Hapag-Lloyd expects swift China ramp-up after bookings jump 50%
The tariff pause saw Hapag-Lloyd bookings from China to the United States increase 50%.
The tariff pause saw Hapag-Lloyd bookings from China to the United States increase 50%.
It’s a whole new freight market from what it was just a month ago, according to the May State of Freight webinar.
Shippers are rushing to bring in stalled China imports following a pause in the U.S.-Sino tariff fight.
The world’s second-largest container carrier wants to kick-start the reset of China-U.S. shipping with a sale on freight rates.
After China and the United States paused tariffs, ocean shippers and carriers watch and wait to see how demand develops.
Container lines welcomed a pause in the tariff war that has crippled trade between the United States and China.
The Port of Virginia wants container shippers to know that it’s not beholden to China.
The parent of Maersk, the second-largest ocean container carrier, revised its full-year box outlook, saying tariffs could cut global volumes by 1% from a year ago.
The world’s second-largest container shipping line sees no immediate changes from U.S. ship fees.
Frontloading helped drive April container imports higher by 9.1% y/y, according to a Descartes report.
Maersk executive Stephen Carmel has replaced Brent Sadler as the Trump administration’s nominee to oversee the U.S. domestic shipping industry.
Expeditors’ earnings show how it benefited from tariff-related chaos in the first quarter.
An analyst says moves by shippers to redirect China exports and by carriers to blank sailings will only shore up container rates in the short term.
West Coast politicians and port executives warned that President Trump’s tariffs will have far-reaching consequences for the U.S. economy.
An area internet outage on Friday temporarily disrupted trucking operations at Port Houston’s two public container terminals.
Newly revised legislation calls for a fleet of 250 U.S.-flag cargo vessels, and subsidies for American shipyards.
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Container and breakbulk cargo flows in March rose in Houston and New Orleans, while demand for crude oil continued to fuel shipments through Corpus Christi, Texas.
As U.S. tariffs freeze China exports, blank sailings and shifting traffic are helping prop up trans-Pacific container rates.
Trump signs executive order mandating that all commercial truck drivers be proficient in English and the slowdown in imports is expected to show up in US ports this week.