[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18902]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[DOCKET NO. 23-09]


Hubbell Incorporated and HUBS, Inc., Complainants v. DSV Air & 
Sea, Inc. and DSV Ocean Transport A/S, Respondents; Notice of Filing of 
Complaint and Assignment

    Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal 
Maritime Commission (``Commission'') by Hubbell Incorporated and HUBS, 
Inc. (the ``Complainants'') against DSV Air & Sea, Inc. and DSV Ocean 
Transport A/S (collectively, the ``Respondents''). Complainants state 
that the Commission has subject-matter jurisdiction over the complaint 
under the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 40101 et seq. 
(the ``Shipping Act'') and personal jurisdiction over the Respondents 
as regulated and registered Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers 
(``NVOCC'').
    Complainant Hubbell Incorporated is a Connecticut corporation with 
its corporate headquarters in Shelton, Connecticut.
    Complainant HUBS, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with a principal 
place of business in Shelton, Connecticut.
    Complainants identify Respondent DSV Air & Sea, Inc. as an entity 
organized under the laws of the state of Delaware with a principal 
place of business in Iselin, New Jersey. Complainants identify 
Respondent DSV Ocean Transport A/S as a foreign entity with an address 
in Denmark. Complainants state Respondents hold themselves out as part 
of a global transport and logistics company.
    Complainants allege that Respondents violated 46 U.S.C. 
41104(a)(2), 41102(c), 41102(a)(3), and 41104(d)(2)(B) and 46 CFR 
531.6(c) regarding service not in accordance with the terms of an NVOCC 
Service Arrangement (``NSA''), unjust and unreasonable practices in 
handling property, and retaliation and other unfair or unjustly 
discriminatory methods for any other reason. Complainants allege these 
violations arose from a failure to comply with the termination, rate, 
and billing terms of negotiated NSAs; an attempt to make material 
changes to the NSAs; an overcharge of freight, demurrage and detention, 
and accessorial charges; and a complaint filed in Delaware federal 
court.
    An answer to the complaint must be filed with the Commission within 
twenty-five (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/23-09/. This proceeding has been assigned to the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges. The initial decision of the presiding judge 
shall be issued by August 28, 2024, and the final decision of the 
Commission shall be issued by March 12, 2025.

    Served: August 28, 2023.
Carl Savoy,
Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, Federal Maritime 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-18902 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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