Trump could leverage fees on container imports to raise revenue after the Supreme Court declared his emergency tariffs illegal.
The Trump administration is reassessing portions of last year’s steel and aluminum tariffs and weighing targeted exemptions.
Ocean Network Express posted a net loss of $88 million in the third fiscal quarter on weaker container traffic and rates.
Canadian National said fourth-quarter revenue and operating income improved but warned of flat freight traffic in 2026.
Ocean container shipping holds its collective breath as Trump threatens new EU tariffs over Greenland purchase.
As U.S. importers wait on a Supreme Court decision that could upend the last year of work with constantly changing tariffs, a new tool from Flexport is offering businesses a way to quantify what has largely been an abstract legal debate: how much money they might actually get back. Flxport launched a Tariff Refund Calculator, […]
The Port of Oakland saw container volumes finish narrowly down in 2025 amid uneven trade conditions.
Global container demand grew 7.2% y/y in November, except in North America, where it fell 3.9%.
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The Port of Oakland saw agricultural and refrigerated exports post November gains while overall volumes were seasonally weaker.
The Trump administration delayed planned tariff hikes on furniture, while sharply reducing proposed 90% duties on Italian pasta.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Podcast series focuses on high-stakes US–Mexico trade conversations; Mexico begins tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese imports; and Chihuahua becomes Mexico’s top exporting state in 2025.
Mexico remained the United States’ largest trading partner in 2025, but policy shifts and enforcement crackdowns reshaped cross-border commerce.
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Despite trade uncertainty, Port of Los Angeles volume nears 10 million TEUs in 2025, among the top three years in its history.
Capacity reductions and additional blanked sailings by carriers struggle to maintain recent General Rate Increases on the trans-Pacific.
Mexico approved tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese and Asian imports, a move analysts say is aimed at placating the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump said he will impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexican imports unless the country releases 200,000 acre-feet of water owed to Texas under a 1944 treaty.
Year-over-year declines in import cargo volume at major container ports are expected to continue in 2026 due to the impact of tariffs and ongoing trade policy uncertainty.
American exporters of soybeans, fertilizer, lumber and other agricultural products are looking to a better year after being caught in a geopolitical squeeze in 2025.
