[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19672]



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[DOCKET NO. 24-27]


Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment; INTERNATIONAL 
LUMBER IMPORTS, INC., Complainant v. CEVA FREIGHT, LLC; ZIM INTEGRATED 
SHIPPING SERVICE LTD.; AND ZIM AMERICAN INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES 
COMPANY CO. LLC, Respondents

Served: August 23, 2024.
    Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal 
Maritime Commission (the ``Commission'') by International Lumber 
Imports, Inc. (the ``Complainant'') against CEVA Freight, LLC; ZIM 
Integrated Shipping Service Ltd.; and ZIM American Integrated Shipping 
Services Company Co. LLC. 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., personal jurisdiction 
over ZIM Integrated Shipping Service Ltd. and ZIM American Integrated 
Shipping Services Company Co. LLC (``Respondent ZIM'') as a common 
carrier and a vessel-operating ocean common carrier, as these terms are 
defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102, and personal jurisdiction over CEVA 
Freight, LLC when acting as a regulated entity by attempting to pass 
through detention charges subject to the complaint.
    Complainant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws 
of the State of Florida with its principal place of business in 
Sarasota, Florida.
    Complainant identifies Respondent CEVA Freight, LLC as having an 
address in Miami, Florida and as acting as a delivery agent for Pyramid 
Lines Ltd., d/b/a Pyramid Lines, and as consignee on Respondent ZIM 
bills of lading for the shipments that are subject to the complaint.
    Complainant identifies Respondent ZIM Integrated Shipping Service 
Ltd. as a global ocean carrier with a corporate address in Haifa, 
Israel, and as conducting business in the United States through ZIM 
American Integrated Shipping Services Company Co. LLC, with its 
principal corporate office in Norfolk, Virginia.
    Complainant alleges that Respondent ZIM violated 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) 
and 46 CFR 545.5. Complainant alleges these violations arose from the 
assessment of detention charges during the period in which the 
containers were subject to a government hold, the assessment of 
demurrage charges that serve no incentivizing principle and do not 
promote freight fluidity, and a refusal to extend free time or waive or 
reduce demurrage charges for containers that were unavailable for 
pickup. Complainant alleges that Respondent CEVA Freight, LLC is 
interwound with the violations of Respondent ZIM and is a necessary and 
indispensable party.
    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/24-27/. This proceeding has been assigned to the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges. The initial decision of the presiding judge 
shall be issued by August 25, 2025, and the final decision of the 
Commission shall be issued by March 11, 2026.

David Eng,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-19672 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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