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American Shipper
Ocean Rate Report: Supertankers jump, boxes rates tumble
VLCC rates are up over 200% month-on-month. Trans-Pacific box shipping rates are down 11% since the beginning of August.
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Trade
Commentary: Tariffs are terrible taxes
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…
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Driver issues
Driver pay increases may leave spot-market fleets vulnerable (with video)
Trucking could get hit "very hard" by an economic recession, ATA warns
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Trade disputes will disrupt global trade and supply chains
Market expert writes about how current trade issues between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and the EU may disrupt…
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Asia-Pacific
Tariff troubles knock confidence of U.S. businesses in China
Trade war tariffs are hurting the competitiveness U.S. businesses working in China, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China). Tariff troubles…
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Maritime
Cargo price index falls in unison with port wait-time index
As U.S.-China trade tensions escalate, data appears to be pointing to a volume slowdown.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Trump’s increased trade tariffs might harm the U.S. economy
Trump's tariffs might hurt the U.S. economy in the long run; Waymo is re-entering Arizona for autonomous truck testing; China might look to restrict rare-earth…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – May 23, 2019
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller says he hopes he is wrong, but data is showing the freight market is heading into a recession. Who will feel…
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Markets
Transport stock declines outpace the broader market on retaliatory tariffs
While the degradation was seen across most sectors, the transport sectors saw large declines.
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News
Today’s Pickup: China and the U.S. are back to the table for trade tariffs negotiations
U.S.-China trade tariffs war is heating up; Asian oil importers have not stopped importing oil from Iran; Uber has a staunch rival in Ola across…
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