discovered by good reporting were acted upon by both Dem & Rep lawmakers? The Bill was co sponsored by both a Dem & a Rep and initiated in Feb, acted upon by the House in March (where 42 Re's voted against but House majority of Dems passed it) then unanimously passed in the Senate. That's called good governance when a problem that is impacting the whole nation is recogized and addressed to resolve the problem.

But you are so blinded by your tribalism that you fell into the trap of rushing to criticize rather than educate yourself on how real problems are being resolved.

[dorankj]

Well with Biden ‘in charge’ they will have a lot of work (control) to do! Kinda like after an arsonist starts a fire you want him to put it out! Catch a clue.

[Rideback]

A govt that steps in when there's demonstrable price gouging is what happened. I suppose if it were up to you the carriers would still be leaving the containers parked and price gouging to get them hauled out, meanwhile the bananas rot.

This new law passed the House with 42 Rep's objecting but it passed the Senate unanimously.
https://mohawkglobal.com/global-news/oc ... es-senate/

[dorankj]

Well what do you want, a government that controls all prices? No thanks.

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Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law in June to address this.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo ... eform-act/

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That's all ya got?

[dorankj]

Let’s go Brandon!

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https://gcaptain.com/banana-ships-hidde ... f3b097f94b