U.S.-China tariffs

Major U.S. drayage carrier sees Southeast ports as areas of growth in freight.

Chinese tariffs are impacting American agriculture. But declines in exports to other countries are also hurting American agriculture.

Dry-bulk shipping firm pushes up dry docking to fit in with scrubber installations.

Goods like clothes and toys are on the proposed tariff list.

The U.S.-China trade war has dropped trade volumes between the two countries to date in 2019. One result – Mexico is now the #1 trade partner of the U.S.

The U.S. fireworks supply comes primarily from China, and one company controls most of that trade. Read Market Expert Henry Byers’ fascinating article about fireworks!

An additional $300 billion in proposed U.S. tariffs against China could result in lower railroad freight volume , but economic uncertainty and competition from trucks appear so far to be bigger threats for rail volumes.

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.

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.