Konsolidasyon Hizmeti

The injection of vessels appears to have peaked, but the capacity is overtaking market demand with little upward movement in rate levels on the westbound trade lane.

Imports from the country have faced a combined hefty burden since early August, including the Trump administration’s global reciprocal tariffs and a separate 40% levy.

Breakbulk and project cargo shippers tapping FTZ and bonded warehouse storage to “tariff engineer.”

A facility in Otsego, Minnesota, is the first of three planned additions to the company’s supply chain supporting Circle K and Holiday Station stores.

Not enough terminal investment in Europe has left ports unable to handle the rising demand, and there is no quick fix, according to analysts and carriers.

Months of frontloading explain the harsher-than-usual import slowdown in the final months of this year, but uncertain consumer sentiment and ever-changing US tariff policy are keeping retail inventories running lean.

The ocean carrier said it still needs approvals from insurers and others, but the cease fire in Gaza appears to be holding.

The beverage maker attributed higher can prices to a duty-driven increase in the Midwest premium for aluminum.

Key cost elements for brokers are the amount of time they spend assembling bid responses, and the lack of coordination between pricing analysts and sales teams that interact with shippers.

Rising e-commerce volume out of Vietnam is being piled on top of sustained and heavy demand for high-tech shipments, with space on freighters in short supply.