US Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Enter into Effect; Tariff on China Rises from 10% to 20%

2025-03-09

On March 3, 2025, President Trump issued an amendment to the Executive Order that imposed a 10% tariff on all imports from China (and Hong Kong), changing the tariff rate to 20%. The tariff increase a..

Outlook 2021: No relief in sight for LA-LB congestion problems

2021-01-05

The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex (pictured) handled record volumes of imports from Asia in August and October. Photo credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com.This story appears in the print editio..

China to Ease Shortage of Containers

2020-12-07

[12/07/2020]China will increase the supply of containers and tighten monitoring of the shipping market to further stabilize the rising logistics costs in international trade, a government official sai..