SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainGlobal Supply Chain ManagementTariff Concerns Cool U.S. Import Growth Late in AprilSeaborne information technology imports fell by 4.8% year-over-year in the last two weeks of April, after increasing by 11.3% in March.May 12, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsU.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash TariffsThe U.S. will temporarily reduce its 145% tariffs against China to 30% starting on May 14, while China will take its 125% tariffs against the U.S. down to 10%.May 12, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsU.K.-Made Plane Parts Exempted from U.S. TariffsThe deal would be a relief to a £40 billion ($53 billion) sector, which supports 450,000 jobs in the U.K.May 12, 2025LTL/Truckload ServicesCargo Theft SkyrocketingTotal reported losses topped nearly $455 million, but industry experts told CNBC that the true figure is likely to be as much as $1 billion per year.May 10, 2025Ocean TransportationU.S. Container Imports Predicted to Slump this Year Because of TariffsImports have been elevated since last summer, first as retailers brought in cargo ahead of an October strike at U.S. ports, then in anticipation of an escalation of tariffs.May 9, 2025Last Mile DeliveryFormer FedEx Board Member to Head USPSThe appointment comes at a time of concerns that Trump officials remain determined to exert more control over an agency that Congress established to be independent decades ago.May 9, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsTrade Deal: U.K. Will Not Allow Import of American Hormone-Treated BeefThe U.K. stopped allowing hormone-produced beef in 1989, when the practice was banned across the EU, which declared it unsafe.May 9, 2025Air CargoAlarm Bells Sounded About Newark Air Traffic Control Months AgoThe April 28 loss of radar and radio at the air traffic site for about 90 seconds last week led to multiple controllers taking trauma leave from work, contributing to an ongoing “meltdown” at Newark.May 8, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsToyota Says Two Months of Tariffs Will Hit Profits by $1.3BAlthough Trump has paused an across-the-board 24% percent tax on imports from Japan until early July, tariffs of 25% on automobiles and auto parts are already hurting the country’s main exports to the U.S.May 8, 2025Business Strategy AlignmentGoogle Inks Deal to Develop Three Sites for Nuclear ReactorsEach site will generate at least 600 megawatts of power capacity, with the option for Google to buy the power once the reactors are operational.May 8, 2025Previous PagePage 111 of 582Next Page
