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Canada
U.S., Canada to lift metal tariffs
Sub: Removal of levies on aluminum and steel end costly trade dispute – but both nations reserve right to resume…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Clock starts for latest front-load of Chinese imports to U.S.
The countdown for bringing Chinese goods into the U.S. ahead of new import duties is now underway. But it’s unclear…
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Ocean shipping
Trump ups China trade war ante with $325bn in goods under threat
White House makes sudden u-turn on tariff truce, upsetting calm in financial markets. President Donald Trump ended the spring truce…
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News
LNG by rail could help protect U.S. maritime law
President Trump’s executive order would create new transportation option for capacity-constrained LNG markets.
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Canada
Port Report: Trump signs executive order seeking to boost U.S. energy development
Executive orders aim to foster oil and gas permitting, but Trump’s own trade policies also put kibosh on rapidly growing…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Year after first salvo, U.S.-China trade war in ceasefire, but new ones are starting
Outlook for U.S. container imports back to normal levels after 2018’s pre-tariff front loading, but with this administration, you never…
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Energy
FreightWaves oil report: “infected” oil, IMO2020 and the fall of the Trump tweet
Problems with some U.S. crude oil exports, more concerns for the IMO2020 switch, and the lessening impact of Donald Trump’s…
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News
Mexico grapples with cross-border shipping demand amid economic boom
Mexico’s current economic boom is providing business for the country’s cross-border shipping industry, but also emphasizing the industry’s growing pains.
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Energy
FreightWaves oil report: Donald Trump barges in to oil markets once again
Also this week: another hint at what IMO2020 might do to prices; more signs that the OPEC cuts are real…
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Airfreight
Port Report: Kuehne + Nagel 2018 earnings fall short as logistics earnings drop
World’s largest ocean freight forwarder continues to grow volume, but impact of liner alliances also take toll on margins.
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