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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Trump’s tariff opportunities, slashed rebates, early holidays

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Trump’s tariff thinking, wood recycling, chip splitting

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: After the big one, Bluey’s the best, semiconductor slowdown

Friday, November 01, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Tracking chips, cutting costs, container caution

Friday, October 25, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Transition inflection, tariff deflection, laptop limitation

Friday, October 18, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Fixing supply networks, ASML vs. Nvidia, Trump’s tariff plans

Friday, October 11, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: The next early rush, EV rivalry, tariff sunburn

Friday, October 04, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Waiting for the big election, dealing with a big strike, putting out fires

Friday, September 27, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Strike time, Middle East AI, forestry feuds

Friday, September 20, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Supply chain attack, de minimis shrinks, tariffs settled

Friday, September 13, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Two faces of AI, huge Halloween, 3D limits

Friday, September 06, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Tough time for Turkey, Canada’s canola caned, HP’s printer challenges

Friday, August 30, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Center of AI attention, the electric herd, clean Lego

Friday, August 23, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Milk and metal mayhem, reshoring recliners, tracks in turmoil

Friday, August 16, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Back to school sprint, CS3D risks, Pixel’s focus

Friday, August 09, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Early peak evidence, AI chip delay, Chile’s woes

Thursday, August 01, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Building on the ‘70s, delaying tariffs, shipping slips

Friday, July 26, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Olympian sourcing, Mexican metals, expensive memories

Friday, July 19, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Surge protection, managed de minimis, forestry failings

Friday, July 12, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Three speed semiconductors, auto tariffs bite, hurricane hazards hit

Friday, June 28, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Eyes on the horizon, UK election prospects, the electric bandwagon

Friday, June 21, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: India’s future, pork’s tariffs and Sonos Inc.’s headphones

Friday, June 14, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: EV tariffs arrive, dealing with droughts, Apple adds to the AI wave

Friday, June 07, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Corporate focus on supply chains wanes, tariff details matter

Friday, May 31, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Under the EU influence, spinning up electronics

Friday, May 24, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Rates rise, corporate concerns, tariffs trigger tariffs

Friday, May 17, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Tariffs made a comeback, flooding in Brazil

Friday, May 10, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Apple branches out, early peak evidence

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Supply China Edge: Tech restrictions widen, Adidas kicks inventory, rate boom returns

Friday, April 26, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: America’s tariffs, battery finance chickens, freight’s silver lining

Friday, April 19, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Aluminum sanctioned, Aries seized, Apple spreads

Friday, April 12, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Stellar start, building ban, India’s Apple

Friday, April 05, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: ONE’s big target, Taiwan’s quake, solar’s eclipsed

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Bridge to the future, peak season prep, new chips

Friday, March 22, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Trump’s car directions, AIS off, AI memory on

Friday, March 15, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Red Sea inventory fallout, smart strikes, fab spending

Friday, March 01, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Beyond AI, refrigerator reflation, limited Red Sea scope

Friday, February 16, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Red Sea meets Black Friday, cars impounded, PlayStation cut

Friday, February 09, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Tariff man dons his cape once more; Australia gets more Pacific

Friday, February 02, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Shipping rates reverse, AI saves the day

Friday, January 26, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Shelving Red Sea plans, ‘forceful measures’ for EVs

Friday, January 19, 2024

Supply China Edge: Red Sea ripples through trains, automobiles and warehouses

Friday, January 12, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Tesla’s canal route pain, upbeat apparel, mixed chips

Friday, January 05, 2024

Supply Chain Edge: Linking 2023 and 2024; cross-strait tensions; Japan’s earthquake

Friday, December 22, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Stormy 2024, Red Sea security, tariff reviews ahead

Friday, December 15, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Reversible reshoring, Israeli supply chain risks, EU’s mainland China strategy

Friday, December 08, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Disjointed world, Tesla’s woes, bad canal choices

Friday, December 01, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Apparel outlook, strike hangover, beer-by-train

Friday, November 24, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Outlooks for resilience and semiconductors; rare earth restrictions and vessel hijacking

Friday, November 03, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Striking back, Panama problems, worrying shipments

Friday, October 27, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Graphite retaliation, chip restraints and levelled-up consoles

Friday, October 20, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Amazon problems, earnings lessons, sinking gin

Friday, October 13, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Israel-Gaza war risks for electronics and healthcare; 14-month consumer downturn ends

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Decorated supply chains, strike strategy revealed

Friday, September 29, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Outlook for supply chains – time, tariffs and tracking

Friday, September 15, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Strike hits, green Apple, boring supply chains

Friday, September 08, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Peak season expectations, mysterious phone, more blocked lithium
Peaking like it’s 2019: 2023 US peak season supply chain activity

Friday, September 01, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Navigating forests, strikes ahead, localized Lego

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Halloween shock, AI-powered chip recovery, mineral protections

Friday, August 18, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Dealing with forced labor, going back to school, restricting computers and tin

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Getting the right environment: Air conditioner supply chains
Supply Chain Edge: Apple’s season, cooling aircon, tin canned

Friday, August 04, 2023

Time for phase two: Mexico as a supply chain reshoring center
Supply Chain Edge: Mexi-shoring, India’s moment and sportswear on track

Friday, July 28, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Rice restrictions, Barbie’s trip, batteries’ delay

Friday, July 21, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Moving to Mexico, clearing the chip traffic jam

Friday, July 14, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Judging calm, recycling rags, striking potash

Friday, June 30, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Right place, right time – outlook for Q3’23

Friday, June 23, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Two ways to make Britain greater

Friday, June 09, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Seasonal clock ticking for labor settlement

Friday, June 02, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Athleisure close to achieving balance

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Resized inventory, splintered memory, active volcano

Friday, May 19, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: COVID no more, tariffs in abeyance

Monday, May 15, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Consumer slowdown is slowing down

Friday, May 05, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: A light in the semiconductor tunnel

Friday, April 28, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Mighty microchip buyers

Friday, April 21, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: The new Vietnam

Friday, April 14, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Slower, steadier and smoother
The new Pacific island: UK supply chains access CPTPP trade deal

Monday, April 03, 2023

Rapid apparel reshoring: Alternatives to sourcing from Myanmar

Friday, March 31, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Athleisure swims after flying

Friday, March 24, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Smoothed chains, popped stocks

Friday, March 17, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Furniture flattened, apparel folded

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Flat pack flattened: February 2023 maritime supply chain activity

Friday, March 10, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Yeezy deflates kicks

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Illuminating shipping: Indian solar supplies drive volume growth

Monday, March 06, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Mobile smartphone manufacturers

Friday, February 24, 2023

Supply Chain Edge: Vietnamese sneakers slip

Sunday, February 19, 2023

  Supply Chain Edge: Fording the EV gap

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Shore Thing: Supply Chain 2023 Outlook

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Ever Forward stops short; Xbox keeps growth up through the holidays

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Ever Forward stops short
Guess guesses correctly with early orders
Xbox keeps growth up through the holidays

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: US February imports record-breaking anew; HMM, digital forwarders top February

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

US February imports record-breaking anew
Qurate, Mattel may feel effect of Shenzhen lockdowns
Hyundai, digital forwarders top February

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Inflation keeps growing; Revlon and Volkswagen take on supply chain challenges

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Inflation keeps growing as shipping rates dip
Revlon beautifies its supply chains
Volkswagen carrier sinks imports

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Russian invasion of Ukraine adds strain to supply chains; Peloton restructures

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine adds additional strain to stretched supply chains
Peloton restructures to boost efficiency, reduce cost
Avocados avoid logistical mush

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Zim, Amazon lead carriers, forwarders; bridge closure could impact Ford, GM

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Ford, GM could feel impact of Detroit bridge shutdown
Zim, Amazon lead carrier, forwarder January growth

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Normal January. Normal year?; Talking supply, expecting inflation

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Supply chain, inflation top subjects of Q4’21 earnings calls
Neumann, Coffee America brew import success
Normal January. Normal year?

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Mattel, Hasbro outplay congestion challenges; GE, Regal turn to Mexico

Tuesday, February 01, 2022

Columbus McKinnon taps Asia to reduce backlog
GE, Regal show largest truck exports from Mexico
Mattel, Hasbro outplay congestion challenges

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Tyson Foods buoyed by high chicken prices; container loss may hit Expeditors

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Philips diversifies transport, wants visibility from suppliers
  Expeditors may feel impact of ONE container loss
Tyson buoyed by high chicken prices; inflation hits foodstuffs
PPG faces escalating costs, turns to nearshoring

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Keeping up with demand in 2021; Matson, Amazon forwarding lead December imports

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Matson, Amazon forwarding lead December imports; rates inch up

Friday, January 14, 2022

  2021 in review: Keeping up with demand

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Supply Chain Edge: Panjiva 2022 Outlook; Ningbo’s COVID-19 lockdown could hit GoPlus, Dollarama

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  Panjiva 2022 Outlook: At the tipping point

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

  Ningbo’s heightened COVID-19 restrictions could hit GoPlus, Dollarama

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Supply Chain Edge: ZIM leads 2M, Ceva imports surge; phase one purchases too late

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Santa ramps up toy imports in November
  ZIM leads 2M, Ceva imports surge in November
  Energy, corn, chips drive late surge in US exports to China

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Supply Chain Edge: Adidas, Nike face Vietnam challenges; US-EU steel rhetoric could hit Shimano

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Fujifilm pivots to drugs as printing fades
General Motors could be impacted by new Mexico trade rules
  Vietnam sourcing still problematic for Adidas, Nike
Shimano could face higher costs if US-EU steel rhetoric plays out

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Supply Chain Edge: Amazon, ZIM have booming October; no gifts for renewables

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

  Amazon forwarding booms; K+N, DSV sustain YOY growth
Yarn, wind power face new duties; olives poised to wrinkle US-EU relationship
  ZIM, MSC lead 2M import growth in October

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Supply Chain Edge: Holiday shopping shipped early, Ford, GM hit by chip shortage

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Xbox still outplays rivals in October
  Record October imports as US holiday shopping shipped early
  Ford, GM see impact of chip shortage

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – Special Report: Steel Section 232s swapped for quotas, retaliatory tariffs axed

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

  Special Report: Thyssenkrupp, Voestalpine set to gain from sweeping US-EU steel and aluminum deal
Ferrero, Callebaut hit sugar highs in Q3

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – PPE down from pandemic highs; Canada and Mexico worried about US EV tax breaks

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

  Ford, Volkswagen could shift if EV credits charge up
Mahle, Valeo may see additional costs from aluminium foil ruling
REC Silicon shifts sourcing to China
Danaher cuts imports; PPE down from pandemic highs

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – ZIM, DP-DHL lead carriers and forwarders; Samsung, LG could get relief in LA

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Furniture, leisure imports hit ceiling as U.S. sales perk up
  ZIM, Matson lead carriers, DP-DHL and K+N lead forwarders in slowing September

Thursday, October 14, 2021

  Samsung, LG could get a break in Los Angeles traffic

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

  September shows slower growth; holiday trends emerge
Supply Chain Edge – Samsung, Panasonic could use Renesas boost, Costco joins self shippers

Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Xbox maintains lead over PlayStation, Nintendo
Ford announces EV plants amid battery import surge
Samsung, Panasonic could use boosted Renesas capacity

Monday, October 04, 2021

Costco secures ships to mark down congestion

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – Q4’21 Outlook: The logistics of cheer; U.S. Steel bets on 232

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

HB Fuller fights inflation with price increases, China consolidation
U.S. Steel looks to capitalize on record-high prices

Monday, September 27, 2021

  Q4’21 Outlook: The logistics of seasonal cheer

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – ZIM, MSC lead in August; Chinese retail imports decline

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Danone, L’Oreal imports could submerge in U.S.-French tensions
Chinese retail imports decline as leisure, e-commerce lead sales
ZIM, MSC lead 2M to top August carriers

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – DHL, K+N lead forwarders in August; healthcare, staples, IT slow import growth

Monday, September 13, 2021

Reduced by WRO, Top Glove imports face competition
DHL, K+N lead forwarder pack in August; European acceleration slows

Friday, September 10, 2021

Toro braces for inflation after steady summer
Healthcare and staples join technology in August import slowdown

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – JOANN and Qurate ship Christmas, GM hit by chip-related shortage

Monday, September 06, 2021

Greif raises prices, boosts imports in packaging expansion
  GM nearshoring, still faces chip-related closures

Friday, September 03, 2021

JOANN and Qurate ship Christmas in July

Wednesday, September 01, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – Alleviating congestion through digital transformation; Vietnam lockdowns
Neumann, Shin Etsu in the path of Ida

Monday, August 30, 2021

  IKEA, Adidas, seek recovery in Vietnam as new outbreak looms
  BJ’s Wholesale covers inflation with aggressive cost-cutting

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

  Helping alleviate supply chain congestion through digital transformation of seaports
Supply Chain Edge – Walmart takes control as retail soars; solar safeguards up for review

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

  GM squeaks by pre-pandemic levels, Mexico disputes RoO requirements
Walmart takes control of shipping to meet retail demand
LONGi, JinkoSolar power imports despite safeguards
TJX offsets freight surge with price rise, cost cuts

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Supply Chain Edge – Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk raise flags; inflation breaks through supply chains

Monday, August 16, 2021

  Supply chain inflation bow wave washes into Q3’21
Super Micro, Asus fight high demand with imports
Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk flag strained system, new services as growth slows
  JDE Peet’s unafraid of supply chain cost inflation as Brazil coffee crisis looms

Friday, August 13, 2021

Panjiva Daily – Dollarama, Dick’s and the Ningbo closure; Adidas deals with Vietnam challenge

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Sonos supply chain volume growth turned down, less concerned about Malaysia
Adidas tackles Vietnam challenge with regional reallocation, reduced inventories
Nissan’s recovery, Marelli’s Malaysian auto export surge may lose traction
Dollarama, Dick’s may face peak season disruptions as Ningbo Zhoushan closes
Panjiva Daily – Expeditors expects elevated rates until 2022; congestion on the way back to school

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

GoPro goes after fakes, cuts inventories and restructures supply chain
Expeditors, DP-DHL see higher-for-longer rates as Europe exposure leads
H&M, PVH face congestion on the way back to school
Panjiva Daily – Semiconductors, apparel slow US import growth; vaccine diplomacy hides ingredient exports

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

GCP shifts sourcing around congestion, force majeure
Competition to donate doses accelerates; pharma ingredients in decline
Panjiva Daily – Hasbro, Mattel cool off; Nintendo and Sony discuss COVID-19 challenges
Semiconductor shortage, COVID-19 closures cut into U.S. import growth

Monday, August 09, 2021

JBS, WH Group have momentum challenge as Chinese meat inspections return
Nintendo, Sony see risk, disruption in COVID-19 resurgence
Mattel, Hasbro shipments cool after bumper sales of outdoor toys
Panjiva Daily – Paying for the battery revolution; ThyssenKrupp, SSAB scale up in steel

Sunday, August 08, 2021

Panjiva Insights: Who will pay? The outlook for large-capacity batteries
Suez scarring improves appeal of new Orient Overseas service
Thyssenkrupp, SSAB scale up steel shipments; long wait for tariff leniency ahead

Friday, August 06, 2021

Panjiva Daily: After three years, final tariff talks months away; GM shifts chip strategy

Thursday, August 05, 2021

  GM, Stellantis look to long-term solutions as Malaysia clouds semis situation
After three years, final U.S-China tariff talks still have months to go
ZIM Shipping, MSC face attention in FMC’s surcharge inquiry
Xylem clogged by labor, inflation; diverts sourcing back to China

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Mitsubishi’s chip shortage silver lining; O&M handles inflated glove costs
GE, Schneider Electric avoid tariffs, receive insights into Trump trade policy
Semiconductor shortage silver lining seen by Mitsubishi in better autos margins
Owens & Minor handles elevated glove costs; PPE shipments scaling back
Cummins takes $100M hit from supply chain inflation; more of the same ahead

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Ferrari’s precision drives production past semiconductor shortage
Becle prioritizes profits, price rise as tequila supply chain faces shortages
TJX, Goodyear Tire may face Vietnam challenge as port closure looms
Panjiva Daily: Ferrari’s precision supply chain drive; Vietnam port challenge for TJX, Goodyear
iRobot sweeps through congestion, pivots to Malaysia

Monday, August 02, 2021

Looking further into the future – July 2021 in 10 reports
Panjiva Daily: Footwear’s fancy supply chain footwork; vaccine rollout worries
Steve Madden, Wolverine World Wide show fancy supply chain footwork
Cargotec tackles supply chain problems, awaits U.S. Infrastructure Bill

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Matson joins the 2022 chorus, growth slowing but still substantial
Vaccine rollout questions remain, AstraZeneca maintains shipments to Mexico

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Pentair, Donaldson look for pricing to wash away supply chain cost inflation
Biden’s stricter Buy American rule may require Mack Trucks to shift gears
Panjiva Daily: Ford’s three-prong supply chain strategy; Biden’s stricter Buy American stance
DSV Panalpina’s third upgrade comes with view of normalization in 2022
Ford weighs on U.S. trade activity, implements new supply chain strategy
Panjiva Daily: Mattel, Hasbro play with supply chain strategies; 2022 normality for logistics

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Mattel, Hasbro play with shipping, pricing strategies to optimize supply chains
Panjiva Insights: The path to normal stretches far into the future
RPM, PPG awash in coating demand, aiming to cover supply chain inflation
C.H. Robinson joins the 2022 recovery chorus while building market share

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Tesla hacks its way around chip shortage, Signify shines a light on inventory
UPS’s ocean freight forwarding booms as e-commerce packages drag
Signify shines a light on inventory to tackle “crazy bullwhip”
Tesla’s nine day buffer faces more port congestion, chip shortage risks in H2
Farmers, energy suppliers at risk as U.S.-China relations remain frosty

