With the seasonal hurricane forecast coming in hot and heavy many suppliers and shippers are working to mitigate closures that can happen if a strong storm threatens the U.S. coastline.… read more →
Intermodal congestion in Southern California climbed to unprecedented levels in recent days as equipment shortages, workforce reductions, and with more demand for ocean imports from Asia via the U.S. West… read more →
The adage, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong is working overtime when it comes to port congestion in China. Because of huge demand, bad weather and COVID-19 health… read more →
There’s a lot of news circulating about upcoming new tariffs, expiring tariffs and possible tariffs that might impact U.S. importers, especially if you’re bringing in cargo from the E.U. or… read more →
Blanked and canceled sailings have left ports around the world empty of vessels and loaded with cargo awaiting transportation since the Chinese Lunar New Year shutdown was exacerbated by the… read more →
More information comes in every day regarding the Coronavirus outbreak in China. Cases have found their way to various other cities around the world and the WHO has declared the… read more →
On January 15, 2020 President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He signed the preliminary “Phase One” agreement, culminating more than a year of negotiations, tariff increases and dead ends. The… read more →
There is good news coming in as a de-escalation of tariffs for shippers from China whose merchandise was on one of the first three lists published by the US Trade… read more →
As we reported in the beginning of the month, when President Trump tweeted that a 4th tranche of 301 duties would be coming on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese… read more →
On August 2nd, President Trump told reporters waiting outside of the White House that he would be instituting tariffs on all imports from China that haven’t yet been covered by… read more →