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IMO Approves Net-Zero Regulations for Global Shipping

The approved measures, set to be formally adopted in October 2025 before entry into force in 2027, will become mandatory for large oceangoing ships over 5,000 gross tonnage.

Photo: International Maritime Organization

Report: U.S. Imports to Drop Dramatically

Even balanced against elevated levels earlier this year, total 2025 cargo volume could show a net decline of 15% or more unless the situation with tariffs changes.

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Lucid Agrees to Take Over Nikola’s Arizona Electric Truck Plant

The former Nikola facilities would supplement Lucid’s existing factory in nearby Casa Grande, Arizona.

Photo: Bloomberg

EU Drafts New Rules to Tackle Plastic Pellet Pollution

The European Council estimated that 52,000-184,000 metric tons of pellets were spilled into surrounding environments in 2019.

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Podcast | Will the Trump Tariffs Spark a Surge in U.S. Manufacturing?

The global trading system is in a state of chaos. Will American manufacturing benefit from it?

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Price Hikes and Tariffs: Some Common Sense

Prices may rise but, in the absence of price-gouging, they will not rise as much as is currently being trumpeted.

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Egg Prices Jump 6% in March Despite Easing Supply Concerns

Although wholesale egg prices have continued to dip, the USDA says that it could take weeks before a similar shift trickles down to grocery stores.

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Johns Hopkins Gets $1.5M DOD Grant to Strengthen U.S. Drug Supply Chains

An April 8 release from the university details concerns over the quality, transparency and resiliency of global pharmaceutical supply chains.

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Trump is Already Slowing Global Trade as Companies Pause Orders

If anything, Trump's delay in some of his tariff plans is extending the uncertainty that has already begun to drag on business and consumer sentiment.

An Amazon fulfillment center in NJ. Amazon has begun canceling orders from China and other parts of Asia. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Trump Signs Order to Revive U.S. Shipbuilding, DOGE Review of Navy

The new executive order dovetails with a proposal by the U.S. Trade Representative to charge million-dollar fees on Chinese-built ships upon entry to a U.S. port.

The Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Heather Khalifa/Bloomberg

Trump’s Tariffs Threaten to Unravel Southeast Asia’s Apparel Industry

Retailers that have spent years trying to move their manufacturing out of China have suddenly been left in a world of uncertainty.

Photo: iStock / Liuser

U.S. Exits Talks on Shipping Carbon Charge, Threatens Measures

While the U.S. is economically and diplomatically powerful, the country’s fleet of commercial ships is relatively small.

Talks at the IMO in London. Photo: Bloomberg

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