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Mexico Threatens to Bite Back Against Trump Tariffs

President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that the proposed 25% import tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. would result in mutually assured economic destruction for both countries.

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Port of Los Angeles Sees Sustained Import Surge Ahead of Tariffs

This year, the LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all U.S. container imports, have seen their busiest ever peak season.

Cranes reflected in a boat window at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

Former Congressman Duffy Named as Secretary of Transportation

Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.”

Sean Duffy, March 2017. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China’s Chancay Megaport in Peru Opens

The China-backed megaport has the potential to create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.

Chancay Port, Peru, under construction. Photo: iStock/Rommel Gonzalez

Port of Long Beach Smashes All-Time Record with October Surge

Businesses are poised to continue bringing in larger volumes of goods through the end of the year, which is normally a quieter time for the ports.

Port of Long Beach. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg

'Positive Progress' on Talks Between ILA, USMX, But Roadblocks Remain

The ILA and USMX have until January 15, 2025 to avert a second East and Gulf Coast strike, just days before the start of the next presidential administration.

Cargo ships at the Port of Charleston. Photo: iStock / stonena7

Mozambique Ports At Risk as Opposition Chief Urges More Protests

The demonstrations have also interrupted commercial activity in Maputo, and raised concerns about further delays to a $20 billion natural gas export project.

Anti-riot police officers walk past burning barricades made by protesters in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 7. Photo: Alfredo Zuniga/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg.

Canada Labor Minister Orders End to Labor Disputes at Country's Ports

MacKinnon said that the ongoing stoppages at the Port of Montreal and in British Columbia have significantly impacted the country's supply chains.

The Port of Montreal along the St. Lawrence River. Photo: iStock / LaSalle-Photo

Outlook Improving for Shipping Traffic at Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority recently moved to a long-term booking system for shipping slots, which has made it easier to forecast transit demand months in advance.

Several freighters, assisted by tugboats, entering the Panama Canal at Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side. Photo: iStock / searagen

Canada Port Lockouts Back Trudeau Government Into a Corner Again

The Montreal offer would have boosted average dockworker compensation to more than C$200,000 per year.

Workers picket outside the Port of Montreal near a Termont Terminal Inc. terminal in September. Photo: Bloomberg

Montreal Port Urges Trudeau Government to End Strike

The labor dispute comes as western Canadian ports locked out dock workers November 4, disrupting an estimated C$800 million in activity per day.

Workers picket outside the Termont Terminal Inc. Maisonneuve terminal during a dockworkers' strike in Montreal. Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg

Shanghai Unveils Green Shipping Plan as New Emissions Rules Loom

The target is to raise Shanghai’s low-carbon bunkering to over one million tons a year by 2030, according to a November 1 statement.

Gantry cranes and shipping containers at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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