Monday, July 26, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Pandemic risks renewed in apparel; TSMC, Intel expect chip woes into 2022
Cosco Shipping drives China’s shipyards ahead while KSOE faces cost inflation
TSMC, Intel expect tight supply chains into 2022 as GM trims output again
Savannah surge likely to continue to 2022 as Walmart leads CMA CGM higher

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Thule pushes up pricing as supply chain costs rack up
Pandemic risks renewed for apparel-makers as Bangladesh locks down

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Carbon tariffs spread, Indian steel at risk; Electrolux headwinds to continue
Brexit Watch: Showdown with EU set as U.K. asks for Northern Ireland customs relaxation
Fever-Tree shipments heat up despite mix of logistics challenges
Sleep Number overcomes supply chain nightmare, raises prices
Electrolux expects bigger impact from supply chain challenges in H2’21
ArcelorMittal, JSW Steel face risks from U.S., EU carbon border tariff initiatives

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

U.S. warning on Hong Kong may add to China trade friction
Panjiva Daily: K+N expects rates to roar into 2022; BNSF makes MSC’s life more complicated
K+N expects seafreight rates to continue to roar through to Year of the Tiger
BNSF’s rail limit complicates life for MSC as West Coast congestion continues
Samsung, Foster Electric supply chains secure as Vietnam reaches currency deal

Monday, July 19, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd warns of China reefer import issue as poultry shipments slide
Brexit Watch: Sainsbury’s, Tesco may switch food supplies if customs aren’t reformed
Panjiva Daily: Maersk revamps Asia services; new challenges for China food flows
Cheniere, Sempra Energy may need more India sales as EU methane rules evolve
Maersk’s new service may bring Deichmann, H&M back to Chennai
Panjiva Daily: Nike runs into Vietnam problems; apparel, leisure imports lag sales

Sunday, July 18, 2021

  Leisure, apparel supply chain activity lags as retail sales boom in June
  Panjiva Insights: Government policy, national security and supply chain resilience
Volkswagen shipping goes green as activity remains below pre-pandemic levels
  Nike may run out of Vietnamese sneakers as COVID-19 accelerates

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Panjiva Daily: “Fit for 55” to boost supply chain costs; corporate inflation focus at 10-year high
Voxx tunes into Taiwan as supply chain costs rise
Inflation focus hits 10-year high as import prices, shipping costs soar
Presidential power affirmed as Turkey loses steel tariff appeal
“Fit for 55” brings higher costs, continued uncertainty for supply chains

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Panjiva Daily: South African protests disrupts supply chains; DP-DHL, DSV lead forwarder boom
South Africa protests may disrupt supply chains for Lenzing, Mahle
Starbucks, JM Smucker face higher prices as Brazilian beans dry up
Roku takes a hit in patent case, supply chain activity slowing
DP-DHL, DSV lead forwarder boom in June as Europe outpaces China

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Lupin, Cadila may have growth opportunity from Biden’s drug competition order
Levi Strauss leads by taking flight, heading east to secure growth
Panjiva Daily: Levi Strauss, JinkoSolar use alternative logistics strategies in congested times
Back-to-school imports not back to pre-pandemic levels despite rebound
Maersk grabs more of JinkoSolar’s shipping, may lose some of LONGi’s

Monday, July 12, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s regulatory wave for shipping; food hoarding to beat inflation
Shipping alliances face risk of regulatory wave from Biden’s competition order
Nintendo’s Switch reboot takes toll on short-term shipments
USMCA Watch: General Motors labor issue resolved, signs supply chain normalizing
Fresh Del Monte, WH Group lead U.S. food boom as inflation hoarding starts
Panjiva Daily: Shipping surge includes electronics slide; Samsung SDI backs Biden’s battery bet

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Container shipping surge hides electronics, apparel slowdown

Thursday, July 08, 2021

Top Glove, Hartalega’s Malaysian shutdown leaves U.S. more reliant on China
Samsung SDI may want Biden’s cash to settle on new battery factory
  China tariff removal may help but not remove computer chip shortage
McCormick scales back imports after spicing up inventories
Panjiva Daily: Watch the Olympics, boost the deficit; Esquel seeks Xinjiang Entity List removal

Wednesday, July 07, 2021

BRF wants more China export licenses but the Middle East is a bigger challenge
Esquel fights Xinjiang labor designation, L.L. Bean sticks by non-China supplies
CNH Industrial faces worst-in-career supply chain, keeps parts flowing
Auto slowdown slowing down as U.S. sales stumble on shortages
  Olympics may help U.S. trade deficit set another new record

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

Panjiva Daily: The fallout from trade policy rivalry in Q3’21; tackling Mexican food inflation
Few routes safe from surcharges as CMA CGM hikes India-Mexico rate
Ridley, ADM may have role to play in AMLO’s food price inflation battle
Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from pandemic planning and trade policy rivalry

Monday, July 05, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Fallout from short-term planning, under-investment – Q3’21 Outlook special edition
Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from underinvestment in logistics
Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from short-term supply chain planning

Thursday, July 01, 2021

Panjiva Daily: ‘Zillions’ of calls for a $20,000 deal; scaling up India’s vaccine imports

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

  Feeling congested, bean better – June 2021 in 10 reports
Going fishing for deals – July 2021 supply chain calendar
Crocs snaps at peers’ alleged IP infractions as supply chain activity surges
Herman Miller in the chair for higher supply chain costs, raises prices to compensate
Cipla scales up imports as Moderna gets Indian vaccine nod
A ‘zillion’ calls and $20,000 – Container shipping rate update, June 2021

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Evraz, TMK face dual duty squeeze as Russia manages metals inflation
Panjiva Daily: Suzuki chopped by chip shortage; L’Oréal may decide if CMA CGM is worth it
  Medical protectionism in decline but cheap masks may change minds
Suzuki chopped by chip shortage, inventories buffering shipments for now
L’Oréal may decide it’s not worth it after CMA CGM adapts Europe-LatAm service
  July 4 set for a bigger bang after vaccinations, elevated firework imports

Monday, June 28, 2021

Panjiva Daily: FedEx labor costs to be delivered to customers; rising trade war tensions
Lego’s recycled brick adds sustainability and complexity to supply chain
H&M, Levi Strauss face disruptions from renewed lockdown in Bangladesh
Ford bucks trend as autos apply brake to U.S. trade recovery
China-U.S. phase 1 trade deal delivery options overshadowed by Taiwan, Xinjiang
FedEx expects customers to pay for labor constraints as volume growth continues
Panjiva Daily: Shipping flow woes spread to Shanghai, SeaTac even as Yantian recovers

Sunday, June 27, 2021

  Hankook, ATD move out ahead of tire duties

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Biden’s Xinjiang solar crackdown may cast shadow over LONGi, JinkoSolar
Nord Stream 2 completion could leave U.S. LNG looking for alternatives
SeaTac joins the congestion club as Maersk, MSC shipments surge
  Stanley Black & Decker, Makita may face Shanghai hazard as Yantian issues pass
Panjiva Daily: Gamestop levels up; Peloton goes corporate; NYK gets green

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Yamaha, Honda may have new opportunities from Indonesia-Canada trade deal
GE, Volvo have new options as Finland-India multimodal route arrives
Peloton launches corporate program as supply chain pulls ahead of peers
  GameStop levels up as console availability, shipments remain low
NYK cleans up car carriers in face of uncertain electric vehicle shipping future
Panjiva Daily: Amazon may have to back out of forwarding; Polestar’s U.S. supply chain power up

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Polaris uses flexibility to traverse rough supply chain terrain
Polestar powers up in U.S. as Tesla shows localization is no guarantor of stability
ADM, Cargill may face end of bean bounty on hoarding, harvest prospects
Starbucks, Constellation Brands may face CMA CGM’s Oakland surcharge
Amazon’s forwarding reach may be clipped by antitrust, Yantian challenges

Monday, June 21, 2021

Panjiva Daily: What normal looks like for K+N; Maersk’s Brazil crash hits autos, food
  Daimler, BRF may face disruptions from latest Maersk shipping accident
K+N expects second-half normalization, Vietnamese shipment worth watching
China steel controls may barely ripple through Mexican supply chains
  USMCA Watch: JinkoSolar may lose if Canada’s solar argument proves powerful
Long wait for lovers of Liverpool port including Baxter and Becton, Dickinson
Panjiva Daily: China adds urgency to Biden’s pharma plan; threats to the container boom

Sunday, June 20, 2021

  China’s rising share of U.S. drug ingredients adds urgency to Biden’s new plan
Congestion, carbon costs overshadow continued container shipping boom
Diageo, Bacardi may be last winners from U.S.-U.K. thaw as TPA deadline looms

Friday, June 18, 2021

Jags for snags at the heart of U.K. Australia trade deal that remains long way off
Panjiva Daily: Ford, GM and Biden’s battery blitz; Boeing’s key to max-out phase 1 sales

Thursday, June 17, 2021

La-Z-Boy actively dealing with logistics, cost challenges
  Ford, GM launch expansion plans as Biden charges up battery strategy
BHP, Anglo American face Chilean copper cut as China aims to manage inflation
Gallo invests in Charleston after wine shipments fizz up
Boeing 737 may be the way to Max out phase 1 commitments
Panjiva Daily: Steel left hanging after low flying fruit harvest; assessing Biden’s chip fix

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

BRP hits seasonal jump over supply chain constraints
Panjiva Daily: Freight forwarding’s bounteous growth; Home Depot sets sail
Supply chain inflation locked in as import prices rise at fastest since 2010
  Flex sees long-lived chip shortage as Biden looks for long-term fix
Thyssenkrupp, Outokumpu still face tariffs after U.S., EU harvest low-flying fruit
EU shrugs off Brexit drag to deliver faster export growth than U.S., U.K.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

  Home Depot sets sail with sales tailwind, congestion headwind for retailers
  Biden’s materials security aims depend on allies, emerging market spending
UPS, DSV Panalpina show forwarders’ bounty from logistics challenges
Removing $3.9B China tariff haul could ease U.S. supply chain inflation
Remdesivir released, vaccines reserved under Indian export update
Panjiva Daily: No rest for the stressed; exposures to Yantian disruptions

Monday, June 14, 2021

Lovesac adds on sources as activity springs ahead
No rest for stressed logistics networks as off-peak season looks elusive
Brexit Watch: Sausage wars come at the wrong time for trade activity, U.S. relations
Ikea, Qurate face shipping challenges as south China ports fight congestion
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s 90 supply chain ideas and a pause for effect on tax

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Nidec, Daimler face less attractive choices if magnets attract tariffs
  Biden’s 90 ideas provide long-term aims not short-term fixes

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Russia’s food price worries create another opportunity for U.S. farmers

Monday, June 07, 2021

Toro stocks up for a hot summer

Sunday, June 06, 2021

Donaldson turns to near sourcing to navigate supply chain storms
Advance Auto Parts set to accelerate brake price rises as supply chains overheat

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Pause for effect as Biden adds leverage for global tax talks
Panjiva Daily: Resurgent pandemic tests tech supply chains; the losers from vaccine success

Wednesday, June 02, 2021

JBS hack could chop meat exports, boost imports
Aurobindo shows not all healthcare has been healthy during the pandemic
Good news is bad news for Abbott Labs as testing kit supply chains slow
Strikes join chips, costs and COVID-19 in Volkswagen’s list of woes
Netgear, Samsung face pandemic disruptions from Vietnam’s staff shortages
Panjiva Daily: Shipping looks back into the void; Diageo, P&G face logistics cost hike

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Volkswagen, BMW face power component patent case
Fish the latest frontier in U.S.-China rivalry
Trade recovery looks fragile as industries, countries diverge
Diageo, P&G face rising shipping rates for Europe-Mexico routes
  Paying for the pandemic’s period of plenty – May 2021 in 10 reports
Back into the void – S&P Global Platts container update, May 2021
Panjiva Daily: Decoding PC supply chains; policy and logistics issues to watch in June

Monday, May 31, 2021

  Dell, Lenovo flag historic lows in stocks, a year of price rises for PC supply chains
Walk the walk, hang on to your hats – June 2021 supply chain calendar

Thursday, May 27, 2021

CMA CGM’s express plans may run into Yantian gate closure
Dick’s Sporting Goods faces constrained outdoor sports supply chains
Fisher & Paykel leverage air freight to outpace medical supply peers

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Panjiva Daily: The $6.8 billion purchasing gap; worse-for-longer for west coast ports
Diversification opportunity for JBS, Hilton Foods from U.K.-Australia trade deal
Global trade rebound may not be as good as it seems
USMCA Watch: Mexico matters more for milk than Canada as dispute floodgates open
  Biden’s hand may be forced as China’s phase 1 purchases lag by $6.8B in April
Worse-for-longer on west coast as Hapag-Lloyd identifies ongoing challenges
Panjiva Daily: VF Corp.’s supply chain self-belief; tire bounce shows limits of tariffs

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Aluminum supply chains about to get even more bureaucratic
Aristocrat Leisure gaming machines slip, chip availability may be a risk
Yokohama, Toyo tire bounce shows limits of tariffs
VF Corp. believes it is best after navigating logistics challenges during pandemic
Marfrig looks for scale in meat supply chain in post-pandemic recovery
Panjiva Daily: Vaccine roads don’t just lead through Rome; the Biden-Moon 6G telecoms deal

Monday, May 24, 2021

  Biden-Moon deal could yield 6G telecoms opportunity for Samsung Electronics
Panjiva Insights: Resilience in vital supply chains
HMM, SM Line add capacity after Hyundai, Hankook appear to jump ship
Tailored steel, aluminum retaliation plans set in motion by U.K.
  Rome Declaration useful, national commitments vital in delivering vaccine growth
Panjiva Daily: Ford delivers for Biden; EU’s pivot away from China could help U.S. steel

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Deere pays the price to avoid supply chain challenges, harvest growth potential
Changes afoot for steel as EU trade policy pivots back to the U.S.
The shoe industry might not be ready for a formal summer

Friday, May 21, 2021

Ford delivers on Biden’s battery promise, Mexico may benefit
Panjiva Daily: Turbulence ahead for greening of USMCA; semiconductor supplies stressed

Thursday, May 20, 2021

JBS, Marfrig’s Brazilian beef could benefit from Argentine export ban
USMCA Watch: Wind could cause turbulence for next round of negotiations
China winning boat-building book as Japan resorts to tax breaks
Stressed semiconductors need water, get liberal sprinkling of state support
Indian Oil may switch away from American oil if Iran nuclear deal proceeds
Panjiva Daily: Xinjiang cotton risks realized; global vaccine supplies interrupted

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

ZIM Shipping expects growth, rates to remain elevated in rest of 2021
  Panjiva Insights: Latin America versus the world – life after the pandemic
J.M. Smucker, Neumann slurp up Brazil’s coffee as rainfall fails
Serum Institute’s export delay raises vaccine supply retaliation risk
Uniqlo falls foul of CBP over Xinjiang as Guess, H&M cotton on to China risks
Panjiva Daily: Tackling inflated supply chains; Maersk goes long after short-term surge

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

EU trade rebounds despite Brexit drag
Mask dumping allegations come as supply chain activity slows
Hapag-Lloyd adds India-U.S. service after unsatisfactory Q1
Maersk goes long as short-term shipping volumes, rates remain elevated
  Price hikes, trade cutbacks become more common as inflation worries widen
Panjiva Daily: DP-DHL, Amazon show that size matters; Foxconn’s India iPhone challenge

Monday, May 17, 2021

DP-DHL, Amazon gain from forwarder boom as demand, congestion trends continue
Foxconn’s India challenge shows limitations of onshoring as a risk mitigant
Brexit baggage continues to weigh on U.K. trade activity
Qurate’s customers face higher costs as shopping boom brings shipping surge
USMCA Watch: General Motors, Cardone in crosshairs of initial disputes
Panjiva Daily: Peloton pays up to step up; Adidas’s costly hurdle

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Sogefi aims for flexibility in an inflexible world
Peloton pays up to step up shipments, faces further challenges ahead

Friday, May 14, 2021

Sony needs to level up PlayStation supplies with shortfall through 2022

Monday, May 10, 2021

Union Pacific’s pop-up plans could help cut consumer goods congestion

Sunday, May 09, 2021

Adidas spends to hurdle supply chain challenges, Puma leaps ahead

Thursday, May 06, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Vaccine supply chains face more hurdles than TRIPS; pharma cargo cascade risk
U.S. supply chain activity throttles back after record month, still powers ahead
Vivo battery ban may drag on Indian phone supply surge
GM looks to control the chip as semiconductor shortage cuts Mexican deliveries
Cargo cascade could cut Cadila, Aurobindo drug exports to U.S.
Biden’s TRIPS waiver support won’t guarantee short-run vaccine boost
Panjiva Daily: Healthcare’s supply chain challenges; Stellantis’s chip issue accelerates

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Panjiva Daily: The no-peak peak season surcharge; iRobot and sticky supply chain strategies
Ripples across the pond – S&P Global Platts container update, April 2021
Terex lifts prices to handle higher costs as maintenance demand jacks up
Stellantis sees bigger chip hit in Q2, plans for supply chain recovery
Intel’s new spending in New Mexico won’t clear the current chip shortage problem
ResMed, Baxter show COVID-19 is not the only challenge for medical supplies

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

  Supply chains never sleep – Five lessons from the first five years of Panjiva Research
Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM peak surcharges come without a peak season
Energy, autos pull Canadian exports higher but still below 2019 levels
iRobot shows stickiness of tariff-led restructuring as U.S. trade activity soars
  Beam Suntory, Bacardi stage Cinco de Mayo tequila turnaround
Panjiva Daily: Steve Madden chases footwear demand; May’s the month for steel deals

Monday, May 03, 2021

  Star Wars merchandise expansion is the way thanks to The Mandalorian
Trade investigators all abuzz as new honey dumping petition brought
Steel deals, grinding gears – May 2021 supply chain calendar

