Global shipping executives gathered this week in Long Beach, Calif., for a major annual conference, then found themselves in crisis mode.Ā
March 5, 2025Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Shipping Executives in Crisis Mode Over Tariff āEarthquakeā
N.C. Reopens I-40 Section Closed Since September Hurricane
A stretch of I-40 that serves as a freight route between North Carolina and Tennessee has partially reopened after a monthslong shutdown caused by storm-related damage from Hurricane Helene.
March 4, 2025Trumpās Trade Policy Sparks Worries Over Food Prices
Plans to impose duties on American agriculture imports will boost the price of fruit and vegetables as well as sugar, coffee and meat. Executives have said consumers are pinching pennies.
March 4, 2025Tariffs Could Have Major Implications for Trucking
President Donald Trump on March 6 issued a second monthlong reprieve on a slate of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, just two days after implementing the long-threatened levies.
March 4, 2025Congressional Policymakers Push for More Truck Parking Aid
A bill meant to improve transportation safety by increasing access to truck parking was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
March 3, 2025Trump Says Tariffs on Foreign Farm Goods Start April 2
The president did not clarify if this plan is part of a previously announced effort to enact so-called āreciprocalā tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners.
March 3, 2025Lumber Futures Surge on US Probe Into Import Dumping
Lumber futures rose to the highest in more than two and a half years after President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into shipments of the commodity into the U.S.
March 3, 2025Tariffs Could Raise US Car Prices by Up to $12,000
Tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico threaten to exacerbate an automotive affordability crisis that is already driving buyers out of the market.
March 3, 2025China Eyes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Agriculture
The response from Beijing will likely include tariffs and non-tariff measures, a Communist Party-backed news outlet reported on March 3, citing a person it didnāt identify.
March 3, 2025Trump Set to Proceed With Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
The long-promised tariffs scheduled to take effect March 4 would easily be among the most sweeping of the Trump era, applying to roughly $1.5 trillion in annual imports.
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