Tariffs
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Chart of the Week
Tariffs force shippers to take a pause
The trade war between China and the U.S. is having a noticeable impact on freight markets. Shippers and carriers are…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – May 17, 2019
Today on FreightWaves Now, we are seeing crazy times with volatility. It’s still snowing in the Sierras and storming in…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – May 15, 2019
Today on FreightWaves Now, we have snow in the Sierras and trouble in the midwest. Ports on both coasts prepare…
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Airfreight
China vows to take countermeasures after U.S. 25 percent tariff hike
Beijing has sworn to institute countermeasures to combat a huge increase in tariffs, from 15 percent to 25 percent, that…
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News
Today’s Pickup: China and the U.S. are back to the table for trade tariffs negotiations
U.S.-China trade tariffs war is heating up; Asian oil importers have not stopped importing oil from Iran; Uber has a…
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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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Infographics
2019 International Business Trends
The following findings were compiled by DHL from more than 8,500 responses.
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Chart of the Week
The US-China trade war’s effects on truckload supply and demand in major west coast and east coast port markets
The inbound container flows had a big impact to freight volumes in the port cities of Savannah and Los Angeles…
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Airfreight
$11 billion in U.S. tariffs proposed on EU products: a weighty Impact for carriers
The U.S. is proposing $11 billion in tariffs on European Union goods because of allegations that Airbus received that amount…
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Canada
U.S. and China near deal, but it may not solve global trade problems
Talks between the U.S. and China have made significant progress over the last several weeks, and the two sides appear…
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