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Under unalleviated pressure – April 2021 in 10 reports
Steve Madden’s footwear demand chase hobbled by logistics challenges

Friday, April 30, 2021

Wabtec not yet on growth bandwagon as rail services beat equipment
Panjiva Daily: Congestion risks for the “other” peak season; China’s steel tariff tactics

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Hubbell’s China choice ensure goods flow in tight supply chain environment
Electrolux passes on higher costs as refrigerator demand heats up
Dana dances past supply chain challenges with expedited freight, pricier steel
Peak season isn’t just for the holidays – seasonal challenges for supply chains
China’s steel controls may raise costs for GM, Thyssenkrupp in Mexico
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s next 1,361 days – onshoring, not big deals; CMA CGM’s high risk charge

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

  Biden’s next 1,361 days – onshoring, vaccines and taxes but no big trade deals
Mitsubishi, Honda plan for chip supply chain challenges in May
India’s oxygen emergency requires steel export reductions
CMA CGM may draw FMC’s ire with surcharge approach to export congestion
EU Parliament approves U.K. trade deal, but Brexit uncertainties remain
Panjiva Daily: Tougher-for-longer logistics outlook spreads; DSV Panalpina’s big balance plan

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Simpson Manufacturing shrugs off bad weather, passes on higher supply chain costs
  Mattel, Hasbro may need holiday price hikes as supply chain costs surge
Tougher-for-longer logistics outlook leads Maersk, MSC to rearrange routes
  DSV Panalpina diversifies further as systemic congestion continues
Autoliv avoids semiconductor pileup it expects to continue until Q4’21
Panjiva Daily: K+N sees challenging remainder of 2021; the Mario Andretti supply chain attitude

Monday, April 26, 2021

  K+N sets eight-year expansion record as shipping for Miele, Toms booms
Top Glove pumps up shipments ahead of forced labor block removal
Vale’s iron ore exports enter third year of disruptions
Thule and the Mario Andretti attitude towards supply chain management
Husqvarna cuts into impact of higher supply chain costs with price rises
Panjiva Daily: Grand targets, mundane actions – delivering climate change action

Sunday, April 25, 2021

TE Connectivity reconnects with China as supply chain pressures continue

Saturday, April 24, 2021

  Grand targets, mundane actions – Supply chains key to tackling GHG emissions

Thursday, April 22, 2021

  Ford keeps the brakes on as semiconductor shortage continues
Maersk’s autos link may help Suzuki as Indian auto sector recovery struggles
Earth Day commitments flag need for decades of change in ocean shipping

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Apple’s M1 route to supply security; container chaos hits Latin America
ABB, Siemens may have new opportunities as Biden reviews power security
Choppy pork trade may leave WH Group, JBS without main growth driver
Apple’s M1 route may swerve shortages as PC demand stays on high road
EU beats U.K. as global trade recovery keeps pressure on logistics networks
Hapag-Lloyd seeks to stem southerly spread of container congestion
Panjiva Daily: Localizing a global challenge – climate change special edition

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

  Localizing the global climate challenge – Biden’s summit and supply chain reform

Monday, April 19, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Suga-Biden deal success needs Tokyo Electron’s help; India needs vaccine APIs
Mexican gas surge illustrates challenges of currency manipulation assessments
Tokyo Electron, Tesla core to Suga-Biden strategic partnership
  Serum Institute pleads for COVID-19 supplies as U.S. slashes API shipments
PPG Industries pencils in price rises as paint supply chains dry up
Kansas City Southern expects autos microchip problem to reverse in H2’21
Panjiva Daily: Supply chains stressed beyond the max; Stellantis loses drive, raises prices

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Lakeland Industries shows PPE not immune from supply chain inflation
Stellantis engine plant loses drive while passing on higher costs in Brazil
Volkswagen, Wallenius Wilhelmsen shine as chips cast cloud over ferry shipping
LG Electronics, Qisda’s need for speed powers Matson to profit surge

Friday, April 16, 2021

Container congestion not going away as supply chains stressed beyond the max
Panjiva Daily: Fender volumes up as retail sales hit high note; tire shortage is down the road

Thursday, April 15, 2021

  Retail sales hit a high note as Casio, Fender volumes turn up
Johnson Controls, Bosch may be candidates for Boston’s bigger boats
Sentury, Cooper scale up tire imports as rubber concerns rise
  Giant, Kent cycle imports rally as elevated demand fulfillment continues
LG Electronics ups washer capacity as imports soar during pandemic
Panjiva Daily: P&G, Pepsico and the Transatlantic rate record; the missing March shipping lull

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

  Lovesac delivers rapid growth at higher freight costs, risk of component problems
Plastic’s fantastic import price rise shows supply chain inflation risks
P&G, PepsiCo may face challenge from record Transatlantic shipping costs
Ports miss March off-peak lull as shipping demand remains elevated
WTO fish focus about more than just fish, Chile export growth mixed
Panjiva Daily: Everyone loves localization; DP-DHL and the freight forwarding boom

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd warns of Oakland overload as port congestion moves north
  Everyone loves localization of semiconductors, Applied Materials and Intel act
Minerva, Marfrig rein in beef packing, become more reliant on exports
DP-DHL boosts outlook as forwarders’ shipping boom continues
U.K.-EU relations remain fraught as medical supplies hit nine year low for February
Panjiva Daily: The first 3 million TEU month; Biden’s electric vehicle spending to charge ahead

Monday, April 12, 2021

PriceSmart’s time delays may have passed after bumper March imports
First 3 million TEU month for U.S. imports as demand, congestion clash continues
JinkoSolar price rise shines a light on supply chain inflation
China’s steel price preoccupation could lead to export acceleration
Biden set to charge ahead with EV investments after IP case settled
Panjiva Daily: Levi Strauss, Constellation Brands push supply chain inflation downstream

Sunday, April 11, 2021

  Panjiva Insights: Words become actions, Q2’21 Outlook
Merck, Thales may be beneficiaries from closer U.K.-Indonesia relations

Friday, April 09, 2021

Constellation Brands set to push supply chain inflation into beer prices
Levi Strauss cuts straight through logistics challenges, hikes prices
Valero feels chill from winter storms as petroleum supply chains shiver
Panjiva Daily: Shoes a victim of the tech trade war; steel tariffs have their place

Thursday, April 08, 2021

Sigma Recycling may need new destination as Malaysia trashes U.S. trash
Adidas, Primark sourcing from Myanmar still rising, may soon slow
Netgear, Unizyx boost shipments with chip challenge on route ahead
Posco, Thyssenkrupp may be preparing for an elusive tariff cut
Wolverine World Wide, Nike likely to keep paying price for U.S.-China tech war
Panjiva Daily: Biden commits as supplies slide; Starbucks, JDE Peet’s load up

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Canada helped by supply chain inflation, hindered by chip crunch
  Biden’s vaccine commitment comes as medical supplies import slide
Boeing, Texas storms drag U.S. trade to 18th straight decline
Norfolk Southern’s Chicago delays could cause challenges for Deere, Ikea
Starbucks, JDE Peet’s load up on Brazilian coffee as prices turn over
Panjiva Daily: Contracts for shipping, shipping not contracting; the chip shortage toll

Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Illinois Tool Works, Kyocera may see nail tariff costs cut
Brunswick looks to long-term with Daimler, GM as chips limit Q1 shipping
Chip shortage taking a toll on auto shipments, sales may follow
  Panjiva Insights: The future of big boats, digitization and state-funded reshoring
Contracting for shipping, shipping not contracting – S&P Global Platts container update, March 2021
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s big onshoring infrastructure plan; life after Suez

Monday, April 05, 2021

Guess? and PVH navigate supply chain disruptions
Life after Suez – April 2021 events calendar
Toro, Briggs & Stratton may see costs climb due to snowblower case

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Cast ashore in a sea of woes – March 2021 in 10 reports
  Biden’s $337B for onshoring, logistics could accelerate semiconductor onshoring
Panjiva Daily: Whirlpool’s export explosion; Japan, Indonesia team up to tackle China dependence

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

  Kao Corp, Natura face digital tax retaliation tariff makeover
Whirlpool’s export explosion faces inevitable chip trouble
Sharp, JVCKenwood may have China-to-Japan swap support for Indonesia
Exxon Mobil, Koch face AMLO’s Pemex protection
Sri Trang, Hartalega step up after forced labor ruling against Top Glove
Panjiva Daily: 2021 Q2 Outlook special edition

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

  Q2 2021 Outlook: Words become actions, threats going nowhere
Panjiva Daily: Supply chain structures after Suez; the case against bigger boats

Monday, March 29, 2021

Volkswagen, Renault take COVID-19 pause in Brazil as export sales slide
  Size isn’t everything as ports struggle with container vessel expansion
Stellantis can’t dodge semiconductor shortage, still building parts inventory
  Maersk considers the canal ahead for just-in-time supply chains
  Suez blockage removed, supply chain effects could last for months
Panjiva Daily: Ever Given refloated; Biden’s balance China relations, exports

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Biden’s balance of China relations, phase 1 purchases key for exporters

Friday, March 26, 2021

BRP’s boat business powers ahead with supply chain chop controlled

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Steelcase uses price hike, alternative sources to tackle supply chain challenges
LONGi, Canadian Solar cut shipments to U.S. as California casts a cloud
Suzano’s break-bulk challenge wipes out Brazilian tissue wood pulp shipments
Panjiva Daily: Ground, wind and fire perils for supply chains; Gamestop reboots imports

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

GameStop reboots imports as freight costs power up
Panjiva Daily: Tesla not enough for Biden’s battery bid; Ford joins the decontenting trend
Nordex faces headwind from higher logistics costs, expects demand growth
Pork export boom slows as health issues overshadow herd
  Ground, wind and fire – the perils of global supply chains
Shipbuilding rides rising tide on container demand, emissions needs

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Tariffs complicate chassis supplies in congested logistics network
Diageo, Pernod Ricard may lift a glass to Tai-Truss progress, pandemic still a challenge
Marfrig invests in U.S. beef as export demand slows
  Biden’s battery bid needs IP access as well as investment, minerals
Ford joins GM’s decontenting trend with implications for global supply chain
Panjiva Daily: Lipids versus doses, the EU-U.K. vaccine battle; CPKC’s USMCA opportunity

Monday, March 22, 2021

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s opportunities could include beverages, car parts
U.S. oil import pickup arriving sooner than Saudi Aramco’s demand view
Empty container handling imbalance widens, farm goods exports soaring
ZIM Shipping quintuples contracts, bolsters volume growth in 2021
  Croda, Thermo Fisher may get drawn into vaccine battle as EU hardens stance
Panjiva Daily: FedEx sees slow European recovery; Nike trips on port congestion

Friday, March 19, 2021

Nike trips on port congestion, higher freight costs as peers sprint ahead
FedEx sees European freight recovery constrained until 2023

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Brexit, different customs approaches drag on global export growth
  Fireworks stuck at sea, pandemic casts cloud over July 4 celebrations
Hapag-Lloyd recovery at risk as bunker-adjusted rates reverse
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s critical mineral choices; Johnson’s tilt to help BMW, Merck

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

AsusTek rides second screen boom, long term monitoring needed
Toyota, Honda dips in production not just due to chips
Japan lags global, imbalance semiconductor sector growth
BMW, Merck may be winners from U.K.-India deal after Johnson’s tilt
Biden’s critical mineral sourcing choices need more R&D, less regulation
Panjiva Daily: Retail inventory blowout risks rise; GM cuts content to deal with chip shortage

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Trade price inflation hits series record as materials prices, Chinese imports surge
Inventory blowout risk rises as retail sales growth slows, imports soar
  Dorel, Specialized face uphill struggle meeting demand as costs climb
Maersk’s vaccines-by-sea service could deliver Quad’s program
  General Motors discovers decontenting as way to deal with semiconductor shortage
Panjiva Daily: Broken peak season port choices; Agfa’s pandemic exposure

Monday, March 15, 2021

  Thyssenkrupp fails in steel case, hasn’t lagged peers
Agfa-Gevaert’s pandemic exposure leads to tough supply chain adjustments
Tesco, Asda face elevated costs as CMA CGM hikes India-U.K. surcharge
Broken peak season pattern leaves importers needing port alternatives
CMA CGM expects growth to continue, care with tracking needed
Panjiva Daily: Bigger means better for freight forwarders; 2M restructures for reliability

Friday, March 12, 2021

Genesco needs port diversification as shipments, sales slip
  China’s five year plan has seven technology targets, watch for responses

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Brexit customs bullet dodged by not pulling the trigger
Adidas runs past pandemic challenges after tariff training
Size matters for freight forwarders as shipping demand growth remains high
Maersk, MSC restructure routes to rebuild reliability after raising market share

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  Supply chain inflation proves persistent with high freight, commodity costs
Panjiva Daily: Supply chain inflation proves persistent; Stitch fix stays on time
Flex, Sanmina flows slow, cutting into Laredo’s traffic
Tata Power, Adani Green Energy face rising costs as solar import tariffs are hiked
Stitch Fix deliveries still on time, even if costs increase

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Shipping surge flows into February; Biden’s pharma supply chain targets
CMPC feels a sense of paper supply chain emptiness
H&M slashes shipments from Myanmar after coup
Adient, Brose seat supplies in decline as plastics crunch looms
  Biden’s pharma study may focus on Chinese glycoside, vial supplies
Shipping surge extends into February as consumer, pandemic needs remain high

Monday, March 08, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Medical supplies slip before tariff cut; Nintendo set to level up its supply chain
LVMH tariff pressure may be lifted as aerospace agreements taxi for takeoff
Chinese PPE shipments drop ahead of U.S. tariff exemption extension
Nilfisk faces 400% rise in freight costs, supply chain activity remains weak
One year on it’s time to look two years back as China sustains trade growth
Nintendo Switch overhaul follows console boom, logistics challenges in 2020
Panjiva Daily: The 50-cent semiconductor problem; autos acceleration heading at supply wall

Sunday, March 07, 2021

American auto sales are trucking again, but Mexican supplies are in reverse
  Trump’s tariffs deliver desired outcome as U.S. trade activity remains weak
B&G Foods faces rising freight, commodity costs as growth recovers in Q1
  50-cent semiconductor problem yet to drag on Acer’s deliveries

Friday, March 05, 2021

  Spin Master slows after logistics issues; WowWee spins up shipments

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Panjiva Daily: HNI, Urban Outfitters ready for work and parties; GM wrestles with chip problem
Indonesian apparel needs help abroad as much as tariffs at home
Pemex slashes oil exports, gasoline imports as demand remains weak
  Urban Outfitters ready to party as supply chain activity expands
HNI ready for post-pandemic return for work as office furniture imports rise
Semiconductor shortage chips away at General Motors’ production

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Panjiva Daily: K+N focused on rates not weights; Raimondo ready to tackle tariffs
Qurate faces tough start to 2021 as logistics costs stay high
K+N shows rates, not weights, matter; congestion set remain until summer
USMCA power play possible as CFE gains new abilities, Vestas loses out
  Roku supply chain activity rolled over in January after Q4 surge
Biden can get on with tariff business-as-usual with Raimondo confirmation

Tuesday, March 02, 2021

A little off the top – S&P Global Platts container update, February 2021
  Biden wants China to live up to its commitments as it misses 2021 phase 1 target
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s China challenge as January target is missed; AMLO’s vaccine options
Vale sales surge as iron ore, copper exports shine
AMLO can’t rely on Biden for vaccines as AstraZeneca supplies start
Continental shifts brake manufacturing as USMCA opportunity beckons
Panjiva Daily: Back to the drawing board for supply chains; Big ports get bigger

Monday, March 01, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s $51 billion planning exercise; America’s pressing export issue
U.S. managers hope for rising exports as supply chains remain tight
Paying the price, fighting the freeze – February 2021 in 10 reports
  Back to the drawing board – Risk must beat reward in post-pandemic supply chains
Lifters face dumping duties as trade petitions decline
Big ports got bigger in 2020 while meeting the COVID-19 challenge

Sunday, February 28, 2021

100 days and five years – March events calendar
Puma leaps logistics challenges in Q4’20
Becle’s logistics headache passes, pandemic still weighs on exports

Friday, February 26, 2021

Tai sets out trade policy as expected, exports the more pressing issue
  Biden’s $51 billion supply chain planning exercise

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Shipping surge slows in February; Seattle needles LA about space

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Amazon, Sonos drive higher volumes for Matson
bioMérieux expands test kit supplies, faces higher freight costs
Seattle needles LA about space for container shipping
Nautilus powers through poor logistics to continue expansion in Q1’21
Shipping surge abates in February, but far from washed out
Panjiva Daily: Biden channels Trump on Hong Kong; Crocs and Birkenstock run ahead

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

  Crocs, Birkenstock run ahead as casual leads footwear trade growth
Dana faces expedited freight costs from supply chain bullwhip
Stockpiled autos may stay parked as U.K. lockdown continues through April
Biden channels Trump on WTO, Hong Kong
Indian Potash, Coromandel fertilizer imports may wilt as prices peak

Monday, February 22, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Tyson, Deere harvest farm export gains; athleisure jumps as apparel drops
Tyson Foods, Mountaire outperform peers as meat lags U.S. food export boom
  Athleisure, Pakistan the winners as apparel trade loses ground
Wallenius Wilhelmsen left behind as U.S. vehicle shipping recovers
Albemarle powers up production as lithium export price hits five year low
Deere faces higher freight costs as farm machinery demand booms

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Biden faces hard steel choice as utilization recovers, Japan cuts output
Panjiva Daily: DP-DHL looks to do better by doing good; Biden’s tough steel choice
La-Z-Boy looks to speed up after supply chain volatility, heavy weather
Jakks Pacific sinks after Frozen, yet to spin up ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog
  DP-DHL may do better by doing good with LCL emissions offer

