Peter Ford, principal, SkyRock Advisors, LLC, and Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, professor of global studies & geography, Hofstra University
The Canadian East Coast’s very stable market has recently changed significantly: it’s in a state of turmoil with many container port projects being considered — Quebec City (Beauport); Dartmouth, Halifax; Montreal (Contrecoeur); Melford, Nova Scotia; and Sydney, Nova Scotia (Novaporte).
Susan Kohn Ross, international trade attorney, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
In the initial year and a half, the Trump administration’s trade policy has been characterized by protectionism, policy reversals, inconsistencies, and a seeming willingness to enact policies without the full consideration of all companies/stakeholders in the sector. And that’s all the more reason for businesses to deploy a pro-active dialogue strategy with Washington.
The more that blockchain becomes understood, the more conceptually, at least, it fits hand in glove with international logistics. But actually transitioning logistics to the paradise of transactions being recorded instantly and efficiently is proving to be quite a formidable task.
Susan Kohn Ross, international trade attorney, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
No one questions the right of a new administration to take a fresh look at existing policies, but is the Trump administration’s goal a new economic and political isolationism for the United States? And how did that work out, last time?
Susan Kohn Ross, international trader attorney, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
The brewing trade war between the United States and China serves as a reminder to international traders that knowing where your goods are made and being able to prove it are two very different issues.
Change, and technological change, is occurring in logistics, but the analysis that argues ocean carriers are trying to put logistics providers out of business is a stretch. The more likely scenario is more diverse — and one that will ultimately benefit the customer.
Ashley White, director/head of corporate sustainability, Clean Energy Fuels
The metropolitan Los Angeles area has the dirtiest air in the United States, but area residents should not fret; there is a readily available solution to this longstanding problem.
If history is any indicator, one should not underestimate the potential of global trade and container shipping to change how we live and the world around us.
Kent Jones, professor of economics, Babson College
Voluntary export restraint agreements may seem like an amicable, cooperative solution to a trade problem, but in reality they are a dangerous relapse into trade quotas banned by the World Trade Organization — and they increase protectionist pressures globally.
Colin Barrett, president, Barrett Transportation Consultants
In the United States, who is liable for payment to a carrier after the shipper pays a broker and the broker declares bankruptcy without paying the carrier?
Change is unavoidable, but strategic points of inflection are not always obvious in real time. In the future, it’s likely that April 1, 2018 — the date electronic logging device enforcement “went live” — will be enshrined as a red-letter day for our industry.
Timothy Donaghy, vice president for technology, Contract Logix
The transportation and logistics industry is heavily regulated, with myriad federal, state, local, and international laws on the books whose terms are directly reflected in the contracts. This poses a compliance burden. Fortunately, technology is helping forward-thinking organizations in this arena mitigate risk.
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How tech is helping firms manage logistics, compliance risk