In the last blog, we began a chapter by chapter look at the new Phase One Trade Agreement with China. That post gave an introduction with background and ...

You could call this phase three of the Phase One Trade Agreement with China breakdown, but we won’t call this post that to avoid making it sound ...

This post could be thought of as an update to both last week’s post about how the coronavirus is affecting international trade with China and our three ...

If you’re importing from Asia right now, there’s a high chance you’re experiencing or about to experience delays in getting your cargo. It’s likely an ...

The Biden Administration took a page out of the Trump Administration handbook this week as it announced big tariff hikes on imports from China. Regular ...

We’re not completely bereft of signs that port congestion, which is so costly to shippers, could start easing soon; however, congestion is at ...

We’ve been watching freight rates rise to new heights, breaking record after record, for a year. Is it possible for freight rates to get worse? Yes. And ...

Our last post was an excellent guest article by Jake Rheude about being ready for the next Suez-Canal-level-disruption to the global supply chain, and ...

It’s a classic case of good news, bad news. After Tuesday’s bad news blog about Yantian Port’s partial shutdown lingering and creating a ...

Mike Wackett wrote an article in the Loadstar that might make shippers consider ocean freight spot rate indices and the fees ocean freight carriers have ...

The Port of Ningbo – the third busiest container port in the world – was supposedly going to start a phased reopening yesterday (Wednesday, August 18th) ...

This is a guest post by Eric Laurence. Trade policies and tariffs significantly impact the global economy, affecting various industries, including ...