Friday, February 19, 2021

ArcelorMittal, Reliance face steel freeze with Mexican energy cuts
Panjiva Daily: Texas storm sends shiver across energy supply chains; Michelin skids on tariffs

Thursday, February 18, 2021

ZIM Shipping, Maersk plot greener course for shipbuilders
Michelin loses traction as U.S. tire imports boom
Winter storms disrupt oil supply chains from Aramco to Pemex
Freight, furniture feeds import inflation as Fed flags supply chain constraints
Texas freezes gas exports, could chill relations with Mexico
Panjiva Daily: Apparel misses out on the retail recovery; frozen Texas plastic supply chains

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Yamaha motorbike shipments accelerate as Honda, Kawasaki tap the brakes
Japan’s trade recovery proves elusive as oil price, autos disruptions weigh
Regal Beloit switches to Mexico as pool, cooling demand climb
  Adidas, Hanebrands lead import reversal as U.S. clothing sales slow
  Shin Etsu, Sasol among exporters facing Texas freeze

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Winter freeze joins pandemic as challenge for port operators
Tempur Sealy booming but constrained, mattress competitors reshore-once-more
Sonic, Rolls Royce may help Expeditors’ boom continue in 2021
New round of strategic evolution beckons as bigger means better for forwarders
Panjiva Daily: Freight forwarding’s strategic evolution; Expeditors’ boom continues
  Breville faces tight inventory, costly freight as appliance demand pops up

Monday, February 15, 2021

Starbucks needs fresh supplies once Brazil’s coffee export surge slows
Panjiva Daily: The $10B shipping inflation cost problem; Brexit’s oil and luxury car problem
Chinese oil, U.S. luxury car buying a bigger issue than Brexit for U.K. trade
Callaway Golf empties its bag as freight costs, supply constraints overshadow 2021
  The $10 billion shipping inflation problem and corporate cost concerns
Panjiva Daily: Recovery, resilience and life under Biden – special report

Sunday, February 14, 2021

  Panjiva Insights: Recovery, resilience and life under Biden – 2021 Outlook

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Four automotive supply chain options for dealing with chip challenges
Panjiva Daily: Four ways to tackle the chip shortage; Hasbro, Mattel’s playtime spoiled
Kerry-SF Holding deal provides challenge to Amazon, DSV

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Hasbro, Mattel expand as logistics cost inflation spoils playtime
Maersk’s wild ride may be temporary, but still continuing in Q1’21
Inverter supply chains join tariffs in casting cloud over Biden’s renewables ambitions
Panjiva Daily: No rest for logistics in 2021; Deckers Outdoor speeds past footwear peers

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

  Biden’s mask mandate boosts demand as imports slip
  Deckers Outdoor laps footwear peers, trips on logistics costs
Assa Abloy locks in price increases to offset freight costs
Quota-busting Canadians present Biden with aluminum dilemma
No rest for logistics as pandemic drives consumer, healthcare trade activity
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s cheese and China tariff choices; freight costs not yet brought to heel

Monday, February 08, 2021

Super Micro power up Taiwan manufacturing as freight delays, costs rise
  Biden’s China tariff decision could be superseded by consolidated legal action
Von der Leyen – Biden deal beckons as cheesemakers tackle pandemic, tariff disruptions
ASEAN challenges may be next for Myanmar-connected supply chains
Freight, labor costs trim Central Garden & Pet as stay-at-home demand soars
Panjiva Daily: President Biden’s data-driven China choice; chips and ships a challenge for autos

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Biden’s choice – the (not so) curious case of U.S. export weakness

Friday, February 05, 2021

  Peloton’s speedy shipping adds costs equivalent to 5% of revenues

Thursday, February 04, 2021

Semiconductors aren’t the whole problem for Nissan, General Motors
  Scotts Miracle-Gro sows doubts about justification for freight cost hikes
Sysco finds new routes for growth as pandemic continues to weigh

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Winners and losers from India’s tariff budget; drivers of UPS’s growth spurt
Pandemic drives art supply demand as Mitsubishi Pencil erases product line
Ford, GM fire up Mexican supply chains as USMCA restructuring deferred
Panjiva Daily: Ford, GM fired up in Mexico; JVCKenwood rides the autos recovery
Tata Motors creeps ahead as luxury brands struggle to recover
Sri Lanka’s port politics limits Japanese autos opportunity
JVCKenwood’s supply chain volumes ride automotive recovery

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

UPS forwarding surges ahead with autos, healthcare driving growth
New year, new hopes, old problems – January 2021 in 10 reports
  CMA CGM switches fast service to Oakland after LA traffic jams
Trade complaints soar in 2021, including can opener IP infraction
ResMed, Danaher face continued demand, new headwinds in ventilator supplies
POSCO may win, Kia lose from the latest round of “Make in India” tariffs
Panjiva Daily: Myanmar coup fallout for supply chains; Stanley Black & Decker’s heroic freight costs

Monday, February 01, 2021

Stay-at-home helps, freight costs hinder Stanley Black & Decker
Looking peaky – S&P Global Platts container update, January 2021
Global trade recovery may be more fragile than it appears
Nintendo shrugs off competition, logistics challenges to deliver higher score
  Myanmar coup leaves Samsonite, LL Bean with supply chain choices to make
Panjiva Daily: C.H. Robinson’s double-digit, digital growth; EU restarts medical protectionism

Sunday, January 31, 2021

USTR sets the tone; UPS, Maersk report – February events calendar
EU lights touch paper for another round of medical protectionism
Vietnam joins pressure on container lines to address soaring rates
  iRobot takes action against SharkNinja as cleaner trade soars

Friday, January 29, 2021

C.H. Robinson’s double-digit, digital growth keeps it ahead of challengers
Panjiva Daily: Soaring shipping costs hit Tesla, Autoliv earnings; new round of India tariffs loom

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Logistics reliability vs. capacity vs. regulation; Nidec pursues outsourcing
U.S. trade recovery contingent on farm sales, autos supply chains
Shipping costs building up for lengthy U.K. construction supply chains
  Tesla tackles higher shipping costs as governments jostle to support battery onshoring
Autoliv faces freight cost hazard while demand recovers
Make in India tariffs reach refrigerators as Samsung, LG scale up supplies

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Nidec pursues temporary outsourcing as motor demand fluctuates
  Reliability to trump capacity while risking regulation as container lines blank sailings
PPG, Chemours roll on paint supplies, demand remains choppy
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s Buy American matters most for infrastructure; no relief yet for logistics
  Levi Strauss awaits end-2021 for pandemic recovery, cuts inventories
U.S. fisheries losing out as pandemic disruptions of supply chains continue

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Smart doorbell imports knocked as IP infraction case arrives
  Biden’s Buy American provides a new vehicle for dealing with an old sector
Key Tronic unlocks onshoring growth after pandemic, trade war
Australian exports return to growth even as China trade war keeps its grip
  Deceleration, but no relief, for hard-pressed U.S. supply chains in January
Panjiva Daily: Cashing in during logistics disruptions; meeting build-at-home demand

Monday, January 25, 2021

Rare earth sourcing challenges set to become more common
Richelieu, Home Depot build up imports as fix-at-home demand grows
South Korea smooths sailing to Indonesia with port investment
  ZIM, Matson’s shipments to LA surge as pandemic takes toll on staff
Orient Overseas joins ZIM in raising cash, competition remains fierce
Panjiva Daily: Clock ticking for Biden’s WTO, steel actions; American Eagle’s undies up

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Logitech turns up audio supplies, Asia ex-China sourcing
Procter & Gamble bubbles up even as U.S. soap imports wash out
Hyundai Steel case sets clock ticking for Biden WTO, steel decisions
American Eagle Outfitters sales slip as Aerie underwear heads upward

Friday, January 22, 2021

Maersk Essen diversion could eat into supplies for LG Electronics, Puma
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s medical supply plan; steering through the autos skid in 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021

JBS faces fewer disruptions as China cuts import restrictions
South Korean shipyards win in December as China suffers setbacks
Japan snaps export downturn as global semiconductor shipments surge
Biden’s first actions may help EU relations, onshore medical supplies
  Panjiva Insights: Steering through the skid – Auto supply chains in 2021
Panjiva Daily: Phones by sea, accelerating empties – creative solutions to logistics congestion

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Expeditors, UPS shift more phones, PCs as spend beats speed in air-to-sea switch
  Birkenstock, Crocs take a step in different directions during challenging 2020
Chinese aluminum output set to rise as U.S. imports return to growth
WH Group, JBS may turn to Philippines as U.S. pork exports are chopped
Empty container shipments surge, logistics decongestion far from complete
Panjiva Daily: Prospects for Biden’s steel deal; Total goes greener

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Biden’s steel deal with Europe faces utilization hurdle
Consumer demand returns global trade to growth in November
Containers, not consumption may be the challenge for cocoa
Total steps into increasingly independent Indian solar power sector
ADM leads Brazil’s soybean off-peak slump as Chinese imports slip
Panjiva Daily: Damp squibs – Trump’s final trade actions; fast fashion’s slow recovery

Monday, January 18, 2021

  Damp squibs and longer lists – the final actions of the Trump administration
Dalian pulls the plug on reefer imports as meat demand soars
Foxconn scales up in Vietnam but China still leads laptop industry
Import tide may be turning but rail networks remain out of balance
Uniqlo shows continued pandemic challenges for fast fashion
Panjiva Daily: Cool retail sales, hot refrigerator imports; soaring soybean winners

Friday, January 15, 2021

Voxx supply stability allows firm to take advantage of stay-at-home spending
Samsung, LG refrigerator imports heat up as retail sales remain cool
Ford price hikes, DB Schenker package halts show start of U.K. trade travails

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Panjiva Daily: DP-DHL beats peers, smashes estimates; new port strategies needed
DeLong, Gavilon boost U.S.-China soybean shipments as prices soar
Dupont, WM Barr face rising China import prices with little prospect of duty cut

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Panjiva Daily: CES and the stay-at-home spending boom; rubber gloves shrink
PriceSmart’s supply chain flexibility allows revenues to expand
Break bulk recovery proves elusive as vehicle imports languish
New lockdowns, old problems as two Chinese cities enter quarantine
New port strategies needed with congestion worst at larger facilities
  DP-DHL smashes estimates after acceleration in forwarding boom in December

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Past tense, future imperfect – the outlook for 2021
  CES 2021 upgrades to TVs, laptops aimed at extending stay-at-home sales boom
Pandemic gym buyers shrug off China tariffs that Biden will likely leave in place
MSC Industrial tackles glove trouble as U.S. pandemic treatment imports slip
Ford’s South American supply chain shift follows long-term Brazil downturn
Matson sees favorable first half as MSC wins, Evergreen loses in December

Monday, January 11, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Supply chain strategies for 2021; What pandemic? 2020 shipping beats 2019
  2021 Outlook: Past tense, future imperfect
Petronet, Reliance squeezed as China sucks up available LNG supplies
Ericsson supply chain shifts as Samsung launches IP suit
Firearms shelves empty despite weapon, ammunition import surge

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Canada shines a light on Biden’s solar tariff plans with USMCA challenge
What pandemic? U.S. imports in 2020 beat 2019 on sustained consumer surge
  2021 Outlook: Life (during) after COVID-19 – supply chain strategies

Friday, January 08, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Tough on China, (re)making friends – Biden’s trade policy in 2021
Semiconductor shortage chips away at Honda, Nissan production

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Panjiva Daily: COVID-21, China and straits – outlier risks for 2021
  2021 Outlook: Tough on China, (re)making friends – U.S. trade policy
iPhone, Xbox help, pandemic hinders as U.S. trade activity remains weak
Saudi delivery cuts, Mexican rules keep U.S. oil supply chains off balance
Early Christmas, lasting challenges – S&P Global Platts container update, December 2020

Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Panjiva Daily: Altogether, apart – global trade policy in 2021; pandemic > Brexit for U.K. apparel
Daimler, VW confident of prolonged sales surge as imports rise
  2021 Outlook: COVID-21, mines and straits – outlier risks for supply chains
Peru’s copper export slide started by Antamina, could be followed by Las Bambas
SQM presses on with lithium expansion as export prices slide

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Export order expectation rebound takes a breather
Maersk leads solar shipping as logistics costs complicate tariffs
Next not worried about Brexit, global logistics is the issue
Panjiva Daily: Time to pay the pipers – logistics outlook for 2021; Hino’s supply chain challenges
  2021 Outlook: Altogether, apart – Global trade policy issues

Monday, January 04, 2021

Panjiva Daily: What lies beneath the Brexit TCA; what you missed over the holidays
Hino’s supply chain slows ahead of engine compliance pause
Seasonal produce review widens, potentially testing USMCA dispute system
  2021 Outlook: Time to pay the pipers – Logistics issues
Africa may pay as India returns to medical protectionism with vaccine limit (update)

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Deals, demand and orders – what you missed over the holidays

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

2020 Review: Pandemic, discipline and failing to fail – What we got wrong this year
  2020 Review: COVID-19, phase 1 and Brexit – 12 events that shaped global supply chains

Monday, December 28, 2020

  2021 Outlook: What lies beneath – Nine issues to watch in EU-U.K. supply chains

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Panjiva Daily: B.1.1.7 adds to Brexit risks; Bark & Co. bounds ahead

Monday, December 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s currency conundrum for Biden; the growing retail mismatch
Bark & Co. bounds ahead on strong holiday demand, fetches IPO
Maersk adds Novo Nordisk to pharma roster as shipments stall
LA’s toy story is one of triage as Hasbro, Mattel face congestion
Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming called to heel as shipping rates soar
Brexit Watch: B.1.1.7 highlights risks to U.K. food, medical imports

Thursday, December 17, 2020

FedEx on long growth runway with supply chain growth set to follow e-commerce boom
Life After the Elections: Trump leaves currency conundrum, tariffs for Biden
Life After the Elections: Toyota, Daimler show adaptations to U.S. steel tariffs

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Post pandemic gears slip for autos; winners from the China-Australia trade war
  Retailers face growing mismatch between sales, import growth rates
  Panjiva Insights: What to watch for U.S. trade policy under the Biden administration

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Life after the elections: Trump leaves Turkey arms test for Biden
China’s Australia coal restriction provides Banpu, Bumi Resources with opportunity
M&S, Tesco shipping costs rise as CMA CGM adds emergency India surcharge
Life after the elections: Tough luck for Iowa as Brazil ethanol deal fails
Life after the elections: Biden tariff reset would come with complications
  Ford, VW miss a gear as U.S. auto demand slips, challenges abound
Panjiva Daily: Modi’s aspirations versus Biden’s policies; Apple investigates India supplies

Monday, December 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Mattel, Hasbro leave it late in 2020; cutting Huawei out of telecoms supply chains
Greif counting on pandemic recovery after supply chain restructuring
Life after the elections: Modi’s deal aspiration faces Biden’s trade, onshoring policy
Palm oil prices get out of hand as Wilmar, RGE Group exports dip
Brexit Watch: Hutchison Ports at epicenter of disruption as shipping rates treble
  Apple investigates supply chain as Wistron faces labor unrest

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Lakeland draws on pool of supply chain expertise to meet pandemic demand
United Natural Foods delivers beverage, sauce growth during pandemic
  Mattel, Hasbro leave it later to wrap up 2020 toy imports
Huawei removed from supply chains as Trump’s telecoms rules are applied

Friday, December 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Bigger means better for forwarders; Georgia on our minds for trade policy
Dollarama helped by holiday demand, supply chain retains China exposure

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Pandemic hygiene supply chains pass their peak; ONE boosts farm exports
Gamestop gears up ahead of Xbox holiday cheer
  Panjiva Insights: Georgia should be on the mind for trade policy delivery
Brexit Watch: Risk of weak end to talks as medical import surge looms
DP-DHL, Expeditors find bigger is better in U.S. freight forwarding boom
Phase 1 beats USMCA as Trump leaves dairy case in Biden’s lap

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

  Rubber glove shipments are off peak as costs rises during pandemic
Panjiva Daily: Pandemic hangover for Brazilian autos; Hapag-Lloyd upgrades as carriers soar
Stitch Fix delivers growth with tight supply chain management
Big ports do better as shipping comes off the peak but not off the boil
P&G, Colgate Palmolive take froth off soap imports after pandemic boom
ONE boosts agricultural exports as FMC focuses on empty container strategy

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

VW, Daimler face Brazilian challenges as COVID-19 parts recovery falters
North America gas flows shifted by Chinese purchases, Mexican competition
CSX, Norfolk Southern’s northern opportunity from Savannah rail expansion
Hapag-Lloyd’s surprise maybe rates, not volumes as MSC leads U.S. freight
Bunge leads bean peak season as Brazil faces La Niña, tougher China competition
Panjiva Daily: Like the pandemic never happened; shifting tariff tides under Biden

Monday, December 07, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Biden to keep China pressure as Trump’s deal nears monthly target
Canada’s exports haven’t yet turned a corner as auto exports lose out to Mexico
Brexit Watch: Maersk, MSC move away from Felixstowe once more
Tariff tide changing under Biden as China duties do job but start to lose traction
Vaccine, PPE sourcing likely behind U.S. medicine withdrawal from WTO supply chain pact
Stay-at-home consumers, Chinese suppliers drive U.S. import surge

Sunday, December 06, 2020

Logistics jobs back to pre-pandemic levels, ports still under pressure
Life after the elections: Biden’s EU deal may be limited to steel, initially
  Life after the elections: Biden to keep pressure on China as phase 1 buying nears target
  Anemic services, booming consumers lead Trump’s trade metric upward
Guess? cuts uncertainties, supply chain costs with simplified product line

Friday, December 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Testing optimistic managers; Brexit’s costs for the autos industry

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s winter pandemic plan; who needs British ports?
Brexit Watch: Autos enumerate tariff trouble, steer supply chains out of EU
Flex leads rise in Mexican ventilator exports as imports dip
Vale’s China exposure rises, more to come if Australia-China relations worsen
  ONE Apus underscores dangers of international trade
Warranted Optimism: Management sentiment vs. supply chain activity

