US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

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US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

US Headlines

News / US chassis-makers join chorus of trade barrier advocates over 'dumping'

News / Semiconductors could compensate for air freight's lost ecommerce traffic

News / South Korea's LX Pantos acquires logistics hub in US

News / CMA CGM could build medium-size vessels in US, says Saade

News / US u-turn on corruption abroad 'won't drive rise in deals won by bribery'

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News / Metals tariff rocks auto industry, and Trump smiles on bribes in foreign deals

News / Tariff truce for Canada and Mexico – China retaliates, but lightly

News / 'Tired' US drayage operators looking for a better market this year

News / Ambitious plans to revive US shipbuilding sector come under fire

News / US brands 'scramble' for fulfilment as Mexico imposes new tariffs

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US shippers slam USTR port fee plan – 'an apocalypse for trade'

US Headlines

News / US chassis-makers join chorus of trade barrier advocates over 'dumping'

News / Semiconductors could compensate for air freight's lost ecommerce traffic

News / South Korea's LX Pantos acquires logistics hub in US

News / CMA CGM could build medium-size vessels in US, says Saade

News / US u-turn on corruption abroad 'won't drive rise in deals won by bribery'

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Metals tariff rocks auto industry, and Trump smiles on bribes in foreign deals

News / Tariff truce for Canada and Mexico – China retaliates, but lightly

News / 'Tired' US drayage operators looking for a better market this year

News / Ambitious plans to revive US shipbuilding sector come under fire

News / US brands 'scramble' for fulfilment as Mexico imposes new tariffs

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News / Turkish Airlines plans expansion of services to Mexico with a weekly freighter

News / Trump backs ILA campaign against 'distress-causing' automation in ports

News / Indian exporters elated as they escape Trump's tariff plan

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