Shipping industry executives are considering options to address Trump administration policy changes, under consideration or enacted, that could significantly disrupt operations, speakers said here this week at the 40th annual Connecticut Maritime Association annual meeting.
https://gcaptain.com/worse-than-covid-trumps-port-fees-could-upend-u-s-shipping-schedules/
Nearly half of supply chain leaders have identified rising tariffs and trade barriers as their primary concern heading into 2025. The 2024 Supply Chain Intelligence Report, conducted by Descartes Systems…
https://gcaptain.com/global-supply-chain-leaders-grapple-with-rising-tariffs-survey-reveals/
The 2024 Review of Maritime Transport report by UNCTAD offers a comprehensive analysis of the current state and future outlook of the global maritime industry. It examines how geopolitical tensions, climate risks, and economic…
https://gcaptain.com/key-insights-from-unctads-2024-review-of-maritime-transport/
Vulnerability of supply chains exposed as global maritime chokepoints come under pressure, UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2024 report reveals. As global trade rebounds from pandemic-induced slowdowns, the maritime industry now…
(gCaptain) – One presenter at a recent seminar, produced jointly by law firm Reed Smith and class society DNV, Jakub Walenkiewicz, the Principal Market Analyst at DNV, posited that recent…
The world’s second-largest ocean freight carrier expects global demand for container shipping to remain strong into the fourth quarter on robust imports to North America and Latin America, as well as ongoing strong exports from the Far East.
Maersk in a quarterly review and outlook on Wednesday projected a more balanced supply and demand across the global shipping market despite disruptions in the Red Sea and from a potential U.S. East Coast port strike.
“There will still be trade-specific and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-q4-container-demand-to-remain-strong
By Brian Platt and Monique Mulima (Bloomberg) — Canada’s two largest railways are preparing to restart operations after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government stepped in to try to end a labor…
https://gcaptain.com/canada-rail-lines-prepare-to-restart-after-government-intervenes/
By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Canada’s two biggest railways shut down early Thursday after talks with union leaders failed, immediately blocking arteries of North American supply chains that carry about C$1 billion…
https://gcaptain.com/canadas-railways-lock-out-unionized-workers-snarling-trade/
Container xChange, an online container trading and leasing marketplace, is warning of serious repercussions following the recent explosion aboard the Yang Ming vessel YM Mobility at Ningbo Port, China. The incident, which…
https://gcaptain.com/explosion-at-ningbo-port-seen-impacting-supply-chains/
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced new tariffs on Chinese imports, a move that could further disrupt global supply chains and increase costs. These tariffs, encompassing a wide array of…
https://gcaptain.com/new-u-s-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-could-spike-supply-chain-costs/