Tariffs

Asia-U.S. container rates are still not showing peak-season strength, but optimism remains.

Can listed shipping shares break out of their slump before the U.S.-China trade dispute is resolved?

North Asia revenues were down 8.5 percent, but EXPD improved productivity.

ISM data in both the service sector and manufacturing sector suggest the economy is slowing and recent tariffs could make things worse

Drewry says it expects a brief spike in transpacific freight rates to the U.S. West Coast following President Trumps threat to impose a new round of tariffs on imports from China.

Ports are asking that Chinese-made container cranes be excluded from the list of products on which President Trump has threatened a 10 tariff.

Warehousing markets have just recovered from the last round of tariffs and there is not a lot of slack.

On this historic WTT, Chad returns and joins Dooner on this odyssey of freight. We have breaking news about Trump’s new tariffs against China. Plus, K Ratio joins us to talk freight futures, JP returns to defend his earnings over/under title, and we celebrate our first-ever live stream on LinkedIn! Bang your little cowbell for […]

The new tariffs, announced a day after the Fed cut rates, will affect mostly consumer goods.

Flexport’s customers have seen average landed unit costs rise by 30 percent due to tariffs.

It may have gotten lost in the United States’ trade war with China and immigration battle with Mexico, but President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum were lifted on May 17. With the change in the Trump Administration’s policy, Canada and Mexico received a reprieve on steel and aluminum coming from […]

On WTT’s July Fourth spectacular, we are covering all the latest headlines and focusing on the shadow world of fireworks with market expert Henry Byers. Ashutosh Prasad of Koi Reader spends 5 Good Minutes with us, Emily hosts another round of Big Deal Little Deal, and our readers sound off about 65 mph speed caps […]

Dry bulk shipping could be a winner following the ceasefire in the trade war between the U.S. and China.

No single country can absorb the trade flow from China to the U.S., and likely contenders are already growing faster than capacity.

The Trump administration is considering levying tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese exports to the United States so far unaffected by duties. Freight Intel, FreightWaves’ proprietary research group, has just published a study warning that such a move would disrupt trade flows far beyond what has occurred so far. Freight Intel Group research […]

President suggests he’s willing to impose levies on Canada and Mexico during appearance with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Donald Broughton explains the harm that tariffs can do to the economies of the United States, the country(ies) that tariffs are imposed on and the global economy.

President Donald Trump said he has called off plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting on Friday night that the Mexican government has “agreed” to stem the flow of Central and South American migrants into the United States. Mexico “has agreed to strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our […]

Today on FreightWaves NOW, we bring you the economic data that supports a broad slowdown. We examine the Laredo markets and analyze whether or not carriers really are pulling freight forward ahead the promised tariffs. Also, we’re on the move with (Phil) Moody with the latest on the FreightWaves LIVE event.

Market expert Donald Broughton writes about the numerous consequences of a U.S. Mexico trade war and the damage that will be done on both sides of the border.