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The insecure industrial supply chain recovery; JM Smucker’s coffee rush
  Brexit Watch: Who needs British ports anyway?
Railways run hotter as multimodal expansion accelerates in November
Hapag-Lloyd plans for winter pandemic drag on Europe-U.S. trade
Adient comfortable with car seat outlook, faces supply chain headwinds
Utility supply chains power Mexico past the pandemic

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Buried containers, Brexit stockpiling boost rates; Kuehne’s combo critique
Driscoll’s may face fresh fruit scrutiny in November investigation
JM Smucker’s coffee rush relies on supply chain stability
Industrial import recovery insecure as ISM, shipment growth slow
XV hits the spot as Subaru, Toyota auto shipments return to growth
  L’Occitane returns to pre-pandemic shipments, beauty sector looking better

Monday, November 30, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s currency innovation bears fruit; Urban Outfitters shifts focus
Kuehne critiques carrier-forwarder combo; K+N favors Hapag-Lloyd
Buried containers, Brexit stockpiling – S&P Global Platts container update, November 2020
Tata Power, Adani may need new coal sources after Indonesia-China deal
BRP rides out choppy supply chain recovery
Setting the stage for 2021 – November 2020 in 10 reports

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Asia-first global trade recovery remains fragile
Deere expects farm equipment growth, supply chain a pandemic risk

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Retail industry out of balance; the keys to emerging market vaccine distribution
Mixed messages for phase 1 from low latency soybean trade data
Trump’s currency-as-a-barrier innovation brings late tariffs for China, Vietnam
U.S. export downturn continues despite phase 1 trade deal
  Urban Outfitters controls inventory, shifts to homewares

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Taiwan tester for Biden; liners face FMC review
Emerging market vaccine distribution needs Indian airfreight, medical cooperation
Trade war, pandemic and wildfires beset global wine supplies
BJ’s achieves balance as retail sector shipping boom outstrips sales
Hapag-Lloyd moves from market share to margins with Asia-to-Brazil rate hike
  Jaguar Land Rover defends SUV import lead from Porsche, Lamborghini

Monday, November 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s solar supply chain duty dilemma; a bitter Indian surcharge pill to swallow
ThyssenKrupp’s auto orders ascend, steel in short supply
Brexit Watch: Cars, jet engine exports depend on deals yet to be done
Life after the elections: protecting tech, pushing pork – relations with Taiwan
Feds’ review widens as container-lines appear to prioritize empties over exports
Roche sees testing time for COVID-19 diagnosis kit through 2021

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Barbie, The Child add force to Mattel’s imports late in the shipping season
Welspun, Aurobindo face bitter pill as MSC takes bigger bite of Indian shipping
Life after the elections: Bifacial about-face puts tariffs in way of Biden’s energy policy
La-Z-Boy rebound squeezed by foam availability challenge
  Sonos sounds warning on congestion, container costs

Friday, November 20, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s Asia trade deal options; Microsoft levels up

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Casino closures during COVID-19 cut demand for gaming machines
Bissell caught in LA container jam, more logistics diversification needed
Microsoft Xbox levels up, higher score ahead
Panjiva Basics: Pertamina, The Gap, Toyota and Huawei – Indonesian trade in a nutshell
  Life after the elections: Indonesia’s opportunity to deal with Biden, with conditions

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s pandemic problem; Maersk’s bounty brings alliance risks
Hapag-Lloyd’s pandemic delay a reminder of the hazards for sailors
Global trade returns to growth; EU may care more about Biden than Johnson
Maersk’s bounty leaves industry alliances hostage to intervention
Tyson Foods gains from Trump’s China deal, needs Biden for EU growth
Tariff burden sharing over as U.S. import price inflation accelerates

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Volkswagen revs up supply chain localization on USMCA, tariff risk reduction
Panjiva Daily: FedEx, Dell pursue edgy strategy; retail inventory balloon risk rises
Samsonite offsets grounded luggage demand with supply chain management
Retail inventory balloon risk rises; Amazon forwarding shows homeware surge
FedEx, Dell partner to provide web of edge datacenters and services
  Top Glove’s labor restrictions weigh on U.S. PPE imports

Monday, November 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Fire risks raise battery supply chain questions; ZIM’s congestion-busting service
Dairy farmers push Biden to milk trade deals for all they’re worth
Tsingshan, Obsidian light up Indonesia’s nickel export strategy
LG Chem, Samsung SDI face fire recalls as battery supplies charge ahead
GM, Fiat Chrysler may be targets for ZIM’s new short-haul service
  Obama’s memoir drives boom for Penguin after publishing’s pandemic pause

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Maersk, ONE lead South Korea shipping boom, HMM shifts focus
Panjiva Daily: Pandemic worries meet meat demand; Indonesia’s RCEP opportunities
  Indonesia’s RCEP opportunities led by apparel, risks for autos
Phillips 66, Marathon cut imports as hurricanes, pandemic roil oil shipping
  Pandemic worries meet meat demand jump with packing safety concerns
  Long Beach boom brings congestion, surcharges and shortages

Friday, November 13, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Joe’s gentle jab at Boris; Honour Lane, Hecny the fastest forwarders

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Cars parked, grains grow as U.S. rail activity runs slowly
  Life after the elections: quick deal, no deal or a small deal – U.K.-U.S. relations
Brexit Watch: Chaos foretold amid logistics disruptions, key supplies downturn
Honour Lane, Hecny have fastest forwarder growth, DB Schenker lags
Roku rolls out Apple support as supply chain activity rocks

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s EU tractor reboot; winners from the China-Australia trade war
Panjiva Daily: Maersk, MSC lead the U.S. shipping boom; container shortage reaches farm goods
Laredo expansion may cut into Monterrey’s airfreight growth
Hapag-Lloyd’s farm service withdrawal follows grains, beans boom
Amazon replaces DB Schenker as Maersk, MSC lead liner pack in October
Glatfelter stays steady, may face Brexit risk in 2021
  Vtech takes tariff, pandemic lessons but faces residual Trump risk

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Tupperware imports pack a punch at stay-at-home demand soars
Panjiva Daily: Biden’s build-back-better healthcare sourcing plan; Xi’s controllable supply chains
Life after the elections: Biden could help Caterpillar, Deere with EU reboot
Antofagasta, Codelco have copper opportunity in Australia-China trade spat
Flowserve awaits 2021 recovery, rationalizes supply chain with China focus
COVID-busting, consumer demand drive record high for U.S. shipping

Monday, November 09, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The Trump scorched earth China scenario; Thailand loses GSP tariff status
Brandix COVID-19 investigation raises supply chain questions for PVH, H&M
Toyota, Subaru back to pre-pandemic levels as U.S. auto sales recover
Life after the elections: Biden’s build back better healthcare supply chain
Xi’s controllable supply chain plan emerges amid export boom, U.S. upheaval
Fiskars growth trimmed after pandemic-linked import surge in Q3

Sunday, November 08, 2020

Samsung, Honda face higher costs as Thailand loses preferential tariff status
Life after the elections: scorched earth or lasting legacy, relations with China

Thursday, November 05, 2020

Trane sets supply chain shift in motion, avoids constraints in Q3
PCM, Mitsubishi Imaging costs could rise as thermal paper imports face audit
Crest of the wave – S&P Global Platts container update, October 2020

Sunday, November 01, 2020

  Life after the elections: 5 trade issues to watch to inauguration and beyond

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Comparing candidates, broken cycles – October 2020 in 10 reports

Friday, October 30, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s Miami surcharge vice; medical supply chains slowing in October

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Panjiva Daily: UPS, C.H. Robinson deliver surprises; diggers still in a hole
  SEB brews up a recovery with Chinese cookware, Columbian backup
Convatec’s diabetes growth in Q3 may be reversing in October
Ninebot rides the pandemic mobility wave as supply chain activity surges
Seiko Epson, Honda squeezed by Maersk’s Miami surcharge vice
  Thule racks up growth, reconnects with China during the pandemic

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Retail shipping accelerates in October; out of the woods, still in the dark
Illinois Tool Works latches onto fastener growth after Q3 downturn
  U.S. trade remains depressed as exports struggle outside farm goods
Diggers still in a hole, Caterpillar and Komatsu hope for a recovery
UPS, C.H. Robinson beat estimates after late surge in shipping volumes
  Unhappy Halloween ahead with rise of pandemic measures, clown outfit imports

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Biden’s battery boost, Trump’s farm sales success and Mattel’s Barbie bounce
Taiwan on the post-election agenda whatever the result as Trump’s arms sales surge
Off-key performance from Guitar Center, Yamaha during pandemic
Steve Madden gets kicked by store closures, logistics congestion
Accelerating retail shipping surge in October carries risk of inventory overbuild
Out of the woods but still in the dark – earnings guidance during the pandemic

Monday, October 26, 2020

Orient Overseas wins Red Bull as container line competes for market share
  Biden’s battery bet may boost domestic lithium, rare earth sourcing
Aeroedge titanium cut shows unintended consequences of subsidy action
Trump touts on-track China farm sales, but other products have gone off-road
Mattel boosted by Barbie, has a bad feeling about meeting demand surge

Friday, October 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Cannibals, parked cars and oil disruption; Logitech, iRobot turn up the volume

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Halliburton’s cannibals, Petrobras’s parked cars – the COVID-19 energy hangover
Panjiva Daily: Peloton’s uphill delivery struggle; the bow wave of COVID-19 recovery hopes
Amphenol hooks up growth surprise as Q3 supply chain activity recovers
Expeditors, Flexport face Seattle disruptions despite port’s demand drop
  Logitech’s supply chain bet pays off as sales smash estimates
iRobot sales, shipping surge on stay-clean-at-home demand

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

  Panjiva Daily: TikTok, COVID-19 and the unhappy toy season; finding UPS’s Vietnamese targets
Shipbuilding continues to sink with orders at 32-year low
Borusan Mannesmann gets tariff refund, still faces oil price weakened pipe demand
True Religion returns even as consumers have little faith in denim
  Peloton slips a gear on recall, supply chain delivery challenges
  Panjiva Insights: The bow wave of recovery hopes

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Unhappy holidays for toymakers as TikTok, COVID-19 change success criteria
Panjiva Daily: Microsoft’s supply chain route to console war win; C.H. Robinson’s surcharge warning
Tesla reorients delivery pattern as U.S. loses out on lithium supplies
European Union struggles to keep pace with global trade recovery
UPS’s Vietnam expansion could target Longi Solar, Nintendo as new clients
K+N takes a more conservative Q4 view than DSV-Panalpina, DP-DHL

Monday, October 19, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Best Buy slows, H&M grows as retail recovery accelerates
Semiconductor export controls in China, U.S. yet to chip away at supplies
Brexit Watch: Johnson’s Australia-style deal raises food import risks
ONE cuts shipping services, suggesting demand wave will break
C.H. Robinson warns on port surcharges as shipping soars
  Microsoft sees supply chain success as key to winning the 2020 console war

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Bunge leads Brazilian soybean bounce ahead of container shortage
  Americans load up on ammunition ahead of the elections
Delta Apparel ramps up production but H&M leads the activewear recovery
Best Buy cuts imports as electrical store sector sales slow
Getinge gets growth from ventilators, other products lose out to pandemic

Friday, October 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Testing Trump’s onshoring strategy; HMM helps consumer electronics surge

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Hapag-Lloyd upgrades as Brazil, U.S. operations continue to struggle
Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s cool technology; EU’s Trump-baiting carbon tax
  Cue lines up test kit supplies, meeting Trump’s onshoring aims
Days of burden sharing are gone as import price inflation returns
Nissan, GM may face supply chain challenges as U.S. auto sales recover
HMM rolls out extra service to support Samsung, LG demand surge

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Maersk joins the upgrade fleet; Trump casts another cloud over solar
Panama Canal misses out on Asia-U.S. trade recovery bonanza
Daimler, Deere could face Trump-baiting EU carbon border tax
5G rollout has yet to accelerate as equipment imports languish
  Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk boost tech investments as reefer handling cools
ASML avoids COVID-19, regulatory disruptions as shipments rise

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Panjiva Daily: DSV Panalpina, DP-DHL’s sunny outlook; Brexit summit for medical supplies
  Manitou set to give wind powered shipping a lift
Volkswagen finds sea shipping a better way after rail disruptions
POSCO diversifies its customer base as autos recovery proves anemic
Maersk joins the fleet of upgrades after shipping swells in September
New Trump move casts another cloud over solar panel supply chains

Monday, October 12, 2020

DSV Panalpina, DP-DHL upgrade outlooks as forwarders look forward to a strong Q4
Brexit Watch: Strides Pharma, Cipla step in but can’t offset pre-Brexit drug shortfall
Panjiva Daily: Post-pandemic retail pull-forward; Amazon the source of Matson’s flood
Cambodia-China trade deal could complicate U.S. supply chains
AMAG, Constellium avoid aluminum action, shipments still in decline
Vale prioritizes China for short-term shipments, long-term investment

Sunday, October 11, 2020

  Retail pull-forward drives surge in electronics, appliance import surge
LT Foods leads Indian rice boom as U.S. demand boils over
OEC, Flexport face test as congestion hurts LA, Long Beach port reliability
Amazon the source of Matson’s Q3 China shipping flood
  Pandemic planning versus panicking – September’s shipping surge

Friday, October 09, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID treatment costs versus strategy; Levi’s supply channel changes

Thursday, October 08, 2020

Panjiva Insights – Adopting LogTech in a post-pandemic, cyber-insecure world
Cargotec and Konecranes announce merger to chase cost savings
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s trade tools assessed; COVID-19’s impact on apparel supply trends
  Costco may be caught in the cold as outdoor dining heats up
Levi Strauss helped by supply channel change as denim struggled in Q3
  Grassley’s COVID tariff move may complicate Trump’s onshoring strategy

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s pre-election trade scorecard; auto insurance supply chain risks
Subaru loses U.S. drive as Japan’s automakers skid in September
BMW, Ford contribute to Canada’s volatility as recovery proves tough
  Tanks not suits, throws not sweaters – Q3’20 apparel scorecard
Deficits and tariffs – assessing Trump’s trade tools ahead of the election

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Barbie bet meets COVID chaos; La Nina adds to Starbucks’ challenges
  Mission not yet accomplished as Trump-Xi deal falls short of target
Tough last scorecard for Trump as deficit peaks, exports wane
  Critical moment for Trump’s critical minerals strategy as imports slide
Mission Produce readies for growth as avocado exports shrink
Supply chain disruptions among risks to low auto insurance claims costs

Monday, October 05, 2020

Mattel’s Barbie bet faces supply chain uncertainty, slowing industry imports
No tarnish from Golden Week – S&P Global Platts container update, September 2020
La Nina, COVID-19 roil coffee supply chains as Starbucks cuts back
Logistics jobs still be pre-pandemic level, congestion risks rising
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19, elections, onshoring and Brexit battles – Q4’20 Outlook special
Trump’s Vietnamese timber tariffs could cut furniture shipping

Friday, October 02, 2020

Dealing with the surge, preparing for the future – September 2020 in 10 reports
Panjiva Daily: Trump set to pursue Vietnam; the rise of forced labor actions
Q4 2020 Outlook: Endings and beginnings

Thursday, October 01, 2020

JBS, Cargill may lose market share as British beef returns to U.S. stores
Panjiva Daily: Trump vs. Biden – jobs and geopolitics, not trade, the key to trade policy
CMA CGM cyberattack comes during peak season for retailers
Maersk, DP-DHL show long and short routes to cutting CO2 emissions
U.S. forced labor actions expanded to include palm oil imports
  Netgear, TP-Link at risk as Vietnam finally becomes a target for Trump

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

HP and Netgear router traffic may slow with IP case looming
Maersk, MSC lead shipping as Houston looks for liftoff
Weak industrial export activity treads on Trump’s trade deficit success
  Panjiva Basics: Trade policy has little to do with trade – U.S. election preview

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Panjiva Daily: DHL could harvest Apple’s growth; renewables tailwind for Siemens Energy

Monday, September 28, 2020

Kawasaki has heavy lifting to do, Yaskawa passes pandemic trough
Shipbuilders adrift as exports fall, orders remain elusive
Apple, Lenovo may fill DHL’s expanded Mexican jet service in peak season
Siemens Energy activity spins up as renewables tailwind continues
Scholastic learns lessons from COVID-19, restructures sales channels
Panjiva Daily: Pandemic recovery accelerates; Electrolux’s COVID recovery complete

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Global trade better, but not fully recovered, after COVID-19 lockdowns
Volkswagen may run into Mexican supply chain issues after rail blockade
Electrolux blows past COVID-19 as imports of fridges heat up
Pemex keeps crude flowing as domestic distillate demand remains depressed

Friday, September 25, 2020

Pandemic recovery accelerates with U.S. imports up by a fifth in September
Panjiva Daily: Tesla tackles Trump’s tariffs; Chevron shows the way out of Venezuelan oil

Thursday, September 24, 2020

  Tesla plots new route for tariff relief; LCI, Ford back away from China
Panjiva Daily: Tesla powers up battery supply chain; Fiat, Tupy face trade deal disappointment
  Panjiva Insights: Waiting for Joe – EU trade policy and prospects
Truck trade has Pharr to go in post-lockdown recovery
TSMC support comes as U.S. proves weak link in demand for Taiwanese chips
Chevron shows way ahead as Reliance faces end of Venezuela sourcing

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Maersk manages Transpacific surge; labor constraints for PPE supplies
Steelcase builds imports faster than Ikea, but may need to take stock of inventories
Fiat Chrysler, Tupy may lose out if France blocks EU-Brazil trade deal
Tougher Xinjiang sanctions require radical supply chain transparency upgrade
  Tesla set to overhaul EV battery supply chains, eventually
CMA CGM, Cosco grow as Seattle-Tacoma finds blank sailings rule the waves

