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Watchdog Won't Touch Freight Dispute Amid Fed. Circ. Appeal

Government Contracts

billion freight transportation services deal, saying Monday that the complaint concerned audit requirements that were already being litigated in the Federal Circuit. Government Accountability Office tossed a challenge to a pending $2.3

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Freight Forwarders And Common Carriers: Know Your Cargo

Government Contracts

Freight forwarders and other nonprincipal parties involved in global cargo movement should follow the guidance in the multi-agency know-your-cargo compliance note to avoid enforcement actions should they fail to spot evasive tactics used in supply chains to circumvent U.S. sanctions and export controls, say attorneys at Venable.

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Supply Chain Post Mortem: Convoy

Art of Procurement

Convoy (2015 – 2023) was a freight brokerage that aimed to disrupt a high-volume, low-margin space by applying advanced automation. The post Supply Chain Post Mortem: Convoy appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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BREAKING: Justices Pass On Norfolk Southern Claim To Rail Line Control

Government Contracts

s challenge to a 2022 Surface Transportation Board ruling that the freight railroad company can't control Virginia's Belt Line, which opened it up to an antitrust suit from rival CSX Transportation Inc. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s over its rate-setting.

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – February 2024

GovCon & Trade

BIS reached an administrative settlement with CargoSave, a freight shipper, which seems to have been granted “credit” for assisting in an investigation of a third party. Second, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted two separate sanctions evasion schemes with individuals entering guilty pleas.

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Shipping Cos. Air Frustrations With Colo. Ski Town Ordinance

Government Contracts

Regional managers for UPS and FedEx Freight took the stand in Colorado federal court Thursday to explain why a popular ski town's new ordinance barring trucks from a pedestrian mall area is a big problem for their operations, complicating their ability to make deliveries.

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. For example, Kunnummal referenced a supplier claiming “force majeure” to hold companies responsible for freight costs, even if disruption prevented goods from being shipped.