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Persecuting a person for the way they were born is one of the most heinous injustices. It punishes a person for something they did not cause, cannot change, and must live with. For example, the oppression of Native American tribes is an ugly chapter in the history of the US and Canada. Native children were […]
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Summary: the US, UK and Australia have entered a trilateral global security partnership to allow Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines (not to be confused with nuclear-armed submarines). A few takeaways: It was obvious once you saw it. Most things are. But I didn’t see it at first, and instead I focused on the export control
Horseshoes, Hand Grenades & Submarines: The AUKUS Security Partnership Read More »
Rules like to be done in three parts. For example, there is a rule in business: you can have it done quickly, done cheaply, or done well; pick any two. The presumption is that you cannot have all three. The job of logistics is to move goods quickly and at the best rate. The job
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Contingency plans. Companies who are members of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), or foreign companies who participate in their respective supply chain security programs (Authorized Economic Operator/AEO, etc.) should have already made contingency plans for a port closure. That is the point behind the development of supply chain security as a field. After the
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In recent news reported by CNBC, there have been concerns regarding China’s potential strategy of moving goods through Mexico to circumvent the Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. However, it’s crucial to clarify that merely transiting goods through Mexico does not exempt them from these tariffs. Goods manufactured in Mexico, on the other
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Hi everyone! Arthur O’Meara here coming to you from the Texas Hill Country, and I just wanted to tell you a little story today at my expense, about my mansplaining something to my wife. See, my wife is from Mexico City, and one day we were in the grocery store. So I’m in the grocery
Chocolate vs Candy In the Harmonized Tariff System Read More »
Hi guys, Arthur O’Meara here coming to you from beautiful Lake Travis. Today we’re going to hit 80 plus degrees today in February–you got to love it–so we’re going to talk about supply chain Security in general and CTPAT in particular and Port Security in par- par- particular. Why? Well, two things happened recently that
Supply Chain Security, Port Security, Cyber Security and Gantry Cranes Read More »
With increased scrutiny through the lens of geopolitical tensions and economic forecasts, the narrative of international shipping facing imminent collapse has gained attention. This perspective, notably forwarded by Peter Zeihan, hinges on the vulnerabilities posed by the Panama Canal, threats from Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, and the simmering global tensions that could ostensibly
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Everything from the Neck Down is Just Packaging September 2019 US Customs and Border Protection never lets anything slip through the cracks, especially at O’Hare International Airport (I fly through O’Hare frequently, so I know). Apparently, this shipment from 2013, which had arrived just in time for Christmas was a bit strange: 18 human heads.
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