The Federal Maritime Commission announced in late March that it was “actively seeking information” to confirm that ocean carriers and marine terminal operators are complying with the law following a decision it issued addressing when per diem detention charges can be billed. In its decision issued last December regarding “TCW Inc. v. Evergreen Shipping Agency Corp. & Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement,” the Commission stated that the charging of per-diem when a port was closed, and equipment could not be returned, was unjust and unreasonable. In the recent TCW v. Evergreen case, the Commission ordered Evergreen to “cease and desist…