U.S. Increases Tariffs on Chinese Imports to Protect Domestic Industries

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued a statement supporting President Biden’s directive to the United States Trade Representative… Read More

Trump Wants to Sell US Natural Gas to S**thole Countries

Peter Buxbaum 12:35 AM  1/22/2018

President Donald Trump may have denigrated Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations by using a term now ubiquitous on cable… Read More

DHL Global Trade Barometer Projects Stable Trade Growth for the US

Haylle Sok 12:22 AM  1/22/2018

DHL’s new Global Trade Barometer provides a solid prediction of ongoing positive trade growth for the United States. The US is… Read More

Drewry: Container Market Still Competitive

Drewry 12:12 AM  1/22/2018

The collapse of freight rates during the second half of last year, far out of line with the underlying supply… Read More

Understanding the Sub-Saharan African Business Environment in 2018

Kemi Arosanyin 12:01 AM  1/22/2018

The Sub-Saharan African (SSA) business environment, which offers great opportunities for trade and investment, is not so complicated to understand… Read More

Innovation Mercantilists Subverting Competition in Key Industries: Report

Peter Buxbaum 9:01 PM  1/21/2018

Brazil, China, Indonesia, Russia, and Vietnam were among 2017’s worst innovation mercantilism, according to a report released today by the… Read More

South Carolina Ports Authority Grows Nine Percent in 2017

Haylle Sok 12:05 AM  1/21/2018

The South Carolina Ports Authority reported nine percent container volume growth in 2017 with a record-setting 2.2 million twenty-foot equivalent… Read More

FMC Hears Two Stories on Detention and Fees

Peter Buxbaum 12:19 AM  1/20/2018

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) heard to dramatically different sets of stories this week on the issue of detention and… Read More

DHL Barometer Shows Trade Growing

Haylle Sok 12:40 AM  1/19/2018

The DHL Global Trade Barometer for January 2018 indicates that global trade will continue to grow within the next three months…. Read More

First Ever Container Ship to Receive Cyber-Enabled Designation

Peter Buxbaum 12:35 AM  1/19/2018

The MV COSCO Shipping Aries, recently delivered to the Chinese shipping giant, is the first ever container ship to receive… Read More

US: Evidence That China Colluded With North Korea to Evade Sanctions

Peter Buxbaum 12:21 AM  1/19/2018

Satellite photographs show six Chinese cargo ships engaging in trade with North Korea that is banned under UN sanctions, The… Read More

Maersk and IBM to Form Blockchain Joint Venture

Peter Buxbaum 12:11 AM  1/19/2018

A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM announced today their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and… Read More