Maritime transport
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Oct 21, 2026
Ellie SewellHOST
The RFO model deviation specifically retains all core statutory requirements and authorities in FAR Part 18.
Ellie SewellHOST
Specifically, you will still find Special Emergency Procurement Authority under 41 U.S.C. 1903, the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act provisions, including local firm preferences and local area set-asides under Subpart 26.2, Contingency Operation Definitions and Authorities under 10 U.S.C. 101 A.13, International Disaster Assistance under 22 U.S.C. 2292B, Cargo Preference Act of 1954, Waiver Provisions for Ocean Transportation under 46 U.S.C. 55305, and Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operation Authorities under 41 U.S.C. 153.
Ed CallahanHOST
Okay, so those six authorities, right? That's a crucial legal distinction.
Ed CallahanHOST
The statutory bedrock stays in the CFI, while the administrative and procedural implementation details live in non-regulatory guides, like the FAR Companion Guide and Acquisition.gov albums.
Matt OffenbacherHOST
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Justin GauthierHOST
... typically gets put on a ship, which means ocean freight is a huge component, uh, that our supply chain and operations team looks at.
Justin GauthierHOST
And so looking at that, uh, kinda double-clicking on the ocean freight side of our business I think would be good and hopefully give listeners an appreciation for, uh, you know, the consistency of which we've actually been able to, throughout the chaos over the last several years and even COVID, uh, keep everything moving over the water.
Matt OffenbacherHOST
Yes.
Justin GauthierHOST
So what do you think, Matt? How should we kick this off?
Justin GauthierHOST
Um, if anyone has ever owned a boat or has helped their friend fill up their boat with, uh, gasoline or fuel, you know it takes a lot, uh, and it also is very expensive.
Matt OffenbacherHOST
Yes.
Justin GauthierHOST
So let's talk about the fuel costs, uh, within ocean freight.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
Why is it behind? I think there's a number of reasons.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
I think that there's, unfortunately, I don't think the investment has always been there, right? There's a lot of money that runs through Marathon, right? The global economy runs on it, and we've seen through the geopolitical situation that we've been suffering now for the last couple of years, that when it stopped, everyone gets hurt.
David SavageHOST
I mean, Christ, look, you only have to look at what's going on in the Middle East with the Strait of Hormuz to see how important the sea and access is.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
It is, exactly.
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Steve HemmingsGUEST
You sit down and you go, right, this is quite interesting.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
And I think that's the other important aspect to consider.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
With what we've built, it's not necessarily just on trade and that commerce engine of Marathon that we're focusing on.
Steve HemmingsGUEST
We've been quite distinct To answer your question a little bit further, when we look at ports, you know, the efficiency of port operations, the way in which vessels enter the dock, how quickly they can, the turnaround times, etc.
speaker_0HOST
So let's add all this up.
speaker_0HOST
A supplier deposit, reduction time, roughly a month for ocean freight, weeks for warehouse check-in, and then two to four weeks after the very first sale to see any actual cash.
speaker_1HOST
Yeah.
speaker_1HOST
We are looking at a dry, unavoidable reality.
Jewel SterlingHOST
That does it for us today.
Jewel SterlingHOST
We've covered everything from AI-powered flatbeds and the ocean freight divorce to the dark side of cross-border recruiting.
Jewel SterlingHOST
Later.
Jewel SterlingHOST
Bye.