The Federal Maritime Commission’s Chairman, Michael Khouri, has flagged ongoing reviews of the activities of the big container shipping lines including empty container positioning practices. The latter has been driven by the reported refusal of U.S. agricultural export shipping orders due to container lines prioritizing the return of empty containers to Asia. Khouri stated the FMC is considering “all potential responsive actions, including a review of whether such ocean carriers’ actions are in full compliance with the Shipping Act”. While export orders might have be...