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Brent crude surges toward $110 as Iran’s proposed "Hormuz Tax" threatens to upend global maritime law and squeeze carrier margins to the breaking point. This deep dive analyzes the rise of "Agentic AI" in the back office, the legislative push to "liberate" diesel engines from emissions mandates, and the operational fallout of a historic surge in GPS-related bridge strikes. Navigate the transition to "synthetic logistics" where geopolitical volatility, USPS fuel surcharges, and EV pivots are fundamentally restructuring the industry’s human element.