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.
Carload volumes for North American railroads are still running ahead of year-ago levels.
As U.S. tariffs freeze China exports, blank sailings and shifting traffic are helping prop up trans-Pacific container rates.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union on Monday blasted President Trump’s trade war with China, saying tariffs will cause massive job losses and devastate working-class families.
With Chinese imports tanking and fewer calls expected at West Coast ports, many empty containers won’t have a way back to Asia.
Chinese sellers are now forced to play by the same rules as U.S.-based vendors.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would cut tariffs on Chinese imports but did not clarify by how much.
The country’s most reliable source of freight is slowing down.
China’s largest shipping line says it opposes a plan to charge its ships to dock at U.S. ports.
Freight forwarders focused on the trans-Pacific are in pain.
Following opposition from shippers, the United States will phase in port fees scaled to a vessel’s tonnage, in an effort to blunt China’s dominance in global shipping.
Mexico tops Canada and China as the No. 1 U.S. trade partner during February with more than $68 billion in trade.
Shippers and liner operators are struggling to adapt to drastic changes across the maritime supply chain.
Record capacity and rising rates on some routes signal shifting dynamics in global container shipping, an analyst says.
America must forge its own path to reindustrialization.
The White House said imported goods from China to the U.S. could be hit with tariffs as high as 245%.
The Trump administration is considering a revision to proposed port fees for Chinese ships.
Tariffs on China imports by the Trump administration led to a collapse in trans-Pacific ocean freight bookings by U.S. importers.
President Donald Trump has exempted smartphones, chips and computers from tariffs, but some import taxes remain on Chinese imports.
During the COVID years, transportation providers were flooded with freight that needed to move yesterday. The current environment is flooded with freight that needs to move in a few weeks, maybe.
China is slapping 125% tariffs on U.S. imports starting Saturday amid an escalating trade war with the Trump administration.
The European Union will match the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on tariffs, delaying duties on $22 billion worth of U.S. products.
Trans-Pacific container rates moved ahead as trade shockwaves fueled a race to get ahead of the latest tariff announcements.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped tariffs to 10% on imports from most countries for 90 days.
The United States won’t charge the full range of port fees on Chinese ships calling U.S. ports and won’t stack those charges.
Low-value shipments from China to the United States are expected to plunge in May when their eligibility for duty-free status ends and new tariffs of 104% are applied to e-commerce orders.
China-to-U.S. freight has been hit especially hard by President Trump’s tariffs.
President Donald Trump’s wide ranging “reciprocal” tariff policy went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, including 104% duties on goods from China, as well as various levies on imports from about 90 other U.S. trading partners. Officials in China on Wednesday announced retaliatory duties on U.S. imports to 84%, up from 34%, starting on […]
President Donald Trump has threatened to add 50% additional tariffs on imports from China starting Wednesday.
The Trump administration is ratcheting up regulation of e-commerce shipments from China by removing a pathway for duty-free, expedited entry that critics say has been exploited by drug gangs and counterfeiters to smuggle illegal products into the U.S.
Tariffs that President Trump announced Wednesday will vary, but he said that as a starting point, new levies on imports from many nations will equal half what those nations charge on exports from the U.S.
President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Wednesday afternoon massive tariffs against every major U.S. trading partner.
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.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill discussed whether Chinese influence was violating Panama Canal neutrality at the expense of U.S. international trade.
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Canada, Mexico, China and other nations are formulating plans in response to President Trump’s proposed tariffs that could take effect Feb. 1.
An investigation by the United States trade representative found evidence of wide-ranging plans by China that have helped it dominate the global ocean shipping and shipbuilding industries.
President Trump said he was considering Feb. 1 as a start date for tariffs against Canada and Mexico, directing federal agencies to assess compliance with recent trade agreements.
The Trump administration plans to end the expedited entry clearance benefit for parcels valued below $800, targeting Chinese e-commerce platforms but also impacting small U.S. importers.
Companies involved in cross-border e-commerce face new data requirements and other changes as U.S. officials clamp down on de minimis shipments from China.
U.S.-Mexico trade hit $69.2 billion in November as shippers frontload freight ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs.
Bond yields are falling and GDP growth is weakening in China as exporters cut prices.
Etihad Cargo is supporting two logistics companies with dedicated freighter operations from China to two European cities.
After a year marked by port congestion, vessel diversions and longshore labor issues, maritime shipping is bracing for the unknown in 2025.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected President-elect Trump’s claims of Chinese interference and high fees to use the Panama Canal.
