SCL Partner Wyatt Fore sat down with Neil Tracey, correspondent at The Capitol Forum, to dig into what's happening at the Federal Maritime Commission — and why it matters far beyond the shipping industry. Wyatt and Neil covered:
How ocean carriers are using detention and demurrage fees, sometimes exceeding $3,000, as a profit lever, even when shippers have no control over container pickup delaysNew reporting showing U.S. shippers now face all-in costs roughly double what they were a year agoThe bigger picture: how tariff policy and foreign antitrust enforcement (think Coupang in South Korea, Palantir's exit from a French government contract) are accelerating a global push toward "sovereign ecosystems" including in supply chainNeil brings a reporter's eye for how these seemingly technical regulatory fights (fees, shipping capacity, procurement rules) are quietly reshaping competition policy and global trade.
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