On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued scenario-based guidance specific to the maritime shipping industry....more
You just received a demand that you must pay an unknown party to receive your cargo—NOW WHAT? Shippers and brokers too frequently receive payment demands for transportation services that far exceed contracted amounts or any...more
As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more
The transportation and logistics industry has been widely anticipating a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court as to whether or not it will accept for review two very significant cases involving the scope of the Federal...more
Buy-side decisions for transportation and logistics services are increasingly driven by both internal subject matter experts and their corporate procurement teams. The traditional procurement perspective yields certain...more
Frank Sinatra certainly was not thinking about freight brokers when singing this Grammy-winning song back in 1966. However, the title of the song definitely resonates for freight brokers in 2018. In addition to capitalizing...more
Just when we thought the question of “What Is a Package?” had been addressed ad nauseum, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York took another look at the issue....more
Despite the alleged softening of the maritime industry since 2008-09, the volume of waterborne trade continues to rise. The ebbs and flows of the industry mean changing partnerships and alliances, more complicated logistics...more