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Thursday, February 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
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Trump Moving Ahead with Promised Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on

February 27, 2025
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked for storage at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
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Trump Signals Postposing Mexico and Canada Tariffs to April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada by saying they would

February 26, 2025
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump reads about tariffs on steel and aluminum, as Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
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Trump Stands Firm on Tariffs for Canada and Mexico

President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are "on time and on schedule" despite efforts by the countries to beef

February 25, 2025
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Friday, February 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
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Trump to Announce Reciprocal Tariffs on Many Countries Next Week

By Jarrett Renshaw and David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce

February 7, 2025
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Inauguration of Maersk's first container ship Laura Maersk that sails on green methanol in Copenhagen, Denmark September 14, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/ Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS
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Maersk Sees Global Container Market Growth Despite Trade War

A. P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for world trade, forecast growth in the global container market as it sees consumer demand defying an intensifying trade

February 6, 2025
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
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China Launches Limited Tariffs After Trump Imposes Sweeping New Levies

China imposed targeted tariffs on U.S. imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured

February 4, 2025
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Monday, February 3, 2025
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
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Trump’s Trade War Redux Provokes Sharp Industry Response, While China ‘Breathes Sigh of Relief’

Warnings of recession greeted the imposition of sweeping tariffs against the US’s three biggest trading partners on

February 3, 2025
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Friday, January 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
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Trump Vows Tariffs to Hit Saturday With More in Coming Months

President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on a wide range of imports, including oil and metals, in the coming months, expanding his plans to enact

January 31, 2025
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Trump Set On 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Starting February 1

By Akayla Gardner and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he would follow through on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports

January 30, 2025
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Trump Orders Sweeping Trade Review on First Day

President Trump issued a comprehensive trade policy memorandum on his first day in office, directing federal agencies to conduct wide-ranging reviews of

January 21, 2025
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Aerial view of a container terminal
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Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty Could Send Ocean Freight Rates Higher, Xeneta Warns

President Trump‘s potential revival of sweeping import tariffs is creating widespread uncertainty in US shipping markets, with industry experts warning

January 21, 2025
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Monday, January 20, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Are US Shippers Ready for an Emergency Order on Tariffs?

Lori Ann LaRocco – The world of logistics handicapped a Trump win starting in the late winter and early spring of 2024, with discussions and

January 20, 2025
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked for storage at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
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Tariff Jitters Drive U.S. Import Rush from China

U.S. imports from China finished the year strong after some companies stockpiled shipments of apparel, toys, furniture and electronics ahead of President-elect

January 15, 2025
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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China Bans Export of Key Minerals to U.S. as Trade Frictions Escalate

China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it

December 3, 2024
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Monday, December 2, 2024
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Global Supply Chain Leaders Grapple with Rising Tariffs, Survey Reveals

Nearly half of supply chain leaders have identified rising tariffs and trade barriers as their primary concern heading into 2025. The 2024 Supply Chain

December 2, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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U.S. Trade Partners Warn Trump Tariffs Would Harm All Involved

Officials from Mexico, Canada and China warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of imposing hefty tariffs on goods from the three largest U.S.

November 26, 2024
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Trade War 2.0? Trump Announces Tariffs on Top Trading Partners

President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, shaking markets with his first specific threats to the US’s top trading

November 26, 2024
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Monday, November 11, 2024
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How China’s Port Diplomacy is Redrawing South America’s Trade Routes

By Marco Aquino and Eduardo Baptista LIMA/BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) – In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will

November 11, 2024
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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U.S. Suppliers, Importers Prepare for Promised Trump Tariffs

By Lisa Baertlein, David Kirton LOS ANGELES, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Some U.S. businesses are activating plans to protect their businesses from

November 6, 2024
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Trump’s Victory Sparks Fears of Freight Rate Surge and Trade War Escalation

Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is sending ripples through the container shipping industry being viewed as a potential setback for

November 6, 2024
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