U.S. Maritime Regulator Urges Freight ‘Silos’ to Unite in Crisis

  • Commissioner Dye warns of possible penalties for rule-breakers
  • Cargo snarls have heightened shipping industry tensions

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Companies that violate U.S. supply-chain rules around inundated American ports may be penalized, according to a key maritime regulator in Washington who is pushing the fragmented freight industry to work more closely to address the nation’s unprecedented bottlenecks.