Navigating the 2026 Contract Finish Line
by Dave Akers, IHSA Stephen Hawking said “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” Based on our industry, we must be the founding members of Mensa. As we reach the final days of the 2026 contract season, the landscape has been fundamentally reshaped. Transpacific ocean carriers have responded to the soaring fuel prices caused […]
IEEPA Tariff Refunds and New Sec. 301 Tariffs
by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs aren’t legal, Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) carried out orders from the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) and quickly set up a system to process IEEPA refunds. Thus, on April […]
