The Weekly Roar
Logistics News, Shipping & Weekly Freight Updates
The De Minimis Abyss
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: LA/ LB and the 90-day tariff pause, growing European port congestion, reinstatement of reciprocal tariffs, air cargo demand
One Step Forward
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Production ramping up, a return to normal trans-Pacific shipping operations, a 15% rebate on fees through the Suez,
What Supply Chains Should Expect with the New US and China Tariff Agreement
The road to supply chain recovery from the trade actions taken by the new US administration in 2025 was always going to be long. Even with a 90-day reprieve
The Trouble with Tariffs
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: A new tariff factsheet, a new trade "deal", Houthis’ plans to stand down, achieving scalable and clean transportation,
Freefalling
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Tariffs and US ports, the drop in diesel prices, the outlook for air cargo, hurting healthcare supply chains,
Game Changer.
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Blank sailings surge, status of the trade war, growth in tech adoption, a revenue hit for air cargo,
Importer of Record Services: A Smart Strategy for Tariff Mitigation and Cost Offsets
Tariffs are putting pressure on global supply chains, and businesses are feeling it. Whether you're a manufacturer, perhaps in the medical devise industry, distributor, or CPG importer, the rising
The New Common Denominator: Uncertainty
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Container bookings down, reconsidering fees on Chinese-built ships, the slowdown in air cargo, disruptions at major US ports,
Fallout
The Weekly Roar In this week's Roar: Retaliatory tariffs, slowdown in the transpacific, EU and reshaped supply chains, new carbon charge on ocean shipping, and
The Same Old, Same Old — But At Another Level
The Weekly Roar In this week's Roar: TARIFFS!, new challenges facing customs operations, the PMI for March, AI implementation in the supply chain, and what's
The Outlook for Q2 2025
Headlines for Q2 2025 Geopolitics, Tariffs, and Fees... and more Uncertainty. Global Ports The Headlines: Another intersection (besides tariffs) of supply chain, the new
When C = Mediocre
The Weekly Roar In this week's Roar: Fees on Chinese-built vessels, a NEW 25% tariff, preparing for more D&D, changes to the NMFC, and a
