'Tariff today, gone tomorrow' taking transpac box trade to the brink
Is Trump taking us back to tramp shipping?
Niche transatlantic carrier Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has warned it would have to exit the trade if the US Trade Representative (USTR) enforces its proposed 301 rule on Chinese-built ships.
The company, owned by Italy’s Grimaldi Group but has its operational HQ in New Jersey and is led by a US citizen, president and CEO Andrew Abbott, operates a single transatlantic string between North Europe and North America, independent of the main shipping alliances.
The ACL A service deploys five 3,800 teu ...
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Joshua Kim
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 pmShipping line is enjoying of subsided vessel by China. They have to come back to fair trade compliances. Strongly support viewing point of USTR.
Dwight Campbell
March 28, 2025 at 8:34 pmOops!