News / Happy new year for transpac liners as shippers front-load to beat tariffs

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Liner operators are reporting full bookings for Far East-Mexico/South America slots into the new year.

Shippers are anxious to get goods from Mexico into the US ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s impending new tariffs, and before Chinese New Year, in January.

A spokesperson for South Korea’s flagship carrier, HMM, told The Loadstar: “The demand for shipments from the Far East is robust, and we anticipate it to remain strong leading up to the early Chinese New ...