Tariffs

Costco has sued the Trump administration to secure potential refunds on its import tariffs.

FreightWaves’ Thomas sits down with Patrick Frith, Senior Director of Growth and Cross-Border at Avalara, to talk about the most turbulent year global shippers have faced in decades. They break down the rapid tariff changes, the end of U.S. de minimis, the rise of tariff engineering, and how automation and AI are becoming essential for staying compliant amid 600,000+ tariff updates in 2025.

Steady October volume has put the Port of Los Angeles within reach of 10 million TEUs for a record third consecutive year.

Now-paused port fees on Chinese ships were a misguided attempt to revitalize U.S. maritime fortunes at the expense of American exporters, a trade group leader says.

FedEx says it is prepared for the peak shipping season and has more ability to flex its network because of a major transformation initiative currently underway.

The world’s third-largest container carrier said Q3 profits fall 72.6% on geopolitics and heightened trade tensions.

The U.S. announced on Thursday new trade deals with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Descartes: U.S. container imports in October posted only the second month-over-month decline in the past decade.

Container lines are using rate hikes and blank sailings to manage capacity surplus and faltering demand.

Frontloading that fueled an early peak import shipping season helped keep Port of Long Beach container traffic ahead of 2024’s record pace despite a weaker October. 

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Tariffs forcing nearshoring, regional sourcing, experts say; Kuehne+Nagel boosts cross-border capacity in El Paso; and Motherson invests $50M in Mexico plant to supply Audi. 

Container ports will see a more pronounced import slowdown to start 2026, the National Retail Federation predicts.

A slate of China agreements clears some of the uncertainty around ocean shipping, but questions still surround demand in the U.S. and other markets.

Expeditors stock is on a roll after earnings that beat expectations.

Matson saw its shares gain as a positive outlook for China-related shipping outweighed weaker financial results in the third quarter.

Ocean Network Express said earnings fell in the recent quarter on weaker revenue per container, and revised its forecast lower for 2025.

The U.S. Senate’s bipartisan vote to roll back President Donald Trump’s global tariffs underscores mounting resistance to his trade agenda.

The U.S. and China have agreed to a one-year trade truce that cuts tariffs, resumes U.S. soybean purchases and keeps rare earths exports flowing.

Trans-Pacific container rates improved 15% to 20% last week as U.S. negotiators made progress on Asia trade deals.

The U.S. and China are poised to de-escalate their trade war through a new framework agreement, but the White House announced new tariffs on Canada.