By Land and By Sea
By Land and By Sea – An Attorney Breaking Down the Week in Supply Chain
Welcome to By Land and By Sea, a weekly podcast hosted by maritime attorney Lauren Beagen—Founder of The Maritime Professor® and Squall Strategies®.
Each episode breaks down the latest developments in global ocean shipping, surface transportation, and supply chain regulation—in plain language. Whether it's a new rule from the Federal Maritime Commission, a tariff shift from USTR, or a regional port policy taking shape, Lauren explains what’s happening, why it matters, and what it means for your business.
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By Land and By Sea
S2.E37 - Captain's Log Holiday Edition - US TRANSCOM submits comment to FMC Rulemaking // keep watching the Panama Canal *and*(!?) the Suez Canal // did we learn anything from COVID congestion?
Topic of the Week (12/15/23):
Last edition of Captain's Log Holiday Edition before we break for the holiday season! We return January 12, 2024!
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...
1 - The Federal Maritime Commission is still working through three rulemakings. No new updates, but the US Transportation Command submitted a comment to the Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiation w/r/t Vessel Space Accommodations rulemaking re: government cargo and a consideration for refusals to provide cargo space accommodation for those government holds.
Comment:
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FMC-2023-0010-0059
2 - You should be paying attention to both the Suez Canal Authority and the Canal de Panamá. And having ongoing concerns/watches on both of the world's larges canals aggregates to a more troubling position (not catastrophic, but troubling).
3 - Rachel Premack of FreightWaves published an article "We're still at risk for another 'everything shortage'" and I have some reactions - mostly that I think the industry is paying attention closer now than they ever have before, and that's progress.
Article:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/were-still-at-risk-for-another-everything-shortage
4 - Timothy Dooner on What the Truck?!? (#WTT) interviewed TransForce on their initiative to encourage Mattel, Inc. to make a trucker barbie!
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