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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
With uncertainty in global trade set to compound the struggles already endured by many logistics companies amid a nearly three-year freight recession, the pressure is on for transportation and trucking provider J.B. Hunt.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
Chinese port activity has reportedly stalled in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, in a prime indicator that exports out of the country are set to see a monumental slowdown. According to China’s ministry of transport, cargo handled by the country’s ports including Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhen from April 7-13 slipped 9.7 percent from the week prior to 244 million tons.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
Temporary tariff exemptions on products including smartphones, semiconductors, computers and other electronics may have given some short-term relief in the U.S.’s trade war with China, but plenty of cargo still hasn’t left the country. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of trans-Pacific container imports are still effectively halted by the tariffs that remain in place, according to data from Linerlytica.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
U.S. shippers working with FedEx and UPS will be paying a surcharge if they want to bring imports into the country from China and Hong Kong. UPS reinstated a 29 cents-per-pound “surge fee” surcharge on all shipments from China, Hong Kong and Macau entering the U.S. on Sunday, bringing back an added charge that was in effect for two weeks in March. On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is calling on India to reinstate transshipment services for goods leaving the south Asian country. In an interview with Indian news outlet Asian News International (ANI), BGMEA head Faruque Hassan said that the cancellation of the transshipment services would increase freight costs and lead times for exports out of Bangladesh.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a compromise deal Friday that would push the ocean shipping industry further toward its goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. A levy on GHG emissions and a carbon credit trading plan are set to be formally adopted in October 2025 before going into effect in 2027, when it will become mandatory for large oceangoing ships over 5,000 gross tonnage.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Glenn Taylor
The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is calling on India to reinstate transshipment services for goods leaving the south Asian country. In an interview with Indian news outlet Asian News International (ANI), BGMEA head Faruque Hassan said that the cancellation of the transshipment services would increase freight costs and lead times for exports out of Bangladesh.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Glenn Taylor
12 hours agoA woman who lives in one of the world's most remote villages has to get her groceries flown in by plane every two months. Salina Alsworth, 27, has lived in Port Alsworth, Alaska, US, her whole life - after her great-grandparents, Babe and Mary Alsworth, moved there in the 1940s. Salina's husband, Jared Richardson, 25, a fishing guide, was one of the many tourists who visit the village.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Glenn Taylor
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a compromise deal Friday that would push the ocean shipping industry further toward its goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. A levy on GHG emissions and a carbon credit trading plan are set to be formally adopted in October 2025 before going into effect in 2027, when it will become mandatory for large oceangoing ships over 5,000 gross tonnage.
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1 week ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor
Ahead of the tariffs President Donald Trump slapped on just about every country worldwide, apparel sellers began drastically pulling back imports into the U.S. According to data from supply chain visibility provider Vizion, apparel saw a 59.1 percent weekly decline in import bookings on the week of March 31—the highest rate among product type across all countries.
