Topic of the Week (10/13/23):
The curious case of the EU block exemption repeal... how big of a deal is it?
Related Links:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_4742
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_4744
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 - The Federal Maritime Commission's Request for Information for the Maritime Transportation Data Initiative from FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel's office closes on October 16, 2023. Get those comments in!
Request for Information (RFI) at regulations.gov:
https://lnkd.in/ewBPMeHW
MTDI Youtube:
https://lnkd.in/eArWvM-v
MTDI Report:
https://lnkd.in/eQvkzyBd
MTDI FMC Page:
https://lnkd.in/dKzzZdq8
2 - Remember Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Program (MTSERA)? Turns out it became a program, but was never funded...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-can-government-do-to-aid-247-supply-chains (old article for historical awareness)
3 - The European Union through the European Commission decided not to extend the antitrust block exemption for liner shipping consortia. So the limited antitrust immunity that existed in the antitrust laws of the European Union will expire in April of 2024. And this is the topic of the day...
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_4742
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