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Ministry of Ports and Airports Opens Public Consultation on Essential Clauses of Long-Term Transportation Contracts

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On July 17, 2025, the Brazilian Ministry of Ports and Airports (“MPOR”) opened a public consultation regarding a draft ordinance, establishing the essential clauses of long-term transportation contracts for the purpose of...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a June 5th Interpretive Letter clarifying the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to United Nations specification packaging exceptions...more

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Mining for Gold: Little-Used Regulatory Golden Nuggets That Can Make Life Easier for Shippers, Brokers, and Carriers.

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The transportation and logistics sector has always been one that is heavily regulated, both by pertinent federal agencies and by various state agencies. Although there is now a movement for selected deregulation by DOT, the...more

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A Primer on U.S. Non-Continuous Domestic Trade

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The U.S. inland waterway system is a critical and underutilized component of the domestic supply chain that serves intrastate commerce and non-contiguous markets originating in or destined for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S....more

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Cargo Loss and Damage Liability in eVTOL and UAV Transportation

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or, colloquially, drones) are increasingly being integrated into supply chains. ...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 8th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the use of United...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 8th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the use of United...more

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Global Transportation Finance Newsletter | April 2025

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1. Remember Basic Import Rules when Calculating Tariffs 3. Taking Off: Financing the eVTOL Revolution 5. Court Decides Lessee’s Failure to Engage Won’t Fly 7. In Discussion with Molly McCafferty 9. The Mouse That...more

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Ports & Maritime News | March 31 – April 6, 2025

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s important news items for the week of March 31–April 6, to keep you in the loop. On April 3, ANTAQ approved a review of the contributions received as part of Public...more

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TUPs May Contract Third Parties to Provide Port Services or Lease Areas Within a Terminal

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In a move aimed to reduce bureaucratic red tape, Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) reached an understanding, through Ruling No. 662/2024 (SEI Process No. 50300.015705/2023-10), to allow the...more

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The Devil You Don’t Know - Might Not Be So Bad! Good News for Driver Credit and Background Checks

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In this era of driver and employee shortages, employers of all kinds -  motor - carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers, should be aware of a byzantine array of federal statutes that could confer liability upon them,...more

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Ports & Maritime News | January 13-19, 2025

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s main news for the week of January 13–19 to keep you in the loop....more

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Boletim Marítimo e Portuário | Janeiro

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ATUALIZAÇÕES NORMATIVAS - • Foi sancionada a Lei n.º 15.075/2024, que busca o incentivo à indústria naval e geração de empregos no Brasil. Dentre outras providências, a referida norma legal prevê a depreciação acelerada...more

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Bulletin: Maritime & Port | January

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NORMATIVE UPDATES- • Law No. 15,075/2024 was sanctioned, seeking to encourage the shipbuilding industry and create jobs in Brazil. Among other provisions, this law provides for accelerated depreciation for tankers...more

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When “No Comment” Isn’t an Option: FMCSA Publishes Proposed “Broker Transparency” Regulation

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on November 20, 2024,titled Transparency in Property Broker Transactions (89 FR 91648). ...more

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InterConnect Newsletter - Q3 2024

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We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more

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FMC Final Rule on “Refusal to Deal or Negotiate”

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The Federal Maritime Commission ( FMC) issued its Final Rule on July 22, 2024, establishing its approach to determining what constitutes an unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate cargo space and vessel space accommodations...more

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Integrating Sustainability into Transportation Contracts: A Guide for Shippers

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As concerns about environmental degradation and climate change intensify, shippers across a wide variety of industry verticals are seeking ways to make their supply chain operations more environmentally sustainable....more

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The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act (H.R. 5840) Offers Potentially Significant Benefits to the Transportation...

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During a presidential election year, it is very difficult to get both sides of the aisle to agree on anything. However, thus far, the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act (H.R. 5840) recently passed by the...more

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ANTAQ abre Consulta e Audiência Públicas sobre a regulamentação de registro de instalações de apoio ao transporte aquaviário

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A Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários ("ANTAQ") publicou ontem a abertura de audiência pública para revisão da Resolução Normativa ANTAQ n. 13/2016 ("RN 13/2016"), que regulamenta o registro de instalações de apoio ao...more

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Hazardous Materials Regulations: A Regulatory Primer

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Over one million shipments of hazardous materials reportedly travel in U.S. commerce every single day.  A common misunderstanding is the nature of hazardous materials—they are more commonplace than you think!...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 1st Interpretive Response a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to shipping papers....more

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New Federal Maritime Commission Rules Introduce Significant Changes for Carriers and Shippers

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The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) newly revised tariff regulations will be effective February 1, 2024. These rule changes will somewhat significantly change day-to-day practices for both vessel operating common carriers...more

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Economic Sanctions in the Shipping Industry: 2022 Highlights

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Shipping companies should remain focused on sanctions compliance for 2023. The sanctions space has been bursting with activity as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, which shows no signs of abating. Companies continue to seek...more

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Checklist for Booking Shipments via Brokers

With the effects of the pandemic and recession being felt through­out the transportation industry, our firm has seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and consignees for nonpayment, where the...more

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