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Panjiva Daily: FedEx’s freight fightback; trade war tariffs two years on
EU looks inward for pandemic recovery as localization strategies go global
Labor practice constraint yet to hurt U.S. glove supplies in COVID-19 fight
Brexit Watch: No deal, troubled IT raise challenges for Maersk, MSC at Felixstowe
Maersk boosts capacity as 2M volumes hit record on U.S.-inbound lanes
Cracker Barrel avoids supply disruptions, sticks to China sourcing

Monday, September 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Stay-at-home helps Microsoft, Lovesac; Walgreens sticks with China
JBS, WH Group lead phase 1 farm export surge
  Ikea, Target load up on furniture as retail sales growth stalls
FedEx’s freight fightback needs disintermediation, China share to succeed
Brexit Watch: Customs expedience now jeopardizes trade deals later
Komatsu, Weir still feeling tariff burn two years after trade war’s first shot

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Peloton rides the stay-at-home exercise wave
Vietnam pivots to PPE production; Walgreens remains focused on China
Microsoft Xbox hits power-up in pandemic console wars
Lovesac bags discounts, diversifies sourcing

Thursday, September 10, 2020

  Resilience, efficiency and environment – IoT and digital set to transform logistics
LVMH sacrifices Tiffany deal in Franco-American tariff tiff
Brexit Watch: Ford, BMW have a stake in quick-and-dirty CPTPP deal
Panjiva Daily: Schenker shifts gears as forwarders fly; retailers’ slow walk to school sales
Panjiva Daily: Special Report – Transforming logistics with IoT and digital investments

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

  Panjiva Insights: Shaping a resilient future for Asian supply chains
Panjiva Daily: Shipping record set in wake of COVID-19; medical test kit supplies slip
Thai Union lines up Red Lobster to net a wider downstream supply chain
Brexit Watch: No-deal risk rises; Gap, Primark may have choices to make
Schenker shifts gears, pursues Damco users after August slowdown in volumes
Genesco’s prolonged back-to-school season trips footwear imports

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Truck rate troubles as demand surges; three deals, three problems for econo-Brexit
  Abbott, Roche test kit shipments slip as COVID-19 medical supplies shrink
New York cheered by booze imports as U.S. port activity reaches record high
  Ericsson, Samsung may have trade policy edge over Nokia in 5G
Record container shipping in August as post-COVID consumer surge continues
GM, Volvo buck falling foreign vehicle import trend with China shipments

Monday, September 07, 2020

  PC surge boosts China trade; phase 1 purchases still failing to make a difference

Sunday, September 06, 2020

China, U.S. set out competing semiconductor plans as chip needs surge
Suzano’s green bond follows surge in pandemic pulp demand
Fonterra, O&K face doubled trucking rates as logistics jobs lag demand
Brexit Watch: Three deals, three problems as economic Brexit approaches

Friday, September 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s crumbling trade targets; Philips’ ventilator blow

Thursday, September 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Decoding Maersk’s Damco move; Trump triggers tariffs ahead of elections
Trump’s trade targets crumble with China’s purchases behind schedule
  Lego’s supply chain agility helps build sales during pandemic
Philips suffers a blow as ventilator stockpiling ends
Truck strike may cool growth in Nestle, Vina Concha exports from Chile
Miele may have Whirlpool in a spin as washer review resumes

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 recovery brings renewed troubles for forwarders, autos and retail
Trump picks a new trade fight to harvest fruit farmers’ votes
Ternium, ArcelorMittal face steel restrictions during Trump’s re-election campaign
  Maersk ditches Damco, raising Ceva questions for CMA CGM
Making hay while the sun shines – S&P Global Platts container update, August 2020
Keeping the trade peace, recovering from COVID-19 – August 2020 in 10 reports
Panjiva Insights: The fallout from COVID-19 and long-term strategy plans

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

U.S. trade downturn hits 16th month; improvements indicated ahead

Monday, August 31, 2020

  Urban Outfitters achieves the nearly impossible in post-COVID supply chain control

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

GM, Autoliv face higher trucking costs during COVID-19 recovery
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s China trade policy for 2021, and beyond; Foxconn’s Mexican plans
Expeditors, C.H. Robinson rebound in Seattle challenged by Union Pacific surcharge
  Best Buy faces constraints, supply chain starting to improve

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Canada-U.S. wood dispute lumbers on through broken WTO process
  Trump’s second term plan targets tax breaks rather than tariffs in trade policy
Panjiva Daily: The art of the pre-election pico-deal; 10-month U.S. import losing streak ends
ZIM Shipping plans IPO as margins recover, Transpacific trade surges in Q3
Foxconn could react to Trump’s trade pressure with Mexican investments
Global trade downturn slowed in June, Q3 shows signs of recovery

Monday, August 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Ugly outlook for beauty supply chains; digging deep for construction parts
Smokers, babies could be winners from Lighthizer’s WTO proposal
Deere downbeat on farmers’ fluid feelings about trade policy
Ten month losing streak in U.S. imports ends in wake of trade war, COVID-19
MSC delivers the opposite of blanking as Maersk hits China-U.S. record
  The art of the pico deal: Trump trades lobsters for lighters in pre-election deal

Sunday, August 23, 2020

China’s shipyards lose out to South Korea’s as orders remain weak
  Estée Lauder presents ugly outlook after COVID-19 demand disruption
Samsung SDI, LG Chem’s lithium demand rises as SQM turns on the taps
Komatsu digs deep for construction equipment parts
  LG, Qisda may pay for priority as CMA CGM battles for profitability

Friday, August 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Conflicting views on autos recovery post-COVID; Ventilator flows slowing

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes cautious stance to Q3 as autos shipping slides
Panjiva Daily: Laptop supply chains power up; pandemic concerns reach Hong Kong food imports
Target, Samsonite could be wooed by China’s new trade support scheme
Hindalco sees auto aluminum supplies near pre-COVID levels
Global trade on the mend as export decline slows to 10% in June
Flow of ventilators switches to Mexico as U.S. stockpile stabilizes

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Japanese trade remains depressed; medical diplomacy ongoing
Maersk turns a corner on the road to post-pandemic normality in H1’21

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

COVID concerns reach Hong Kong poultry imports; dims prospects for Aurora
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s phase 1 fig leaf; Cosco, CMA CGM face Chinese antitrust review
Lenovo, Dell lead laptop supply surge as COVID-19 overshadows school year
  Diageo swoops in for Aviation Gin after Beefeater eats its lunch

Monday, August 17, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd lags Maersk in slow July; retail supply chain winners and losers
Cosco, CMA CGM face antitrust review as rates surge, China-LA volume hits record
Kuraray sees COVID-19 drag into 2021 as PVA shipments surge
  Dorel, Dynacraft ride COVID-19 demand for bicycles; supply chains still tight
  Tomy joins Hasbro, Mattel with cuts after imports fail to transform into sales
Trump delays phase 1 reckoning, beans and pork provide a fig leaf

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Hapag-Lloyd lags Maersk, Cosco Shipping in slow start to Q3
Qurate sticks with China through tariffs, pandemic
Target backs backpacks as back-to-school clothing imports slide
Stein Mart stumbles as U.S. retail sales, appliance imports recover in July
Leoni leans towards the cautious as COVID-19 slashes cable demand

Friday, August 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Flexport, Amazon unbowed by COVID-19; Super Micro well served by Taiwan

Thursday, August 13, 2020

  Super Micro finds Taiwan serves it better than China as demand grows
Flexport, Amazon unbowed by COVID-19 as peak season surge starts
Panjiva Daily: Ports pay the price for blank sailings; Nautilus wins supply race during COVID-19
Trump’s tariff cudgel proves effective, may be wielded once more if phase 1 fails
Slow rolling for truck tire review as currency manipulation investigated
China tariff burden sharing slows as plastics prices rise, telecoms stabilize

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Record start to peak season; Trump’s medical onshoring strategy emerges
Brother, Canon lose tariff labels as last leniency rulings issued
Marathon, Valero raise U.S. crude imports in July as COVID-19 disrupts flows
Brexit Watch: Standby for action as next round of talks beckons
  Nautilus navigates COVID-19 demand spike, trade war with flexible supply chain
Hapag-Lloyd, ONE blanks drag as Norfolk lags, LA-Long Beach lead in July

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Spotlight back on Trump’s trade policies on China, reshoring and Canada
Wolverine World Wide sales slide, pursues dual China-Vietnam strategy
BMW, Volvo imports improve as U.S. car shipments remain weak
Trump sets medical onshoring in motion after supplies drop in July
  Nintendo switched on, Funko fails to pop as toy peak season starts slowly
  Peak season surge, China supplies lead COVID-19 recovery in U.S. trade

Monday, August 10, 2020

Trump reimposes aluminum tariffs that could help Rusal, Norsk Hydro
Whirlpool may need to watch out as Trump recommits to tariff-led trade policy

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Expeditors’ top tier Q2; Diageo’s tequila shot helps pandemic hangover
China, EU trade deficits under control, Trump may search for new enemies
  Trump’s trade deal on the line as China buys too little, too late
JM Smucker slurps up Brazilian coffee during COVID-19; Starbucks shipments sink

Tuesday, August 04, 2020

China first for Vale as new export facility is planned
Panjiva Daily: Kansas City deal coming down the track; Komatsu digs in for COVID-19 recovery
CIMC, Schneider National may have to carry higher costs after dumping case
Expeditors’ top tier Q2 followed by tough start to Q3
  Diageo gets a shot in the arm from tequila; COVID-19 not good for Guinness
OptimISM returns to trade outlook as COVID-19 slowdown weakens

Monday, August 03, 2020

Konica Minolta jams during COVID-19 while diversifying sourcing during trade war
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 second wave expected to wash over corporate performance
Mitsui E&S, Tsuneishi deal comes as shipyard exports reach worst since 2008
  Komatsu expects slow reconstruction of demand after COVID-19
Panasonic assumes no new COVID-19 outbreak as solar beats Tesla
Kansas City Southern may face bid as autos weigh on recovery
  Sanctions, bankruptcies and election strategies – July 2020 in 10 reports

Sunday, August 02, 2020

Continental adapts to USMCA, balances safety and reopening post COVID-19
BNSF’s redeployment comes as Vietnam-to-LA shipments surge
DSV Panalpina’s “gradual improvement” yet to arrive after Q2 success
  Jakks suffers Halloween scare, WowWee may do-do-do better with Baby Shark
Makita expects demand to power ahead in COVID-19 second wave

Friday, July 31, 2020

Panjiva Daily: LG Electronics, Dell diverge as Q3 begins; Japan’s automakers still in tough times

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Nissan, Honda have long road to recovery after pandemic
Panjiva Daily: C.H. Robinson’s tough quarter; tracking Under Armour’s performance
LG Electronics takes cautious stance toward COVID-19 recovery
UPS joins list of logistics street-beaters in wake of COVID-19
  Dell slows PC supplies after overclocking Q2, HP Inc. boots up
Back to the old normal – S&P Global Platts container update, July 2020

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Medical supply chains switch into reverse; Maersk goes with the Flow
Food fight ahead over USMCA disagreements on seasonal produce
Pemex gasoline demand drops in Q2, COVID-19 recovery yet to arrive
China’s cereal buying doesn’t offset EU liquor tariffs as U.S. trade falls
Under Armour faces SEC investigation, COVID-19 demand clouds
  C.H. Robinson may have tough start to Q3 after volumes slip in Q2

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Green shoots of COVID-19 recovery; Hasbro, Mattel diverge on supply performance
  Panjiva Insights: A slice of the sun – prospects for behind-the-meter solar power
Maersk Flow moves platform battle forward, may have limited synergies
Trump, Biden look to bolster drug supplies as shipments slow in July
Medical supply sourcing slowdown gives impetus to reshoring strategy
Autos export sentiment leads Germany to recovery in July

Monday, July 27, 2020

Global trade crunch might have reached worst point in May
Hasbro, Mattel diverge as supply chain resilience proves key during COVID-19
Ford’s Hermosillo plant derailed by protests; COVID-19 recovery going slowly

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Green shoots of COVID-19 trade recovery as autos reverse 16 month downturn
Tackling Gazprom matters more than China relations for U.S. LNG exporters

Friday, July 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Ascena Retail joins the COVID-19 Chapter 11 list; Tesla’s lessons to learn

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s carbon transformation potential; Texas Instruments’ chip slowdown
Ascena Retail joins roster of troubled retailers after COVID-19, tariffs
  Pentair warns of COVID-19 supply chain disruptions after sales slip
COVID-19 causes container complications; Maersk’s reefer handling grows
Evergreen growth returns to SeaTac as bridge repairs add to COVID-19 woes
Tesla has lessons to learn from Volvo, cheaper lithium as manufacturing goes global

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Tracking Xinjiang sanctions’ impact on supply chains; K+N’s COVID-19 downturn
  Maersk has market share growth potential from Transform to Net Zero
  iRobot on track for recovery, still has to steer round tariff threat
Texas Instruments sees semiconductor slowdown; global shipments remain robust
Briggs & Stratton pays price for COVID-19 as small engine shipments sputter
Nidec still attracted to electric autos after temporary dip in permanent magnets

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Forced labor in medical glove supply chains; COVID-19 test kit shortage emerging
Koch, Eurochem may be exposed to new fertilizer dumping probe
Ternium, Metal One have USMCA choice to make as Mexico turns on charm
Target may be next in the crosshairs after Charleston bags Walmart
  Lenovo, Alstom face supply chain choices after Xinjiang Entity List ruling
K+N’s COVID-19 downturn continues as pharma handling slips on some routes

Monday, July 20, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Ceva’s platform launch helps reverse decline; U.S. farm exports to China soar
JBS, Cargill have chance to rebuild Australian beef exports to U.S.
FedEx invests in robots, provides new source of growth for Yaskawa
Abbott Labs shipments surge as COVID-19 brings testing times
Japan’s medical supply shipments robust even as trade collapse continues
Top Glove faces forced labor charges as shipments surge in response to COVID-19

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Ceva platform launch provides catch-up capabilities
  Solar surge follows decade of tariff, support uncertainty
Anglo American’s Colombian COVID-19 challenges cut coal exports
Wartsila orders scrubbed by fuel spreads, energy business powers down
JBS, Tyson bank pork sales to China but support may be withdrawn

Friday, July 17, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Retail recovery looking patchy; Dell rings the back to school bell

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Hong Kong tariff move; Hapag-Lloyd’s profit surge
Global trade troughs in May as EU slump accelerates, China recovers
Dell rings the bell as back-to-school buying seen focused on laptops over shoes
Retailers have tough peak season choices with COVID-19 recovery, trade war risks
  Panjiva Insights: COVID-22 and trade war 2.0, the outlook for Q3 and beyond
Brexit Watch: Hoping for a deal, preparing for the worst

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Freight forwarders face Flexport, COVID-19 challenges; aluminum tariffs loom
Ford not seeking to buck USMCA with Bronco set for Mexican production
  Ninebot Segway changes direction as weak demand, tariffs weigh
Burden sharing in retreat after 20 months of China price deflation
Netgear, Vtech may face Trump’s Hong Kong tariffs; gold shipments glitter
Hapag-Lloyd’s profits surge as discipline offsets COVID-19 effect

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Silicon metal dumping case returns as petitions spike in June
Norsk Hydro, Rio Tinto lose market share as Canadian aluminum shipments surge
Flexport, Amazon keep pressure on freight forwarders during tough Q2
  Siemens Healthineers outsources to DP-DHL as medical technology trade surges
Two days help China trade recovery, phase one delivery still at risk
Panjiva Daily: Uniqlo, Muji and the challenges of COVID-19 for retail supply chains

Monday, July 13, 2020

Muji devastated by COVID-19, plastic tableware proves robust
Brazilian wood boosts Houston as U.S. ports struggle to recover
Panjiva Daily: DP-DHL beats peers, cuts costs; Biden’s healthcare supply chain plans
Bike helmets avoid tariffs, cross small COVID-19 dip
Fast Retailing expects slow recovery from COVID-19
LVMH may need price hikes, Italy shift as digital tariff war gets underway

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Biden’s supply chain strategy has implications for Baxter, Reckitt Benckiser
Brooks Brothers bankruptcy comes as COVID-19 slashes sector shipments
  Deutsche Post DHL improves earnings, beats peers, still cutting costs
Drugs, tractors slow the summer slide in U.S. imports
Thermometers, solar panel imports heat up as tariffs become business-as-usual

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Panjiva Daily: C.H. Robinson provides new routes to PPE; Q3’20 trade policy brush fires

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

USMCA Watch: New test for Traton, Navistar as Shacman moves to Mexico
Volvo drives on as U.S. car, light truck sales suffer COVID-19 hangover
Nestle’s Mexican exports sour as COVID-19 coffee contraction continues
Panjiva Daily: Tough on China redux – Trump vs Biden and Q3 supply chain choices
  C.H. Robinson innovates as COVID-19 PPE needs surge once more

Monday, July 06, 2020

Acuity turns on Mexican lighting supplies as Alpan switches away from China

Sunday, July 05, 2020

  Q3 2020 Outlook: Into the great unknowns (3) – Brush fires in global trade policy
Bobcat hopes to rebuild with U.S. construction industry
  Q3 2020 Outlook: Heading into the great unknowns (2) – Tough on China redux

Friday, July 03, 2020

Canadian exports slide as no-one escapes the global trade downturn
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s phase 1 ammunition; USMCA, COVID-19 bring tough choices for automakers
Logistics employment rises, but only one-in-four COVID-19 job losses are back

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The 4 stages of COVID-19; FedEx wins, and loses but has no guidance
  Panjiva Insights: COVID-19’s impact on supply chain credit risk
Trump’s phase 1 ammunition builds as Chinese purchases rise, but not by enough
COVID-19 cuts and trade war worries – June 2020 in 10 reports
USMCA Watch: Tough choices for Nissan, Mazda after COVID-19

