Representatives of ocean carriers and shipbuilding interests testified at a hearing on proposed port fees on Chinese ships.
Regulators in China will review the sale of port operations linked to the Panama Canal to a consortium led by a U.S. investor.
President Trump said he will impose 25% duties on vehicles and certain parts assembled outside the country, including American brands.
Fight China’s shipping practices and revive U.S. shipbuilding, commenters tell the U.S. trade representative, but don’t punish domestic industry in the global market.
Amid uncertain demand, capacity continues to exit.
While Red Sea conflict and the U.S. trade war depress container shipping rates, logistics services providers advise short-term flexibility to leverage emerging opportunities.
President Donald Trump told Congress that the United States plans a range of incentives to revitalize domestic military and commercial shipbuilding.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to raise tariffs on imports from China by an additional 10%.
Air cargo’s hot run had to cool off at some point, but new U.S. trade measures against Chinese parcel shipments mean the industry could be in for a surprisingly quick reversal of fortune.
After months off frontloading by importers that boosted prices, container rates on the trans-Pacific are declining following Lunar New Year, said analyst Freightos.
Shipping companies may reroute Chinese-built vessels to Mexican ports to avoid Trump’s proposed fees on Chinese commercial ships.
In another aggressive move against China’s shipping dominance, the Trump administration has proposed fees on Chinese ships calling U.S. ports.
Cargojet is focusing more on charter business as e-commerce retailers and other companies seek dedicated airlift, which helped boost revenue more than 30% in the fourth quarter.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro says the Trump administration has retreated from removing a lucrative tariff exemption for low-value e-commerce goods made in China. In its haste to crack down on duty evasion and fentanyl smuggling, the White House made the situation worse, she says.
China’s share of U.S. manufactured goods imports is falling, while Vietnam’s and Mexico’s are rising.
The developing U.S.-China trade war will likely keep eastbound trans-Pacific container rates elevated as shippers pull imports forward.
The Trump administration will temporarily allow de minimis shipments to resume until it can establish procedures for collecting taxes on the low-value imports.
The U.S. Postal Service has reversed its decision to stop receiving parcels from China and Hong Kong.
The U.S. Postal Service has stopped accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong.
The cross-border e-commerce logistics ecosystem, including cargo airlines, is bracing for a downturn in business after the U.S. moved to ban low-value Chinese imports from qualifying for zero duties.