Current forecasts indicate a significant escalation in tariff levels, potentially rising to an imposing 75% on Mexican goods by September 2026, aligning with a strategic pivot toward a protectionist trade policy.
Viahart President Molson Hart spoke on the Bring it Home podcast with co-hosts Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Firecrown Media, and JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at Firecrown, about why he decided to bring some production back to U.S. shores for his toy company.
Domestic manufacturing can be a huge driver for trucking freight demand.
Maersk is moving a China air cargo service back to South Carolina after a six-month pause during which the freighter was used to start a new route to the Chicago area.
A plethora of factors will weigh on container prices in 2025 as shippers manage their businesses in a changing supply chain.
The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng is suspected in damage to undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea.
Trump plans for tariffs on all imports from Canada, China and Mexico starting Jan. 20.
High tariffs on Chinese imports, promised by President-elect Trump, will likely slow U.S. trade in 2025 as uncertainty hinders investment in reshoring of manufacturing, a trade analyst predicts.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Etihad Airways has decided to exercise an option for three Airbus A350 next-generation freighters, bringing its total order to 10 aircraft, said Stanislas Brun, vice president of cargo, in an interview with FreightWaves. The Middle East carrier in 2022 committed to buy seven A350 future model cargo jets but is motivated […]
Blanket tariffs, like any other tax, may include certain exemptions. It is these exemptions — not the tariffs themselves — that are the real tool.
If China retaliates against tariffs on exports to the U.S. with its own tariffs, it could increase prices for Chinese consumers.
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to China could be affected by an escalation of tariffs between the two countries, said Ricaurte Vasquez, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.
For months now, it has been clear that shippers have frontloaded record imports to the country, largely to avoid expected tariffs.
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign focused heavily on tariffs against China. Now that he’s won, tariffs are getting a lot of attention. But the issue has more than economic implications. It is about national security.
Lufthansa Cargo is helping Shanghai Pudong airport improve cargo operations and signing capacity agreements with Chinese air cargo and postal operations.
China’s territorial ambitions in the South China Sea could disrupt global trade lanes and possibly lead to armed conflicts involving the U.S.
This week in Borderlands: Gulf Coast ports slam US tariffs on Chinese container cranes; Volkswagen inaugurates $114M Gulf Coast shipping hub in Texas; Southeastern Freight Line launches direct route to New Mexico; and Warehouse On Wheels opens location in Mexico.
Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.
While there is debate over whether Section 321 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act helps the U.S. or gives foreign companies an unfair advantage, the provision will likely come out changed on the other side of the election.
China State Shipbuilding Corp. said it has received approval in principle for a liquefied natural gas dual-fuel vessel of 27,500 twenty-foot equivalent units, the largest boxships afloat.
The Port of Los Angeles edged out Laredo, Texas, as the No. 1 U.S. trade gateway in July, while Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner for the month.
Canada is launching a 100% tariff on imports of electric vehicles made in China, citing unfair competition that it says threatens the global EV market.
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Shipping spot rates tracked June’s record volumes from the Far East to the U.S. West and East coasts, soaring by 144% and 139%, respectively, between April 30 and July 1, according to Xeneta.
U.S. officials announced a delay on the start of new tariff increases on Chinese imports, including a 25% tariff on China-made ship-to-shore cranes.
China-based Windrose Technology plans to open a factory in Georgia where the company will produce an electric semi-truck.
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DHL Express is expanding China air network through teaming arrangement with Central Airlines.
Maersk has ambitious plans for its dedicated cargo airline to become a major piece of its integrated logistics service, alongside its ocean container business.
Chinese e-commerce store JD.com is growing its in-house airline to satisfy customers in China with quick order delivery.
The air cargo market is maintaining momentum despite entering the slow season, thanks to strong demand for e-commerce and e-cigarettes out of China and a mode shift tied to the Suez Canal cutoff.
Global ocean carriers are targeting the growing trade from China to Mexico with new express services.
This week in Borderlands: China boosts its Mexico investments as nearshoring opportunities grow; Realterm acquires truck terminal in El Paso, Texas; Horton Automatics opens plant in Matamoros, Mexico; and Schunk invests $7 million to expand in Mexico.
The air cargo sector grew more than 10% during the first quarter on the back of e-commerce exports from China and supply chain disruptions in the Red Sea.
