Tariffs

President Donald Trump said he is considering 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil over the prosecution of its former president.

Ocean container rates on the key Asia-U.S. trade lanes continued their downward trend in the latest Freightos index.

President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports, and is mulling a 200% levy on imported pharmaceuticals.

Containerized imports through U.S. ports staged a modest comeback in June following a sharp drop in May.

In this edition: breaking down the new deadline for tariffs and expansion into Mexico.

President Donald Trump informed more than a dozen nations on Monday that higher import tariffs could go into effect on Aug. 1.

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Andrew Sutton; Jason Welsh; Kevin Sides; Andrew Donaldson

Trump sets August tariff start just ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for more than 90 U.S. trade partners.

Shippers are paying an average 21% tariff on containerized imports entering the United States, ocean line Maersk said.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday as the deadline approaches for ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on 90 countries.

The outlook for Asia trade agreements is improving, which is more than can be said for container rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific.

Once the exception and now the rule, disruptions are a way of life in the global supply chain. But experts told a recent podcast that shippers can still make hay even as they take steps to find their way.

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Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Kevin Hill; Anders Lillevik

On episode 855 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy is here to announce a new pro-trucker package and nationwide audit of non-domiciled CDLs. The pro trucker package addresses parking, bad brokers, removes speed limiters and more. We’ll learn how Secretary Duffy plans to Make Trucking Great Again.  […]

Container rates are giving back recent gains, as U.S.-bound container traffic slumps after a surge fueled by the tariff pause. Shipping consultancy and SONAR data partner Drewry saw its World Container Index fall 9% this week, the second consecutive weekly drop following five weeks of gains.  “This decline is a direct result of low demand […]

The Port of New York-New Jersey led all U.S. container hubs in May as tariffs dragged imports at the southern California port complex.

The U.S. and China said they have agreed on a deal to reduce tariffs and expedite shipments of rare-earth metals.

At the June State of Freight webinar, Fuller and Strickland see some data that may be an impact from the ELP rule.

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Craig Fuller and JP Hampstead