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Thursday, February 6, 2025
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China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on Crude Likely to Push US Exports Lower in 2025

China's retaliatory tariffs on the United States may cause U.S. oil exports to decline in 2025 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, after

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Monday, February 3, 2025
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Moody’s: Trump Tariffs Threaten Major Supply Chain Disruptions Across Key Industries

Global trade uncertainty is forcing U.S. companies to urgently reassess their supply chain strategies as new tariffs threaten major disruptions across multiple

February 3, 2025
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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
FILE PHOTO: 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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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
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Trump’s Trade Reset: No Immediate Tariffs, But Global Supply Chains Brace for Impact

Donald Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office but directs federal agencies to

January 20, 2025
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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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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Trump Trade War to Hurt US Farmers More as China Turns to Brazil

Donald Trump’s first trade war hurt American soybean farmers to the tune of $11 billion. A sequel is set to be even

December 11, 2024
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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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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
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Trump’s Trade War Redux: Meet the New Architect of America’s Tariff Agenda

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new U.S. trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade

November 27, 2024
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Trump’s Tariff Plan Has No Exemption for Oil Imports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump does not intend to spare crude oil from his planned 25% import tariffs on Canada and Mexico, sources told Reuters on

November 27, 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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Triple Threat: U.S. Importers Brace for Tariffs, Strikes, and Rate Spikes This Lunar New Year

Logistics Will Navigate a Three Front Storm This Lunar New Year  By Lori Ann LaRocco (gCaptain) – U.S. companies importing their Spring season products

November 11, 2024
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Friday, November 8, 2024
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U.S. Container Imports Surge Expected as Shippers Brace for Potential Port Strike and Tariff Hikes

Import volumes at major U.S. container ports are projected to be higher than previously expected for the remainder of the year as retailers grapple with the

November 8, 2024
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Potential Trump Tariffs Spark Supply Chain Upheaval

With the specter of renewed Trump-era tariffs looming large over global supply chains, industries are already strategizing how to shield their supply chains

November 8, 2024
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