A startup cargo airline in Uzbekistan has started offering scheduled service between a major Chinese city and Amsterdam to support shippers in the EU market.
This week in Borderlands: Container shipments from China to Mexico skyrocketed in January; construction set for border logistics park in West Texas; Nippon Steel set to build $71M plant in Mexico; and China-based auto supplier announces $178M investment in Mexico.
Drop in imports from China in recent months comes on the heels of years of gains by exporters in the rest of Asia.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has four suggestions on how U.S. manufacturers and the American government can make a more resilient supply chain.
A federal regulator is using a new report to spotlight the importance of ocean containers to the U.S. economy and the threat of China’s market dominance.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: China remains top US trade partner; German auto supplier announces more than $300M investment in Mexico; Walmart opening new distribution center in Texas; and construction begins on $1B USMCA park near Mexico City.
A year and a half after COVID emerged in Wuhan, China’s exporters, liners, shipyards and container factories are all booming.
China is the second-largest international trading partner for the three largest land border crossings in the Lone Star State.
Port Houston is positioning itself as a viable option for handling more containerized imports from Asia.
China’s latest maritime measure to control the spread of the coronavirus will add to the clog of containers at ports.
For the second month in a row, China was the main trading partner of the U.S., followed by Mexico, Canada and Japan.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, truckers hauling produce are collecting rates never-before-seen in December. Plus, construction continues on Nikola’s electric truck assembly plant and warehouse space remains red-hot.
Many companies may have been paying tariffs on imports from China they were not required to pay. C.H. Robinson is trying to help businesses identify what they may be owed ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline to apply for reimbursement.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA will study the use of interstate commercial truck drivers under the age of 21. Plus, a bankrupt oil company has left carriers facing an uncertain future, and trucking sector employment is starting to rise.
United Airlines and Delta are dipping their toes back into the China market. But with COVID-19 and political tensions rising it won’t be a surprise if they are stopped again.
The global pandemic has strained relations between the U.S. and China. Will that cause the trade deal negotiated earlier this year to break down?
Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of coronavirus on maritime trade between China and the U.S.
Quarantines and factory shutdowns could deepen and extend the traditional Chinese New Year trough.
FreightWaves’ maritime Market Expert Henry Byers provides insight regarding the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China.
