Topic of the Week (9/29/23):
A quick refresher on independent regulatory commissions and a discussion of the looming/potential (probable?) government shutdown...
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 Strategies)
Let's dive in...
But first, our TOP THREE STORIES OF THE WEEK!
1- We're still watching the Federal Maritime Commission open rulemakings and the open Request for Information for the Maritime Transportation Data Iniatitive from FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel.
Request for Information (RFI) at regulations.gov:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMC-2023-0016
2 - A United States Government shutdown is looming... what it looked like from the worker's perspective and what it means for trade.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) article
"How a Shutdown Would Hinder Critical Trade Functions of the U.S. Government":
https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-shutdown-would-hinder-critical-trade-functions-us-government
3 - Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance is reporting 68 companies as signatories to its eBL Declaration (we reported on this last week).
https://www.fit-alliance.org/testimonials-ebl
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