News from the Alliance

Press releases, member spotlights and quarterly notes from Northbrook.

2026-05-12

Alliance files comment on FMC detention & demurrage rule update

The Alliance's advocacy team submitted a 14-page comment letter on the FMC's proposed clarifications to Part 541 billing rules, drawing on documented experiences from 87 member firms.

2026-04-28

Spring conference recap: three days in Long Beach

More than 410 member-firm delegates joined us at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach for sessions on drayage capacity, Section 321 reform and the new ACE deployment timeline.

2026-04-09

New member benefit: shared cyber-insurance facility

Working with a Lloyd's syndicate, the Alliance now offers a group-purchase cyber-insurance policy designed around the threat model of independent forwarding houses.

2026-03-21

Spotlight: how a Norfolk member rerouted 1,200 TEU during the Baltimore bridge closure

A short case study from member-firm Tidewater Forwarders on the operational decisions that kept their clients' freight moving when the Patapsco approach closed.

2026-03-02

Updated HTSUS 2026 quick-reference now in the member library

Our customs working group has refreshed the unofficial quick-reference card covering the new chapter notes that came into effect on January 1.

2026-02-14

Two new regional chapters launch in the Pacific Northwest and Gulf

Seattle/Tacoma and Houston join Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and the New York/New Jersey region as Alliance regional chapters.

2026-01-19

Vasiliki Peroulas re-elected as executive director

The Board of Directors voted unanimously to extend Vasiliki Peroulas's term as executive director for a fourth two-year cycle.

2025-12-08

Year-end advocacy report published

Our 2025 advocacy report covers the four CBP rulemakings and two FMC dockets the Alliance engaged with this year.