As tariffs loom, front-loading will be the key trend for US container trade
US container trade trends were in rude health in 2024, and the second Trump administration ...
RXO: COYOTE FILLIP GONEGM: SUPPLY CHAIN HITBA: CUT THE FAT ON THE BONER: STEADY YIELDMAERSK: SELL-SIDE UPDATESDAC: TRADING UPDATE OUT SOONTSLA: FEEL THE PAIN IN CHINAWMT: GUESS WHATXPO: SURGINGAMZN: LOOKING FORWARDCHRW: PAYOUT UNCHANGEDWTC: NEW HIGH MAERSK: 'AFLOAT IN A SEA OF RISK' F: TARIFF TRAFFIC WARNINGHON: GAUGE THE UPSIDEXPO: STELLAR EARNINGS DELIVERYMAERSK: DEMAND DISRUPTION RISK
RXO: COYOTE FILLIP GONEGM: SUPPLY CHAIN HITBA: CUT THE FAT ON THE BONER: STEADY YIELDMAERSK: SELL-SIDE UPDATESDAC: TRADING UPDATE OUT SOONTSLA: FEEL THE PAIN IN CHINAWMT: GUESS WHATXPO: SURGINGAMZN: LOOKING FORWARDCHRW: PAYOUT UNCHANGEDWTC: NEW HIGH MAERSK: 'AFLOAT IN A SEA OF RISK' F: TARIFF TRAFFIC WARNINGHON: GAUGE THE UPSIDEXPO: STELLAR EARNINGS DELIVERYMAERSK: DEMAND DISRUPTION RISK
Yesterday saw the start of the three-week long Canton Fair in Guangzhou, where Chinese exporters gather to sell their wares. But whether its Christmas tree lights, motorcycles or photocopiers they are peddling, all have one thing in common: an escalating sense of unease surrounding the trade war with the US. Reuters reports that US tariffs loom large at the trade fair, exacerbated by the turmoil and uncertainty gripping China’s economy. According to Reuters, it has been the rapid escalation of the tit-for-tat tariff fight that has caught them most offguard. And while exports out of China have mostly been resilient, there are expectations of a more sombre outlook for the following 12 months.
Comment on this article