By Land and By Sea

Topic of the Week (2/9/24): The panelists at the FMC hearing spoke a lot about Special Permission Applications and approvals - what are they? Let's break it down. 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...

Topic of the Week (2/2/24): Congress wants the FMC to hurry up with the D&D rulemaking (they sent a letter...) and we do a quick refresher on the proposed D&D rulemaking language from Oct 2022. 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 d...

Topic of the Week (1/26/24): Let's take a look at the great alliance reshuffle... ------- UPDATE : FMC's Agreements Library is back up! Here is the exit language from THE Alliance as of the 11/21/2019 amendment: ARTICLE 7:  DURATION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT    7.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the later of April 1, 2017 or the date it becomes effective under the U.S. Shippi...

Topic of the Week (1/19/24): Stories I'm watching this week: FMC Hearing, US ECS claim, new operational collaboration 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 ru...

Topic of the Week (1/12/24): Welcome back and we're already entering season three! Join us as we catch up on some of the stories we're watching...  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 Commissio...

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 stil...

Topic of the Week (12/8/23): Captain's Log Holiday Edition throughout the month of December 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,...

Topic of the Week (12/1/23): It's the Captain's Log Holiday Edition! 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 text, but we discuss the r...

Topic of the Week (11/17/23): The Federal Maritime Commission 's National Shipper Advisory Committee met this week - and it got me thinking: do you know what FACAs are and how they work? FMC's Nat'l Shipper Advisory Committee website: https://www.fmc.gov/industry-oversight/national-shipper-advisory-committee/  Federal Railroad Administration White Paper from Mar 2011: https://railro...

Topic of the Week (11/3/23): It's the Captain's Log edition - it's an FMC roundup plus a few extra stories 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... It's the Captain's Log Edition - FMC round up, plus a few ex...

Topic of the Week (10/27/23): I'm live alongside a working bulk vessel in Boston today - and it got me thinking, do you know if the FMC regulates bulk vessels? In a word: no (for the most part). I'll explain. 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 Strategi...

Topic of the Week (10/20/23): Do you remember the company Hanjin? It was an ocean carrier that filed for bankruptcy in 2016. I thought today might be a good time to revisit the cautionary tale of the Hanjin bankruptcy. There are some parallels I’m noticing between the industry now and that of the early/mid 2010s. It just has me sitting up a little straighter and paying attention a little more clos...

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 Mar...

Topic of the Week (10/6/23): Today we're jumping into some alphabet soup - what is does the MTDI's RFI say and what is it asking for? That's right - the Federal Maritime Commission 's Maritime Transportation Data Initiative's (MTDI) Request for Information (RFI). Let's break it down.  The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney breaking down the...

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 STOR...

Topic of the Week (9/22/23): Last week we covered some of the FMC’s rulemaking updates and Commissioner initiatives, but today let’s talk about the movement toward electronic trade documents – namely eBLs – did you catch the major development that happened just this week relating to electronic document acceptance? Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance : https://www.fit-alliance.org/  UK Electr...

Topic of the Week (9/15/23): We're back! Today is the Captain's Log edition - let's catch up on all that happened over the summer! Lots to talk about! 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 S...

***programming note: By Land and By Sea will be on a summer break until September 15 (unless the FMC releases more rule text, then we'll pop back in to break it down!)*** Topic of the Week (7/14/23): We're diving a little deeper into the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate w/r/t Vessel Space Accommodations - and discussing why YOU shou...

***programming note: we'll be celebrating the 4th of July holiday and returning with episodes on July 14th*** Topic of the Week (6/26/23) (delayed broadcast): We've passed the 1-year post-OSRA implementation date, but what else fell off the collective top of mind list from OSRA 22's to-do list. Let's review the lesser discussed items on the OSRA 22 to-do list...  The Maritime P...

Topic of the Week (6/16/23): Happy OSRA 22 Day – yes, that’s right, it’s been 1 year since the passage of OSRA 22. And we have a few things to talk about – notably, the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) for Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate w/r/t vessel space accommodations has been released! Federal Maritime Commission Regulations.gov landing site for the SNPRM: https://w...

Topic of the Week (6/9/23): The Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Federal Maritime Commission just awarded a party almost $10M bucks! And the industry is a flutter with discussion. Let’s cut through the noise and talk about what this case is, and what it isn’t, and why you should be a little careful relying on it just yet.  The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney bre...

Topic of the Week (6/2/23): Today we compare the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and Maritime Administration (MARAD) , two very different federal agencies both covering maritime issues. Do YOU know the differences? 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...

Topic of the Week (5/26/23): Bed Bath & Beyond and OOCL - OOCL filed an answer -- AND -- the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a bill markup hearing this week - what made it in, what changed... we break it all down. The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney breaking down the week in supply chain with Lauren Beagen (Founder...

Topic of the Week (5/19/23): Today it’s the FMC enforcement and pending adjudication roundup. 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- International Day for Women in Maritime - May 18...

Topic of the Week (5/12/23): Bed Bath & Beyond filed a complaint at the Federal Maritime Commission ? And they did so AFTER they filed for bankruptcy. So far it's just the complaint, there has been no response yet from OOCL . Let's break it down.  The Maritime Professorᵀᴹ presents By Land and By Sea - an attorney breaking down the week in supply chain with Lauren Beagen (Founder of T...