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Export sentiment improving, but still not out of COVID-19 woods
FedEx’s wins and loses from COVID-19; seaborne shipping downturn slows

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

La-Z-Boy’s strength sapped by COVID-19 while active in supply chain shift
JBS, Marfrig face China’s widening COVID-19 farm good restrictions
  Q3 2020 Outlook: Heading into the great unknowns (1) – The 4 Stages of COVID-19
Technology managers turn to the cloud as hardware supplies evaporate
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19’s cost in Texas and Mexico; camera shipments snap

Monday, June 29, 2020

Ready to ride the recovery wave – S&P Global Platts Container Update, June 2020
Better not the same as good as autos explain business sentiment improvement

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Samsung and Canon in same frame as Olympus as camera shipments slow
Counting the Texan COVID-19 cost for supply chains as spread continues
Autos drive Mexico’s trade collapse, Kia proves to be an outlier

Friday, June 26, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Electrolux, Siemens powering up as COVID closures end

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Medical supply chains mostly fixed; DSV Panalpina’s upgrade helped by Vestas
Finding the floor for global trade activity in wake of COVID-19
Polaris, Denso hit the skids as Mexican autos status suffers during COVID-19
  Siemens, Vestas already winning as U.S. considers bulk power equipment needs
Phase 1 trade deal helps trim, but can’t stop, slump in U.S. exports in May
Electrolux, Miele shrug off COVID-19 as appliances power up in June

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 trade drag may be waning; Adidas keep to support pledge
Mexican earthquake complicates COVID-19 recovery sourcing challenges
Kansas City Southern’s volumes drop as Mexican autos hit the buffers
Medical supply chains fixed for masks, drugs but ventilator shipments fall
Grey Goose, Jungheinrich face tariff lift in U.S.-EU aerospace spat
  DSV Panalpina joins Maersk in less gloomy view, saved by Vestas, Estee Lauder

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s progress in China trade deal; beauty products face ugly digital tax spat
FedEx delay, writedown highlights COVID-19 challenges in logistics
Sappi, Navigator gain as Canadian paper shipments crumple under tariff pressure
Shell, Sempra LNG shipments deflate as Mexican demand drops
  Adidas continues Cambodia purchasing growth; manufacturers call for wage cut
COVID-19’s drag waning as U.S. capital goods, consumer staples imports rise

Monday, June 22, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Clean tech supply chains versus COVID-19; Maersk gets less gloomy
Shipyards adrift as orders lose steam in face of COVID-19
  LVMH, L’Oreal beauty products to pay the price as digital services spat turns ugly
  TCL’s technology boost may help to alleviate television market downturn
Tyson, JBS lead wave of U.S. farm exports to China that could be throttled back
Iran, Mexico, oil and the sourcing of Venezuela’s food

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Brexit Watch: Peel Ports, DP World do better as post-Brexit services get underway
Trump pulls soldiers from Germany as arms exports dip
Tesla, GM have to balance long term sourcing, short-term supply needs
East Group, First Solar show coronavirus can’t eclipse solar power’s surge
Maersk’s India operations worsen but COVID-19 gloom becomes less gloomy

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s arbitrary charge; COVID-19, supply chains and credit risk analysis

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Walmart, Adidas tackle retail downturn; the ripple effect from Honda’s cyber attack
  Panjiva Basics: Momentum reversal – analyzing COVID-19 credit risk with supply chain data
USMCA may join COVID-19, OPEC as complications for Pemex
Britain isn’t Europe’s only problem as trade activity dives
COVID-19 chip demand may be waning as Hon Hai, Sanmina slash Mexican shipments
  Hapag-Lloyd’s arbitrary charge could boost costs for Hyundai, Syngenta in Brazil

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: GM, Ford get back into gear after COVID-19; stretched PPE suppliers
  Guess has to work out how to tackle customer traffic, China sourcing challenges
Walmart, Adidas follow apparel retail sales slump with reduced imports
China’s Belt-and-Road faces chill wind from trade subsidy investigations
Volkswagen’s COVID-19 recovery in Mexico on hold
Honda’s cyber attack may ripple through supply chain to ZF, BorgWarner

Monday, June 15, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Orient Overseas heads east after going south; health versus production in Mexico
GM, Ford restart U.S. production as foreign competitors’ shipments wane
Brexit Watch: New momentum, old problems with 18 weeks to go
PlayStation 5 set to boost console supply chain after years of decline
Top Glove stretched, U.S. COVID-19 PPE shipments lose out
COVID-19 service volatility, trade war drives problems for ports

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Treasury’s tariff tax income drops, import price deflation from China eases
Regal Beloit, Nidec face disruptions as supplier deals with COVID-19 controversy
Orient Overseas heads to the east coast after U.S. volumes head south
Plywood tariff evasion evidence plentiful, finding bad actors a challenge

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: UPS beats the pack as COVID-19 weighs; ABB’s transformer probe uncertainty
Panjiva Insights: The future for global supply chains and U.S. reshoring

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Britax, Dorel receive relief from tariffs as government focuses on safety
Slow semiconductors in the Philippines drives bottom three performance in Asia
ABB, Schneider face prolonged uncertainty in transformer national security probe
Copper, zinc export surge leads AMLO to call time on missing tax payments
UPS beats the pack, Ceva continues to suffer as COVID-19 weighs on forwarders
Panjiva Daily: Freight falls by a fifth in May; the impact of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi apparel

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Uniform regulations, divergent methods; the “lobster king” and the elections
PVH, H&M cut imports as Bangladeshi apparel faces COVID-19 demand drop
Panasonic, Samsung battery supply chains assaulted by COVID-19
Grimaldi’s grim view confirmed by two-thirds fall in U.S. vehicle imports in May
  Navistar navigates bumpy restart after COVID-19 after prior supply chain lessons
  Freight falls by a fifth as COVID-19 weighs on U.S. demand in May

Monday, June 08, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Nissan’s Brexit, Tesla problems; Ericsson dials 5G for growth, Huawei limited
CMA CGM expects tougher Q2, India and Europe contribute to woes
COVID-19 disrupts Brazilian commodity exports in a variety of ways
  All hail the lobster king! A new model for pre-election policy or just shifting blame?
China’s chips, medical supply exports jump but purchases from U.S. still down
USMCA Watch: Honda, Autoliv may have work to do as uniform regulations arrive

Sunday, June 07, 2020

Cargill’s activity rises, supply chain turnover increases
Ericsson dialed into 5G growth as Trump hangs up on Huawei
Brexit Watch: Tariffs, Tesla cause headaches for Nissan’s long-term planning
COVID-19 drove double-digit drag to U.S. transport employment in May
Solar power, Hong Kong gold shine as tariffs continue to cloud U.S.-China trade

Friday, June 05, 2020

Panjiva Daily: 27 billion threats to phase 1; Roche rescues falling test kit shipments

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s new Hong Kong tech rules; BMW, Land Rover to navigate digital taxes
Panjiva Insights: The state of global trade in light of COVID-19 and the trade war
USMCA’s benefits sorely needed as U.S. trade slump on COVID-19 closures
Trump-Xi relations matter with 27 billion threats to the phase 1 trade deal
Roche, Biomerieux rescue falling U.S. test kit imports in May after weak April
Retail needs new services after Hapag-Lloyd, ONE draw more blanks

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Costco’s COVID-19 cuts; Peet’s Brazilian coffee shipping perks up
Vanadium national security review comes after imports have already collapsed
Land Rover, BMW may have to navigate U.S. tariff cost of Britain’s digital service tax
  Build-a-Bear has tough post-COVID-19 decisions to make holiday shipping looms
Cummins deals with uneven U.S. restart after Mexican, European closures
Trump’s new rules could chip away at Hong Kong’s high tech imports

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Dealing with no deal in Ireland; BRP, ZF adapt to the aftermath of COVID-19
Hankook less exposed than Nexen in latest U.S. tariff case
Phillips 66 bucks trend as U.S. crude, refined oil imports drop
JDE Peet’s Brazilian coffee shipments perk up ahead of IPO
Costco cuts back in face of COVID-19, cutting overstocking risk
  Beyond COVID-19, trade war worries resume – May 2020 in 10 reports

Monday, June 01, 2020

ZF announces layoffs as auto part imports start to show wear
  BRP sales jump, shipping skids as COVID-19 reopenings prove rocky
American import pessimism extends on phased COVID-19 recovery
Brexit Watch: Diageo, Pernod could make best of a bad deal with Irish shipping shift
COVID-19 pressure eases, competitive pricing rises – S&P Global Platts Container Update, May 2020
Panjiva Daily: Winners from Pacific International’s plight; Nissan’s long-term supply chain plan

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Evergreen Marine, Maersk win from Pacific International’s withdrawal
  Cost of COVID-19 medical protectionism visible in Indian exports to U.S.
Lowest U.S. exports since 2009 caused by autos, not helped by Chinese food buying
Panjiva Insights: The third phase of COVID-19, the next phase of the trade war
  Nissan takes long-term USMCA view after short-term COVID-19 disruption

Friday, May 29, 2020

Panjiva Daily: HP Inc’s COVID-19 recovery; Canada first hurts U.S. aluminum

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Expeditors steps up its tech game; China rescues U.S. pharma supplies
HP’s COVID-19 recovery may be measured in months not weeks
Shipbuilding exports reach lowest since 2017 despite China order recovery
Canada first is the last thing U.S. aluminum smelters need, tariffs could return
ZIM set to address finance, faces tough start to Q2 on Canada-U.S. lanes
Smithfield, JBS gorge on China pork opportunity as prices fall, sales surge

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Tesla, Paccar prepare for USMCA as Mexico reopens, tariffs trimmed
Panjiva Insights: Academic angles in global supply chain planning
Europeans remain depressed in May, global trade trends still negative
  Expeditors steps up tech game to tackle Fedex, Flexport
China rescues U.S. with surge of pharma, ventilator supplies in May
Wistron, IBM defy Mexico’s trucking downturn during COVID-19 closures

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Medical supply shipments to the U.S. surging in May; COVID-19 export woes for Britain
Louis Dreyfus, Cargill ensure Brazil, not U.S., dominates China bean buying
Tesla readies for USMCA as round three of China tariff exemptions wrap up
  SpaceX’s journey to ISS still needs Earth’s industrial supply chain
Paccar shows value of diversity in face of COVID-19, USMCA preparations
Magna, Delphi lead Mexico’s automotive downturn as national exports slump

Monday, May 25, 2020

Britain’s COVID-19 woes wash up on American shores in May
China’s clampdown raises new U.S. trade challenge for Hong Kong
SQM warns lithium will lose power after Q1 exports increased
Semiconductor trade beats COVID-19 and U.S.-China trade war
  Medical supplies surge in May as Japan favors U.S.-bound shipments

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Digital strategies help FedEx vs Amazon and Urban Outfitters vs COVID-19

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Finding winners in Trump’s Make in America plan; “unreliable entities” list risks
  Yang Ming, Evergreen win state support to maintain national champion status
  Lenovo faces new normal, still has peak season, supply chain switch to tackle
Solar switch-off may leave LONGi’s panels in storage
  Urban Outfitters digital sales surge but Indian supplies slump due to COVID-19
  FedEx teams up with Microsoft to tackle Amazon and Flexport threats

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 is not the only supply chain risk for autos, renewables
PVH, H&M supply chains face Typhoon Amphan
Seattle, Tacoma feel COVID-19’s impact on empty container flows
  Trump’s Make in America plan may help set-top box, lighting sectors
China’s unreliable entities list could put U.S. logistics providers at risk
  Giant, Trek cycle shipments fall behind as demand sprints ahead

Monday, May 18, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Tracking the electronics retail slump; DP-DHL beats a bad benchmark
Daimler readies for USMCA as COVID-19 disrupts factory flow
Europe’s COVID-19 lockdown drags global trade to 8% drop in March
  Nordex, Siemens Gamesa ride out regulatory turbulence in Mexican wind
Breville cooks up capital raise for growth as COVID-19 slices shipments
Zinus faces mattress supply chain choices as second dumping case arrives

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Brexit Watch: Ideology and disappointment reign as no-deal risks rise
Electrolux shipments surge, Best Buy’s drop as retail sales wane in April
Deutsche Post beats a bad benchmark in April, says Q2 not as severe as feared
Wallenius Wilhelmsen heads for low water mark as Volvo, Komatsu shipments sink
Sonos wins tariff leniency, had already been restructuring its supply chain

Friday, May 15, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Autos emerging from COVID-19’s shadow; Cosco, Evergreen sail ahead

Thursday, May 14, 2020

  Corsair rams through more imports in April as COVID-19 demand rises
Burden sharing with Treasury, China slips but U.S. tariffs still hit June 2018 low
Cosco, Evergreen buck COVID-19 trend for container-lines as China recovers

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Food supply chain risks during COVID-19; Under Armour’s inventory issue
Brexit Watch: Britain gets a taste of 2021 as medical supply imports slump
GM, Fiat-Chrysler’s U.S. auto restart may choke on sales, parts availability
  Hummer plans still humming, Tesla set to shock EV components slide

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Apple joins Samsung in Vietnam; Intel’s geopolitical move to the U.S.
U.S. port slowdown proves uneven, Norfolk falls behind
Food supply disruptions during COVID-19 – three issues to watch
Under Armour’s inventories surge as COVID-19 hits both demand and supply
  Panjiva Insights: Supplying a locked down world – the impact of COVID-19 on LatAm

Monday, May 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: H&M’s COVID-19 reaction; new round of national security supply chain reviews
Michelin, Bridgestone could see small supply chains shifts in steel wire case
Intel’s geopolitical move to U.S. should boost semiconductor machinery shipments
Apple joins Samsung in leveraging Vietnam’s growing audio expertise
Barley skirmish with China comes as Australia beats regional export average
COVID-19 boosts drop-shipping, fractional trade means U.S. wins on a technicality

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Logistics employment slump suggests continued low activity
Manitowoc looks for national security lift from mobile crane investigation
Cheniere’s cancelled cargoes show LNG challenge for China’s phase 1 commitments
Cargill shows how U.S. may keep losing China soybean share during 2020
  H+M’s COVID-19 response may be less forceful than Uniqlo, Primark

Thursday, May 07, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Tariffs drive solid supply chain change; national security worries transformed
Work-from-home rescued China’s export growth in April, trade war worries rise

Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The $21B trade war trigger; COVID-19 medical supply deep-dive
Matson hopes faster means better as COVID-19 overshadows outlook
  Smith & Nephew does relatively less well as COVID-19 cuts elective surgeries
Solid state drives shows risk from fluid state of trade war tariffs
  Schneider Electric, ABB face national security tariffs, may need to transform supplies

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Mexico’s COVID-19 troubles include energy, could spread to ventilators
Canada skids on oil as exports fall across the Americas
Travel and transport slash U.S. trade activity, China deficit at 2004 low
Phase 1 falls $21B behind schedule as U.S.-China relations worsen
Coronavirus medical import deep dive shows testing, PPE imports improving
Nestlé, J.M. Smucker Mexican coffee exports grind downwards

Monday, May 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s coronavirus sanction tariff options; Japanese autos hit the brakes
Worst is yet to come for volumes, fuel costs a salve – S&P Global Platts Container Update, April 2020
Loblaw’s surge could continue as South Africa’s coronavirus reopening proceeds
Mexico’s ventilator export surge stops as COVID-19 spreads
Coronavirus just the latest challenge for Pemex as energy imports slide
Cinco de Mayo set to be tequila fueled as beer exports turn sour
Looking ahead for green shoots, trade war risks – April 2020 in 10 reports

Sunday, May 03, 2020

Coronavirus pessimism hits export order expectations around the world
Trump ready to deploy tariffs in COVID-19 extension to trade war with China
Toyota, Mazda’s deceleration delivers COVID-19 challenge for shipping lines
  Baby Yoda’s arrival adds force to Disney’s Star Wars shipments

Friday, May 01, 2020

Panjiva Daily: DSV-Panalpina chases costs not volumes; ventilator shipments come back to life

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Panjiva Daily: C.H. Robinson steps ahead after tough Q1; U.S. pharma imports slip in April
South Korea finds even if you make it, they still might not come
U.S. fruit decision may juice Chinese exports, squash farmers in Florida and Chile
Church & Dwight puts the hammer down to meet COVID-19 demand
DSV-Panalpina slashes costs, won’t chase volumes as COVID-19 bites
Panjiva Insights: In for the long haul, COVID-19 impact on autos and medical supply chains

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Panjiva Daily: UPS tackles COVID-19 with retooling; financial wins and risks from coronavirus
  Adidas looks to support supply chain as shipments inch higher in Q1
China’s manufacturing feels whipsaw effect from overseas demand
  Robert Bosch yet to cut U.S. shipments as auto sales drop most in 52 years
C.H. Robinson beating peers in April after tough Q1 for U.S., global logistics
  Strides takes steps to tackle COVID-19; total U.S. drug imports slipped in April

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Continental drifts towards Mexico as COVID-19 supplier worries rise
Panjiva Daily: K+N’s huge opportunity; Ikea deals with COVID-19 downturn
UPS faces costs from COVID-19 changes, European slowdown in Q2
USMCA Watch: Implementation finally arrives as COVID-19 takes toll on trade
  COVID-19 demand leads Sri Trang to plan capacity-stretching rubber glove IPO
  J.C. Penney, PVH accelerate Vietnam apparel imports as demand slides

Monday, April 27, 2020

Global trade downturn set to continue as German expectations hit record low
K+N’s “huge opportunity to grow” follows COVID-19 hit to volumes in Q1
  Ikea deals with coronavirus demand downturn after tackling tariffs

