Julia Banegas, special counsel in the Maritime Practice Group in the Washington, DC office, presented at the Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals (IRPT) 2026 Annual Conference on September 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri. Julia's "Multi Modal Planning for Inland Ports & Terminals" presentation provided an overview of the complex regulatory landscape governing multimodal transportation and inland port operations. She examined the roles of the Federal Maritime Commission, Surface Transportation Board, US Department of Transportation, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, highlighting how overlapping regulatory frameworks impact cargo moving through inland river ports and intermodal supply chains. Attendees gained insight into the compliance considerations and jurisdictional issues that ports, carriers, logistics providers, and cargo interests must navigate in today's transportation environment and were offered a roadmap for navigating the regulatory challenges facing today's interconnected transportation networks.