US-China trade wars Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:33:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 US port operators brace for tariff blitz if Trump gets second term https://theloadstar.com/us-port-operators-brace-for-tariff-blitz-if-trump-gets-second-term/ https://theloadstar.com/us-port-operators-brace-for-tariff-blitz-if-trump-gets-second-term/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:32:02 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284196 US port operators will be focused on the results of tomorrow’s elections, concerned that potential tariff policies could upend their business models.
With the polls placing the main presidential candidates neck and neck, sources across US supply chains have told The Loadstar that many shippers were organising their inventories on the basis of a Trump victory, as worry grows over his tariff pronouncements.
Describing ‘tariff’ as “the most beautiful word in the ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/us-port-operators-brace-for-tariff-blitz-if-trump-gets-second-term/feed/ 0 284196 Perishable shipments to China are recovering, but slowly, say exporters https://theloadstar.com/perishable-shipments-to-china-are-recovering-but-slowly-say-exporters/ https://theloadstar.com/perishable-shipments-to-china-are-recovering-but-slowly-say-exporters/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:06:34 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=118300 As economic activity in China begins to pick up after the extended lunar new year holiday in response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, sales of imported perishables are rising.
But for some perishables shippers, it will be a long time before they get back to pre-virus volumes.
After reports of perishables rotting in China’s ports and warehouses in the aftermath of the holiday, Chilean fruit exporters’ association ASOEX said last week their ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/perishable-shipments-to-china-are-recovering-but-slowly-say-exporters/feed/ 0 118300 Chinese ready for a new wave of perishable imports as tariff barriers come down https://theloadstar.com/chinese-ready-for-a-new-wave-of-perishable-imports-as-tariff-barriers-come-down/ https://theloadstar.com/chinese-ready-for-a-new-wave-of-perishable-imports-as-tariff-barriers-come-down/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:43:44 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=115208 China appears to be on the verge of a ‘tsunami’ of perishable imports.
On 1 January, Beijing implemented temporary tariff reductions on more than 850 products in an effort to fuel imports after a domestic shortage of some goods and demand for foreign speciality goods for everyday consumption.
However, even more imports will be triggered by the China-US phase one trade agreement, due to be signed on 15 January.
The January tariff changes ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/chinese-ready-for-a-new-wave-of-perishable-imports-as-tariff-barriers-come-down/feed/ 0 115208 Perishables bonanza goes sour for forwarders in North America https://theloadstar.com/perishables-bonanza-goes-sour-for-forwarders-in-north-america/ https://theloadstar.com/perishables-bonanza-goes-sour-for-forwarders-in-north-america/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:12:48 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=105318 Canada’s leading perishables forwarder is building a second leg to stand on – its core business has not been stellar lately. 
“2019 has not been a good year in general for perishables forwarders. Everybody is down,” said Brendan Harnett, chairman and chief executive of Flying Fresh Air Freight, the Vancouver-based company that topped Canada’s perishables forwarder rankings last year. 
The perishables sector has been strong in recent years, prompting the likes of Kuehne + Nagel and Panalpina ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/perishables-bonanza-goes-sour-for-forwarders-in-north-america/feed/ 1 105318 For perishables, China more a necessary evil than the land of opportunity it was https://theloadstar.com/china-more-of-a-necessary-evil-for-perishables-than-the-land-of-opportunity-it-was/ https://theloadstar.com/china-more-of-a-necessary-evil-for-perishables-than-the-land-of-opportunity-it-was/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:54:41 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=103960 For many US perishables exporters, 2019 is a year of exploring new markets. Hit hard by tariffs on produce going to China, they are trying to find clients in other parts of the world. 
US cherry exporters are faced with a 52% Chinese tariff, so some have turned their back on this market and are shipping more to Hong Kong, Taiwan, South-east Asia and Korea, noted Chris Connell, senior vice-president North America of ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/china-more-of-a-necessary-evil-for-perishables-than-the-land-of-opportunity-it-was/feed/ 2 103960 US farmers demand an end to tariff war with China as their export markets fade https://theloadstar.com/us-farmers-demand-an-end-to-tariff-war-with-china-as-their-export-markets-fade/ https://theloadstar.com/us-farmers-demand-an-end-to-tariff-war-with-china-as-their-export-markets-fade/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 11:55:02 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=99908 US farmers are losing patience with their administration’s trade conflict with China.
They want a resolution to stand-off, as they face the prospect of slowly building up new markets, container by container, while their rivals in other exporting nations send their perishables by the boatload to China. 
The most recent escalation of the conflict has brought tariff increases of up to 25% on more than 5,000 US goods worth $60bn, including farm products – a ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/us-farmers-demand-an-end-to-tariff-war-with-china-as-their-export-markets-fade/feed/ 0 99908 Kerry Logistics expands cold chain activities in China with new joint-venture https://theloadstar.com/kerry-logistics-expands-cold-chain-activities-in-china-with-new-joint-venture/ https://theloadstar.com/kerry-logistics-expands-cold-chain-activities-in-china-with-new-joint-venture/#respond Mon, 20 May 2019 11:44:20 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?post_type=coolstar_post&p=99652 Hong Kong’s Kerry Logistics has expanded its perishable cold chain business in mainland China, forming a majority interest joint-venture with Shanghai Zhizhen Logistics.
Kerry Cold Chain Solution will focus on niche food products such as raw ingredients and dairy product additives.
The firm currently operates 1m sq ft of ambient and cold chain capacity in China, including a 50,000sq ft temperature-controlled facility in Shanghai, complete with automated storage and retrieval systems.
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