Noi Mahoney

Texas

#Writer | #producer | #freightwaves |Cross-Border Market Reporter for https://t.co/kC8BsfSrWX | I covering trade, logistics, supply chains

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Trump’s 50% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum go into effect

3 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the U.S. doubled to 50% starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, after President Donald Trump followed through on his plan to increase the duties. Trump said on Friday during a visit to a Pittsburgh-area steel mill that he would increase the tariff to 50%, upping the levy to protect steelworker jobs in the U.S. He signed an executive order formalizing the tax increase on Tuesday.
Mexico’s largest port struggling with delays, container backlogs

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Noi Mahoney

Long delays and staff shortages are still affecting operations at Mexico’s Port of Manzanillo, about a week after the port resumed operations following a strike by customs workers. Miguel Angel Martinez, president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Freight Transport (Canacar), said some transporters are close to bankruptcy due to an operational crisis at Manzanillo’s customs department.
Mexico’s largest port struggling with delays, container backlogs

4 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Long delays and staff shortages are still affecting operations at Mexico’s Port of Manzanillo, about a week after the port resumed operations following a strike by customs workers. Miguel Angel Martinez, president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Freight Transport (Canacar), said some transporters are close to bankruptcy due to an operational crisis at Manzanillo’s customs department.
Meth ingredient bound for Mexican drug cartel halted in California, ICE says

5 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Authorities at the Port of Long Beach on Friday seized 55 tons of dicumyl peroxide, a chemical used to make methamphetamine. The shipment originated in China and was destined for the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, according to a news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Texas port completes $625M ship channel deepening project

5 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

After $625 million and six years of construction, the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has opened the 11.9 miles of its expanded ship channel. The four-phase improvement project deepened the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet and widened it from 400 feet to 530 feet to accommodate the growing demand for larger vessels.
Borderlands Mexico: Nearshoring investments still flowing south of the border

6 days ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nearshoring investments still flowing south of the border; Buhler Group plans first manufacturing facility in Mexico; Frisa opens $350M steel factory in Monterrey; and $90M logistics hub opens near Phoenix.
Trump to impose 50% tariff on imported steel

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will be doubling tariffs on imported steel. Trump said during a visit to a Pittsburgh-area steel mill that he would increase the tariff to 50%, upping the levy to protect steelworker jobs in the U.S.“We are going to be imposing a 25% increase,” Trump said from the U.S. Steel facility in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Trump to impose 50% tariff on imported steel

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Noi Mahoney

Noi MahoneyFri, May 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM UTC1 min readIn February, President Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, aimed, he said, at bringing more production of the raw metals back to the U.S. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will be doubling tariffs on imported steel.
Canada, China praise court ruling striking down Trump’s tariffs

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Noi Mahoney

Global leaders and some trade stakeholders are reacting positively to a U.S. federal court ruling blocking many of the recent tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by using a 1977 federal economic emergency law to justify the tariffs. According to the court, the law does not specify tariffs as a tool available to the president to protect the U.S. from economic threats.
Canada, China praise court ruling striking down Trump’s tariffs

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Noi Mahoney

Global leaders and some trade stakeholders are reacting positively to a U.S. federal court ruling blocking many of the recent tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by using a 1977 federal economic emergency law to justify the tariffs. According to the court, the law does not specify tariffs as a tool available to the president to protect the U.S. from economic threats.