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90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs, Except for China

After about ten hours and twenty minutes of reciprocal tariffs being put in place, the Trump Administration paused them, returning to the 10% baseline tariff on countries' goods. Except for [...]

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Negotiations Dominate Over Retaliation as Reciprocal Tariffs Hit

President Trump's reciprocal tariffs are set to go into effect tomorrow (or tonight at midnight, depending on how you look at it). We've had about a week since "Liberation Day" and the Trump [...]

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Tariffs – Amounts, Date, Retaliation, & Negotiations

On Wednesday April 2nd – the Trump Administration's "Liberation Day" – President Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs the U.S. would impose on goods from various countries around the world. [...]

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Low Freight Rates & Breaks on Tariffs

How about a positive-looking headline for shippers? We could all use a little positivity sometimes, and international shipping news this week is highlighted by a couple positive stories for U.S. [...]

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Trade War with Canada Escalates – Steel & Aluminum Tariffs to Double

The trade war with Canada is escalating. Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed a 25% tariff on electricity to the U.S., which Michigan, New York, and Minnesota import. We cover this, President [...]

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New Tariffs Effective Today on Canada, Mexico, and China

President Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico went into effect today. Simultaneously, President Trump's 10% tariff on most goods from China and Hong Kong doubled to 20% [...]

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Shipping News Roundup – Ship Fees, ILA Ratifies, & Tariffs

In today's post we round up three international shipping news stories affecting U.S. importers and exporters... The ILA ratifies its new contract, the U.S. Trade Representative proposes big fees [...]

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Steel & Stealing – Chassis Thefts at Port of L.A. & Trump’s New Tariffs

There's been a criminal organization infilitrating the Port of Los Angeles. Its illegal operations have included stealing chassis from the port, refurbishing them, and selling them as new. [...]

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Trump Pauses 25% Tariffs on Mexico & Canada – Negotiation Leverage

25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada were supposed to hit today from an executive order by President Trump. However, President Trump put a pause on those tariffs. Find out all about it [...]

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White House Calls China’s Maritime Policies Predatory Threat to Global Trade – But Not Trump’s White House

“China’s so-called ‘socialist market economy’ has evolved and turned decidedly predatory in nature" and "With China’s strong embrace of predatory behavior, it is apparent that the US strategy [...]