President Donald Trump signed proclamations late Thursday afternoon for global tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum to take effect March 23.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders made the statement Wednesday as President Trump prepares to finalize duties on steel and aluminum “by the end of the week.”
It’s hard to go anywhere these days without hearing about the magical powers of blockchain, but logistics practitioners should understand how the technology is actually unique.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said during a Tuesday press conference how there is a lot of concern among Senate Republicans that President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports “could metastasize into a larger trade war.”
The German mail and logistics company posted revenues of 60.4 billion euros for the year, rising 5.4 percent from 2016, despite encountering headwinds from currency effects.
The 15,262-TEU containerships caught fire in the Arabian Sea Tuesday, leaving one crew member dead, two receiving urgent medical treatment, and four still missing.
The logistics company added one office each in China, Manila, Lithuania and Serbia.
Although small enterprises are particularly unaccustomed to the demands of international shipping, a new digital ecosystem of cross-border tools is helping retailers with duties and visibility.
The 15,226-TEU Maersk Honam experienced a serious fire in one of its cargo holds Tuesday, leaving four crew members still missing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday released its E-Commerce Strategy that recommends changes in data acquisition approaches as part of the agency’s counterfeit targeting efforts.
The vast majority of think tanks, academics, and former presidential advisors say aluminum and steel tariffs are a bad idea, but lobbying groups have the president’s ear.
Chainalytics and Drewry have partnered on the Ocean Buying Group, a project that allows small and mid-size shippers to pool their volume to increase buying power with carriers.
The Commerce Department has found evidence that silicon metal imports from Australia, Brazil and Norway are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value.
The global logistics software provider is anticipating more acquisitions, but despite being very well capitalized and having a healthy balance sheet, it will continue to be “prudent” in its evaluations, CEO Edward Ryan said in a webcast.
The Commerce Department determined that U.S. imports of polytetrafluoroethylene resin, a substance typically used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware, from India are receiving export performance-based subsidies from the Indian government.
Swissport International, an airport cargo handler, has taken over Aerocare, a similar operator in Australia and New Zealand airports.
REZ-1 appoints CEO and the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council elects 2018-2019 chairman.
RK Logistics Group has found success by targeting high-tech companies in the San Francisco Bay area, growing revenues from about $16 million five years ago to $65 million.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday also raised the possibility of the U.S. moving forward on “a bilateral basis” with Canada and Mexico, if extending the pact in its current tripartite form “proves impossible.”
The trucking group has called on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to “urgently conduct” an oversight hearing on the implementation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate.
