S3.E19 - Gemini Cooperation Agreement filed w FMC // USTR Sec 301 Tariffs // MTDI RFI#2 due today

By Land and By Sea

Topic of the Week (6/14/24):

Let's break down the Gemini Cooperation Agreement that was JUST filed with the FMC...
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 Strategiesᵀᴹ)

Let's dive in...

1 - Federal Maritime Commission Maritime Transportation Data Initiative (MTDI) Request for Information (RFI) #2 is due today.
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMC-2023-0016/document

2 - INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMENS ASSOCIATION (ILA) and UNITED STATES MARITIME ALLIANCE LIMITED (USMX) have suspended negotiations. The ILA released a statement with some fiery language.
JOC coverage:
https://www.joc.com/article/ila-links-contract-wage-proposal-ocean-carriers-financial-results_20240613.html

3 - United States Trade Representative Section 301 Investigations:
🔹steelworkers petition proposing a US port call fee on Chinese built ships
🔹4-yr review of China tariffs proposes adding 25% tariff on ship to shore cranes to go into effect Aug 1

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1. Maritime Data Initiative (00:00:00)

2. Union Concerns Over Automation (00:08:54)

3. Impact of Proposed US Port Fees (00:19:38)

4. Gemini Cooperation Agreement and Tariffs (00:30:00)