James Miller

US FMC Demurrage & Detention Billing Rules in 2026: A Shipper Guide

A shipper operational guide to the FMC demurrage and detention billing rule: required invoice data elements, the 30-day billing and dispute windows, and how the 2025 court ruling on who can be billed changes the picture in 2026.

Shipping Project, Out-of-Gauge and Breakbulk Cargo: A Practical 2026 Guide

When a piece is too long, too wide, too tall or too heavy for a container, ordinary freight rules stop applying. A practical guide to project, out-of-gauge and breakbulk cargo: the dimension thresholds that push you out of standard equipment, breakbulk vs RoRo vs heavy-lift vessels, permits and lashing, and how to plan an oversized move in a tighter 2026 market.

Bonded Warehouse as a Tariff Shield in 2026: Duty Deferral Playbook

Search interest in bonded warehouse solutions grew 150% in 2025. We explain exactly how duty deferral works under US CBP and EU rules, the critical rate-on-withdrawal detail, permitted warehouse activities, and when a bonded warehouse beats an FTZ or duty drawback.