Share this article The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is ordering ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to supply information to determine if legal obligations related to detention and demurrage practices are being met amid the unprecedented cargo boom at U.S. ports. The information demand orders are being issued under the authority FMC Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye as the Fact Finding Officer for Fact Finding 29, “International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement”, which was launched in March 2020. Targets of the orders are the ocean carriers operating in an alliance and calling the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach, or the Port of New York & New Jersey. Marine terminal operators (MTOs) at those ports will also be subject to information demands.