In this edition: Planning for possibly significant supply chain disruption with tariffs on 15 countries, and manufacturers are getting creative with ways to mitigate the impacts of tariffs.
The Trump administration is considering imposing a 20% universal tariff on almost all goods imported into the U.S.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Elizabeth Simpkins; Charles Bowles; Ben Tschirgi
Until recently, surface transportation demand in total was relatively flat with shippers utilizing the rails more frequently. Annual intermodal growth has stabilized, with truckload demand eroding beyond the modal shift offset.
President Trump is threatening higher tariffs on Canada and the European Union if they work together to retaliate in response to U.S. tariffs.
Roughly 1,400 U.S. and Canadian steelworkers have been laid off due to tariffs, company officials said.
President Trump said he will impose 25% duties on vehicles and certain parts assembled outside the country, including American brands.
Uncertainty over President Trump’s plans for more tariffs punctuated a week that saw trans-Pacific container rates fall more than 20% below 2024 lows.
Traders and brokers are seizing on arbitrage opportunities.
President Donald Trump said Monday he may give countries “breaks” on tariffs, but imports of autos and pharmaceuticals will be targeted.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Jonathan Kolb; Eric Rosica; Whitney Johnson Cowell
This week in Borderlands: Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says; Echo Global Logistics expands operations in Mexico; Americold acquires logistics facility near Houston; and GM agrees to 10.25% wage increase at Mexican plant.
Cosco Shipping Holdings, China’s largest container carrier, saw heady improvement in revenue and profit in 2024.
Ocean container rates on trans-Pacific routes to the U.S. continued to decline in the latest survey from Freightos.
The leading U.S. container gateway saw overall volume climb in February.
China has halted imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. as the global trade war intensifies.
As market analysts continue to gauge the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, some domestic manufacturers are banding together to revitalize America’s manufacturing sector.
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are creating uncertainty for the automotive manufacturing industry, an expert on supply chain risk says.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Alex Mai; Stean Deak; Michael De Clercq
Tariff fears will continue to drive higher volumes of containerized imports this spring, according to the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker.
