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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary about the experience of attending top-industry events as an outsider trying to learn. I document what is said (and not said).

Kelly K 5/6/26 Kelly K 5/6/26

Efficient Expeditions Shipping AI Materials in Containers through Global Logistics

TLDR: Author attends a Flexport webinar on the AI infrastructure supercycle driving $3-5 trillion in data center buildout, learning how fragile million-dollar GPU racks require white-glove air freight logistics with shock-free trucking, multi-corridor routing, and 24/7 dedicated teams.

Kelly K 4/29/26 Kelly K 4/29/26

Data-Backed Facts on Emissions Reduction from the Best Logistics Company on Earth

TLDR: The author tunes into a Flexport webinar while riding the light rail, learning about how supply chain decisions around modality switches (air vs. ocean), SKU segmentation, and consolidation can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions and shipping costs.

Kelly K 4/15/26 Kelly K 4/15/26

Importers Assemble!! Flexport is here to help!!

TLDR: Flexport hosts a deep-dive seminar on customs audits, the CAPE refund system, and drawback programs, teaching importers how to navigate tariff compliance, avoid CBP scrutiny, and potentially recover duties paid on exports.

Kelly K 4/7/26 Kelly K 4/7/26

Duty Calls: Custom(s) Fandom for Flexport's Tariff Talk

TLDR: The author attends Flexport's tariff update webinar covering Section 232 changes that simplified steel and aluminum duty calculations, learning how the new rules affect importers' costs across different product categories.

Kelly K 10/22/25 Kelly K 10/22/25

One by Sea, Two at Cruise, Three with Drone

TLDR: A triple-event day covering an underwhelming kelp innovation showcase, a Seattle port cruise tour learning about shipping logistics and tariff impacts on agriculture, and an impressive drone company demo showcasing SWAT and law enforcement drone technology.

Kelly K 10/21/25 Kelly K 10/21/25

Theorizing Global Logistics: One Law-Led Maritime Panel at a Time

TLDR: Notes from maritime law panels covering global shipping investments, US-China shipyard competition, tariffs, trade wars, and long-term infrastructure planning, connecting it to Kelly's theories about e-commerce and global trade futures.