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Stalling Tactics * USA - Port of Long Beach critical of FMC's ones
Long Beach,Cal,USA -Logistics Management, by Patrick Burnson -19 Dec 2008: -- Officials at the Port of Long Beach took little time to respond to the recent decision by the Federal Maritime Commission’s to delay its “Clean Trucks Program" by another 45 days... “This is extremely disappointing,” said Richard D. Steinke, the port’s executive director. “This truck financing fee is a critical, long-planned part of our program"... The FMC has filed a lawsuit to block portions of the Clean Trucks Program as anti-competitive. Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon said he would not rule on the FMC’s request for a preliminary injunction until sometime in 2009... “The FMC tactics are clearly intended to stall our program,” said Steinke. “The PortCheck system is urgently needed to monitor compliance with our Clean Trucks air quality, safety and security requirements -- as well as to collect the truck replacement fee"...
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