Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) violated the Shipping Act by assessing detention and demurrage for periods that were outside the shipper’s control, shippers told the Federal Maritime Commission. The complaint, filed Feb. 14 by Impact Products and Safety Zone, both subsidiaries of Supply Source, alleged that MSC refused to divert shipments to less crowded ports and failed to extend the number of free days afforded when ports were congested from 2021 to 2022, leading to over $200,000 in financial damages.

Visual Comfort & Co. (VCC) filed an amended complaint against COSCO Shipping Lines Co., the Federal Maritime Commission said in a Feb. 14 Federal Register notice. In the complaint, which was filed with the FMC Feb. 6, VCC said that from January 2021 to December 2022, COSCO didn't divert shipments to less crowded ports or extend the number of free days when "circumstances outside VCC's control" affected the shipment, leading to more than $1 million in damages.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing a subspecies of silverspot butterfly from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The listing includes a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect March 18.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Feb. 23 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Samsara that seeks a ban on imports of vehicle telematics, fleet management and video-based safety systems, devices and components from Motive Technologies that allegedly infringe on Samsara’s patents. Samsara alleges Motive is making infringing goods -- which include AI dashcams and telematics devices for fleet vehicles -- in China and Malaysia, and they are subsequently imported into the U.S., according to its Feb. 9 complaint. Samsara requested a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning importation and sale of infringing products.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 14 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain metal lockers and parts thereof from China (C-570-134). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below, at rates lower than those calculated in the preliminary results of this review. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during the period Dec. 14, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2021.

Monopiles, the foundations of large offshore structures such as wind towers, are not subject to AD/CVD orders on wind towers from Spain, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 6 scope ruling.

Certain types of electrical conduit fittings imported from China are not subject to an antidumping duty order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from that country, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 8 scope ruling.

The Commerce Department said in a new scope ruling Feb. 9 that some of exporter Asia Wheel’s 22.5 to 24.5 inch diameter steel wheels -- those with rims and discs made in Thailand or a third country out of inputs from China -- are not covered by AD/CVD orders on steel wheels from China.