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North American shippers currently face a storm of challenges that threaten to reshape trade flows and logistics costs on both sides of the Atlantic, with escalating port labour unrest and potential tariff hikes after the election of President Donald Trump. One
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is facing a critical juncture as its current contract with maritime employers, represented by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), is set to expire on September 30, 2024. With only 80 days remaining, negotiations have
Sea-borne imports into the United States have grown by more than a quarter compared to pre-COVID 2019 levels and this at a time when the trade press is full of reports about deglobalization, near-shoring, and global economic tensions. Despite the stories
Two weeks after sea freight spot rates from Asia to Europe started to peak and after the scramble for capacity ahead of Lunar New Year subsided, it seems that the US trade lane from Asia may be following suit. Two weeks
Container Trade Statistics (CTS) demand data has been released for June and even though demand measured in TEU Miles is essentially hovering around zero the collapse in demand appears to have halted, and while it may be at a low
Container imports Asia to the United States fell 13% in June, down 17% from China (-25% for 1H 2023), continuing an 11 month trend, while capacity to the East and West coasts is about to experience an influx of new
After a week of unofficial industrial action disrupting operations, West Coast ports are (mainly) back to normal and, against the odds, a labour contract deal may have been reached, but Panama Canal restrictions are impacting vessels serving East Coast ports,
While transatlantic sea freight rates have fallen far from their historic highs of last April, the comparatively high revenue opportunities continues to attract more ships to the trade, which are being shifted in from less profitable markets like the Asian
All importers are required to comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which came into effect on the 21st June 2022, with the requirement to submit China postal codes, to prove that goods have not come from the Uyghur
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