Worldwide: Transport

The entertainment headlines may be all about Spiderman and The Odyssey, but the U.S. space policy headlines over the past two weeks were mostly about Star Wars. The Senate confirmed a new Chief of Space Operations, the Space Forces Association unveiled a simulation to depict space warfare for lawmakers, and the service touted its acquisition transformation

The Council of the District of Columbia's Committee on Transportation and the Environment held a public hearing on July 13, 2026, regarding the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 (Bill 26-0684). Introduced by Committee Chair Charles Allen (Ward 6)...

The U.S. Congress is actively considering bipartisan legislation to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration's type certification process for advanced air mobility aircraft, including electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

Let’s just start by saying kudos to the author for not using the painfully obvious title of “Let’s Get Things Strait Regarding Global Trade and Their Overall Value in Flows.” In the bigger picture, there are about 200 straits worldwide, but only 18–20 of them actually matter for global trade, and 9 are considered truly critical choke points.

The IRS has issued new guidance requiring foreign vessel owners operating under the Jones Act waiver to report income from U.S. interstate voyages as domestic source income subject to federal taxation. This marks a significant departure from the typical treatment of international shipping income, which often benefits from exclusions and treaty exemptions, and creates unexpected tax obligations for foreign corporations that have been transporting cargo between U.S. ports under the historic waiver.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the Jones Act waiver through November 15, 2026, but with significant changes that dramatically narrow the scope of covered products and introduce new pre-voyage authorization requirements. Trade community members must now navigate a complex vessel availability request process involving multiple federal agencies, while the list of qualifying commodities has been reduced by two-thirds from over 600 to just 237 HTS codes.

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Grants Cameron County, Texas a Presidential Permit to own, operate and maintain the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge, a vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle border crossing connecting Brownsville...

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to key leaders of Congress outlining the DOT's priorities for surface transportation programs expiring on September 30, 2026.