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American Shipper
American shippers praise Senate passage of USMCA
Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact’s way to President Trump’s desk for signature.
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American Shipper
Weak November means imports likely coming up short for 2019
2018 high-water mark for container volumes makes it ever tougher for 2019 to come out on top.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Taming the tsunami of post-holiday ecommerce returns
Brian Aoaeh writes about the "other" side of ecommerce - the returns of unwanted merchandise and how retailers are handling the issue.
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American Shipper
US House passes new North American trade pact
The Senate is not expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until early 2020.
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Drayage: The Gateway to Freight
Four months comes down to one day as Black Friday tests 3PLs
This article is brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking The holiday shopping season is well underway even before Black Friday, as stores roll out…
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American Shipper
Ocean freight rates now pointing downward after November rise
After first half surge, the back-end of November is weakening after the last U.S. freight surge.
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American Shipper
US shippers relieved by halt to Oct. 15 China tariff increase
“Finally, a ray of hope for the U.S.-China trade relationship,” said Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s head of international affairs.
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American Shipper
New trade coalition seeks stronger congressional tariff control
Tariff Reform Coalition members want the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee to “exercise greater oversight and control” over President Trump’s tariff…
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Container
Port Report: Tariff increases bring import container front loading
Shippers responded to the last round of tariff increases on imports from China by front loading containers into U.S. ports in July, the National Retail…
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Intermodal
Will U.S. rail volumes take a hit from the proposed U.S. tariffs on China?
An additional $300 billion in proposed U.S. tariffs against China could result in lower railroad freight volume , but economic uncertainty and competition from trucks…
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