U.S. – China trade war

Los Angeles port signals efficiency gains as the third-largest container alliance plans additional SE Asia stops.

WEF projects 36% growth in last-mile delivery vehicles by 2030; Tesla vehicle registrations in California halves in Q4 ’19; Bendix signs on Geotab as telematics partner.

As a result of trade agreement signed at the White House on Wednesday, China has pledged to increase imports of American goods and services by at least $200 billion.

Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed since the tariff war began — and how it may never be quite the same.

2018 high-water mark for container volumes makes it ever tougher for 2019 to come out on top.

The ongoing political strife in Hong Kong is not directly slowing shipping activity at the world’s busiest cargo airport, but could gradually reshape supply chains in unexpected ways.  A two-day occupation of passenger terminals at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in August didn’t physically impact cargo facilities or freighter-dominant carriers, and the airport quickly resumed […]

President Trump said he plans to travel to Beijing sometime this year to start the next round of trade negotiations with China.

DHL Supply Chain North America’s Jim Monkmeyer talks trade, customers and the perception gap with shippers

Darren Prokop writes about the complexities of international trade (imports and exports) and how transportation is measured in that mix.

Resilience360’s report on the impact of U.S.-China trade war discusses the uncertainty it has brought to global trade.

On this weekend’s What the Truck?!? we hit the ground running with the latest on Celadon exactly one week after FreightWaves first broke the news. We also give you the latest on what has been dubbed a “peaceful protest” at one of their subsidiaries in Mexico, Jaguar Transportation. We provide an update on the breaking […]

Production of most Christmas lights has moved Cambodia and other Asian countries from China.

The U.S. and China have reached a deal that will prevent additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports from going into effect on Dec. 15.

Aramco crosses $2 trillion valuation; German economy looks vulnerable than ever; Autoworkers vote for a new contract at Fiat Chrysler.

Americans for Free Trade spokesman Jonathan Gold said the White House needs to “finalize a deal with China to end the trade war and remove all tariffs.”

Port of Los Angeles Executive Gene Seroka cautioned the port’s Board of Harbor Commissioners that even if a trade deal is reached with China, it may take months or years for trade volumes to snap back. President Trump on Friday once again gave mixed signals on the likelihood of a trade deal with China as […]

Daimler is cutting jobs citing global economic slowdown and emissions fine; German economic growth exceeds expectations; U.S.-China limited trade deal is still unsigned.

Aramco’s breakeven cost is below $10 per barrel; Alibaba registers $1 billion in sales in 1:08 minutes on Singles Day; Chinese pork imports at an all time high.