S3.E16 - Captain's Log - FMC activity roundup (incl. Peloton vs. Flexport) // Port of Baltimore/NTSB report // USTR Sec301 tariffs
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Topic of the Week (5/17/24):
Taking inventory of industry news and catching up on a few things - it's the Captain's Log Edition!
The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney breaking down the week in supply chain
with Lauren Beagen (Founder of The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ and Squall Strategiesᵀᴹ)
Let's dive in...
1 - Federal Maritime Commission Final Detention and Demurrage Rule - effective date May 28**
**waiting to see from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit if World Shipping Council's petition will delay the effective date)
Reminder: Maritime Transportation Data Initiative (MTDI) Request for Information (RFI) - comments due June 17, 2024
2 - National Shipper Advisory Committee next meeting is May 20.
Email NSAC@fmc.gov to register and receive the link. (This is the federal advisory committee to the FMC.)
3 - Peloton Interactive filed a lawsuit against Flexport at the Federal Maritime Commission. This case seems to be related to store door moves and the FMC's incentive principle for D&D.
4 - FMC Commission Meeting: May 29
FMC's YouTube page (for live stream):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwKTAlGGHIA0xcN3bDt_Uqg
5 - The Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel has reopened to commercial vessels heading toward the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore (and elsewhere) to an available depth of 45 feet!
And the National Transportation Safety Board initial report of the MV Dali allision has been released:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA24MM031.aspx
6 - National Maritime Day is this Wednesday, May 22
Maritime Administration (MARAD) live stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5DTTHT-uQ
7 - The White House Fact Sheet on USTR Section 301 Tariffs:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/
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