Sunday, April 26, 2020

  Husqvarna’s COVID-19 exposure may mean Q2’s cut is bigger than Q1
Shipbuilding faces coronavirus headwind as exports, orders fall
Invacare, iRobot gain tariff leniency as coronavirus troubles abound

Friday, April 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The phased effect of COVID-19 on trade; monitoring Qisda, NEC’s return to growth

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s oil import aims; Sulzer shows the importance of being essential
China’s cereal purchase could kill the risk of a return to trade war
Shiseido shipments slip, L’Oreal’s worth watching as COVID-19 cuts cosmetics
Qisda, NEC shipments return to growth as monitor demand rises
April’s bad news could be worse as China’s slowdown improves, Europe’s accelerates
Kone’s elevator supply chain solid; COVID-19 cuts construction activity

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 medical supply recovery underway; Nintendo aims to Switch up supplies
Boeing’s suppliers may welcome reopening after descent in parts imports
Sika seeks opportunities as COVID-19 raises inventory risks
Trump’s oil aims may not mean U.S. imports shoot downward
Fevertree shipments heat up, coronavirus requires channel change
Sulzer’s essential business keeps imports pumping during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s low-key tariff leniency; Lear’s labor, sales and regulatory risks
Nintendo looks to Switch up output as chips dodge COVID-19, for now
Wind projects face COVID-19 turbulence, equipment imports yet to fall
Stora Enso shipments slide as COVID-19 crumples paper demand
Green shoots of spring recovery in COVID-19 medical supplies to U.S.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Rose-tinted rear-view mirror, dark COVID-19, oil clouds ahead for global trade
  Trump’s tariff leniency may mean little for the economy, will prove complex
  U.S. loses as Japan accelerates medical exports in falling trade environment

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Lear’s challenges spread to labor unrest as well as sales and regulatory risks
Coronavirus causes port to cut capacity, costs and offer storage solutions

Friday, April 17, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Best Buy tackles coronavirus; Hon Hai waits for WTO intervention in trade war

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Amazon, SM Line outpace peers as COVID-19 cuts volumes
SAIC may secure China supplies as U.S. tariff leniency is extended
  Hon Hai, Wistron may have fingers crossed for unlikely WTO intervention
  Best Buy tackles coronavirus with cost cutting, source switching
New York overhauled Long Beach in 2019, thanks to a bridge
Panjiva Insights: Shining a light on COVID-19’s impact on supply chains

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Marathon and Pace face coronavirus hurdles; the risk from tardy Brexit talks
  Lower tariffs cut burden on U.S. importers, reduce pressure on Chinese exporters
Indian labor shortage may slice cereal, spice supplies to China
American pork heads to China as coronavirus cuts U.S. demand
ASEAN+3 stockpile could cut future trade in medical supplies
SM Line bucks falling liner trend with booming Canadian business
  Amazon’s global freight surge puts pressure on forwarders, helps Maersk

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: FEMA’s coronavirus clampdown; how CH Robinson beat its peers in March
Bigger difficulties ahead as COVID-19, consumers drag on Chinese exports in March
Marathon’s import sprint may be ended by coronavirus, OPEC+ deal
New York beat LA in March, EU exposure set to become a problem
Brexit Watch: Tardy talks due to COVID-19 raise risks for future supplies
Pace blames COVID-19 for financial woes; Denso, Magna shipments surge

Monday, April 13, 2020

Hunter Douglas, Novelis face consequences of new antidumping case
CH Robinson survives COVID-19 woes as growth outperforms peers

Thursday, April 09, 2020

Bad, with worse to come – COVID-19’s toll on U.S. imports in March
Panjiva Daily: Coronavirus questions answered; Tesla’s shutdown impact on lithium supply chains
  3M exempted as FEMA clamps down on PPE exports after surge

Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Matson stays healthy, competitors weaker; tire industry loses grip as COVID-19 drags
No-one wins as coronavirus spreads but not all exporters will see a decline
Loss of ferry capacity to COVID-19 could disrupt spirits, tire exports
Vale changes shipping strategy, cuts exports in response to coronavirus
Tesla’s deceleration may take time to reach SQM’s lithium mines
  Lindt’s bunny beats COVID-19 disruptions as imports hop higher
  Panjiva Insights: Coronavirus – the global impact, your questions answered

Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trade war risks rise; new ways to boost Purell, ventilator supplies
COVID-19 car demand drop drives Aleris to cut production, Norsk Hydro cuts imports
Indian Oil uses exports to deal with COVID-19’s domestic demand drop
Tire industry loses grip as COVID-19 drags, Nokian bucks the U.S. trend
Matson stays healthy as coronavirus weakens competitors’ volumes

Monday, April 06, 2020

  Fisher & Paykel leads surge in Mexican ventilator exports to U.S.
Toyota, Mitsubishi meet COVID-19 driven demand drop with slowing supply
Trade war return risk rises with tariff cuts, purchase commitments yet to deliver
  Tariffs scrubbed from Purell pump systems as Gojo receives leniency

Sunday, April 05, 2020

U.S. trade downturn extends to month six as coronavirus meets Canadian oil

Friday, April 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Q2 Outlook special edition – Through a COVID-19 glass, darkly

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Healthcare supply chains during COVID-19; the rush to supply farmers
Coronavirus goes global – March 2020 in 10 reports
  Q2 2020 Outlook: Through a COVID-19 lens, darkly

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Room for more COVID-19 medical tariff cuts; Mexican gas deflation risk
Asia data points may understate impact of coronavirus outbreak on trade
Airfreight capacity drops, raising risk of force majeure
Syngenta, Yara shipments may have dropped ahead of farm supply rush
2010 low for U.S. import sentiment shows degree of COVID-19’s economic drag
  You don’t always get what you need – COVID-19’s impact on healthcare supply chains

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

  Panjiva Daily: Tracking ventilator shipments; Ceva’s force majeure casts doubts
Medline, Cardinal Health could be blessed with further COVID-19 tariff exemptions
Finding a new normal for volumes and fuel – S&P Global Platts Container Update, March 2020
  AMLO’s coronavirus reaction could deflate CFE, Pemex gas imports
Lenzing cuts costs as COVID-19 disrupts textile fiber flows

Monday, March 30, 2020

Panjiva Insights: Trade talks, data shouts – COVID-19, stories from the data
  Drägerwerk’s U.S. ventilator worries already evident in March
Konecranes can’t lift spirits as coronavirus delivers demand disruption
Japan may float shipyard mergers in response to global consolidation, COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

  Ceva’s force majeure bodes ill for supply chain certainty

Friday, March 27, 2020

Outotec shipments surge, coronavirus complicates logistics
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 drives laptop PC shortage; JBS set to meet coronavirus challenge
JBS faces a package of problems and opportunities from coronavirus

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Panjiva Daily: India’s lockdown risk for pharma supply chains; coronavirus corrodes copper exports
  Global trade returned to the bad times before the worse times
Canals set to face coronavirus challenge as shipping slows
German trade sentiment falls at fastest rate since at least 1991 as COVID-19 weighs
  Consumer, autos sectors drive February’s fall in U.S. trade activity
  Laptop availability powers down as work-from-home demand rises, imports fall

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Pemex faces problems, Valero and ExxonMobil do better in Mexico
Glencore, Codelco copper exports corrode as coronavirus spreads
  India’s lockdown puts pharma, textile and machinery supply chains at risk
Panjiva Daily: Shipping slowdown reaches U.S. shores; virus casts a cloud over solar
Starbucks cuts Brazilian coffee purchases ahead of coronavirus closures
Apple, Lacroix win in latest round of U.S.-China tariff exemptions

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

  Shipping slowdown reaches U.S. shores as imports from China drop 45% in March
Panjiva Daily: Flexport steps up as masks fall; COVID-19 forces Wallenius Wilhelmsen to dig in
PVH, VF Corp. could prosper from a U.S.-Kenya trade deal
Tractor-makers Deere, AGCO face fallow period as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains
  Coronavirus cloud settles over solar power equipment supplies

Monday, March 23, 2020

Bayer raises, Torrent cuts supplies as Brazil lowers pharma import hurdles
Wallenius Wilhelmsen digs in as COVID-19 cuts construction machinery shipments
Coronavirus-linked container constraint emerges as empty handling falls
  Flexport steps up with coronavirus rules as medical mask imports fall

Friday, March 20, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Answering Trump’s ventilator call; handling medical glove demand
Volkswagen closes capacity as both supply and demand concerns grow
  Coronavirus not the only malady facing Mexican beer exporters

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Panjiva Daily: FedEx attacks to defend against COVID-19; MSC avoids container dip
Fading global trade provides a backdrop for Europe’s above-average January
Samsonite supplies fixed, demand has 9-month trek to coronavirus recovery
  Trump’s ventilator call follows surge in imports by ResMed, Philips
Top Glove hopes to handle coronavirus growth opportunity with new capacity
Saudi Aramco, Phillips 66 face dual shocks to U.S. oil supplies

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Panjiva Daily: DSV Panalpina’s coronavirus warning; EU’s coronavirus soap strategy
Dupont faces higher costs as U.S. cools on Chinese refrigerant imports
Japan’s exports slip rather than slide as China, chips prove resilient
Brazilian iron ore sinks to new trough as Vale favors China
MSC among the best as U.S. container line volumes dip in February
FedEx attacks costs to defend against coronavirus headwinds

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Panjiva Daily: The supply chain cost of Trump’s travel ban; waste sacks bag coronavirus tariff cuts
  Italy’s coronavirus lockdown may limit luxury, pharmaceutical exports
California’s ports feel first effects of coronavirus disruptions
Trump’s EU travel ban could raise costs for healthcare, electronics and luxury goods
DSV Panalpina rings the warning bell for forwarders as coronavirus disruptions spread
USMCA Watch: 31 month odyssey ends with coronavirus delay
EU coronavirus strategy may wash away soap exports

Monday, March 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Coronavirus – what we’ve learned about supply chains so far
Coronavirus continues to drive U.S. tariff reductions, including waste bags
U.S. Treasury take turns over as tariffs become victim of their own success

Sunday, March 15, 2020

  We’re not there yet – 18 coronavirus lessons from supply chain and financial data

Friday, March 13, 2020

  Sunshine state faces dark clouds from EU-U.S. trade conflict

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Oil-for-corn deal shows supply chains adapting to Venezuela sanctions

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Coronavirus second order effects reach Cambodia, Mexico supply chains
Baltimore cuts capacity for coronavirus, Ikea and Fila may feel shortages
Kansas City Southern flags Mexican COVID-19 risks; GM and Mazda exposed
  Brexit Watch: EU talks struggling, whiskey leniency needed to lubricate U.S. deal
  Stitch-Fix weaves tariff lessons into coronavirus strategy

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Oil’s rout and global trade; Sanders, Biden trade debate moves to Michigan
Signs of COVID struggles as Taiwan, Vietnam gain at China’s expense in electronics
Baosteel bucks the coronavirus trend with surging U.S.-bound shipments
Levi Strauss, Adidas face second-order Cambodian COVID-19 disruptions
  First signs of coronavirus’s drag as U.S. imports fall for sixth month

Monday, March 09, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s coronavirus tariff sacrifice; bubbly soap imports
  Procter & Gamble soap imports bubble up ahead of coronavirus demand surge
Costco coronavirus sales win may be followed by supply chain challenges
  Cardinal Health, Brady win as Trump sacrifices tariffs to tackle coronavirus
Valero, Phillips 66 lead Mexican oil exports as AMLO prepares for more
Sanders, Biden debate trade as Michigan’s auto exports wane
  Contraction, commitments and containers – Trade implications of the oil price collapse

Sunday, March 08, 2020

  China misses phase 1 purchasing commitments by 59% in January
China still losing the trade war during the trade peace

Friday, March 06, 2020

Trump’s China scorecard achieves best January result since 2012
Panjiva Daily: Who cares most about coronavirus? Chemicals and autos, but not healthcare

Thursday, March 05, 2020

  Chemicals, autos companies most preoccupied with COVID-19
India’s COVID-19 airlift could help solar, telecoms sectors
Panjiva Daily: Logistics and the end of COVID-19 disruptions; Turkey restricts medical supplies
  U.S. to include 5G in trade deals, imports set to surge based on 4G, 3G history
Sales surge, imports slow in autos sector as parts shortages loom
Hapag-Lloyd sees extended period of coronavirus recovery

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: India COVID-19 drug supply restriction; TiVO’s TV box triumph
  Lego’s built a U.S. supply chain immunity to COVID-19 disruptions
ArcelorMittal, Ternium may feel COVID-19 disruption in Mexican exports
  Supply chain questions for Nipro, J&J as COVID-19 export restrictions widen
UPS, CMA-CGM see beginning of the end to COVID-19 disruptions
Cheap fuel salves COVID’s costs – S&P Global Platts Container Update, February 2020

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Apple’s use for Trump; port strikes, not SARS, provide a COVID-19 lesson
Target’s prepared for COVID-19 as new year imports slip
Maersk’s integrated strategy bears fruit with India service launch
New York joins roster of ports expecting COVID-19 disruptions
  TiVo’s triumph comes as U.S. set-top boxes head into decline
India reacts to COVID-19, surging exports with key drug export restrictions

Monday, March 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily:DP-DHL’s COVID-19 costs, Trump’s split security standards
Coronavirus casts a cloud – February 2020 in 10 reports
Oil powers, Dell drags on Texas; Super Tuesday trade policy clarity arrives
Strikes, not SARS, provide a COVID-19 lesson for U.S. ports
COVID-19 exacts a toll on U.S. housebuilding as lighting deliveries dim
  Apple uses Trump to access India in quick time
Mad dash for U.S. electronics as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains

Sunday, March 01, 2020

South Korea’s surprising rebound defies COVID-19, reflects timing
  China’s COVID-19 trade activity collapse; EU healthcare exports may soar
Deutsche Post DHL warns of COVID-19 impact, electronics already sliding

Friday, February 28, 2020

U.S. trade decline continues, phase 1 trade deal benefits yet to accrue
Panjiva Daily: Foxconn, COVID-19 help Vietnam; K+N sees COVID-19 return to normal, in China
  Trump splits Japanese security view for titanium and steel cases

Thursday, February 27, 2020

No pain, so no gain in tariffs for structural steel helps Valmont, CAP
K+N experiencing return-to-normal in China while COVID-19 continues
Foxconn, COVID-19 drive Vietnam’s electronics super-power status
Matson faces triple-whammy of COVID-19 disruptions, others in the same boat
Boeing, BMW central to South Carolina’s trade politics

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

  Panjiva Basics: Counting the cost of COVID-19 for corporate supply chains
Port of Los Angeles raises COVID-19 worries, Savannah’s shipping slides
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s choppers-and-coke deal; Deere’s dear shipping

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Global trade rebound in December likely to prove short-lived
Choppers and coke – Trump’s latest trade deal makes a modest start
Ikea rebuilds supply chain as tariffs slam door on Chinese cabinets
Deere’s shipping could get dearer due to COVID-19 disruptions

Monday, February 24, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Hasbro, Mattel tackle coronavirus; China cuts medical device costs
Trump’s uranium support bears fruit, most supplies from EU and Canada

Sunday, February 23, 2020

JBS gains Brazilian beef options after Chinese stampede
Panjiva Daily: Uniqlo’s evolution, Lenovo’s refactoring in response to COVID-19
Repsol, Ford face Spanish digital service tax risks
Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson may be helped by latest China tariff cuts
  Hasbro, Mattel supply chains face coronavirus, Hong Kong protest disruptions
Magna dealing with COVID-19 and tariffs, to a certain extent

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Bunge, Vale face slide Brazilian commodity exports to China due to COVID-19

Friday, February 21, 2020

  Lenovo refactors its laptop supply chain in response to COVID-19
Uniqlo’s fast-evolving supply chain can’t avoid COVID-19 disruptions
Maersk’s COVID-19 rebound in Q2 may be foiled by weaker European shipping

Thursday, February 20, 2020

GE, Siemens may have much to gain if Trump, Modi can reach long term deal
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19 hurdle for Adidas, Puma; winners from a U.S.-India trade deal

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Tariff Quote Watch: Altra Industrial, Haldex cut China exposure as tariff worries wane
Japan adds to evidence of a weak month for global trade in January
Adidas, Puma look to hurdle COVID-19 challenges
  Panjiva Insights: Seeing clearly, reaching further – supply chain technology in the 2020s
  Panjiva Insights – Globalization alive but kicking

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Panjiva Daily: COVID-19’s automotive disruption widens; Trump’s tariff carousel
Panjiva Daily: Expeditors, K+N squeezed by competitors, COVID-19; JCB has a hole
Sumitomo gains as Hankook demand skids
Wallenius Wilhelmsen chooses contraction in shrinking car carrier market
Expeditors, K+N feel pressure from weak volumes, challengers and COVID-19
COVID-19 set to leave hole in JCB’s U.K., U.S. supply chains
Delong, Gavilon face export squeeze as COVID-19 cuts container availability

Sunday, February 16, 2020

  Nissan, Tata join the list of automakers facing COVID-19 disruptions
  Carousel passes LVMH, Constellation by as U.S. aero retaliation deepens
SM Line, PIL realign as competition concerns conclude

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Trump’s budget indicates major trade war de-escalation
Burden sharing alive and well as U.S import prices from China hit 12-year low

Friday, February 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Under Armour’s COVID-19 costs; solar tariff efficiency in doubt

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Philippines’ moment of trade health may prove fleeting in face of COVID-19
  Nevada’s copper and blood pay the price for U.S.-China trade war

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

  Under Armour’s COVID-19 costs could spread
Panjiva Daily: 2019’s malaise infects the ’20s; new shipping service for Ford, Molson Coors
Trina, Hanwha Q-Cells shine as doubts cast over solar tariff efficiency
Health of Chinese healthcare supplies called into question

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

  Ford, Molson Coors may be targets for COSCO’s new service
  Indiana survives the U.S.-China trade war, conflict with EU more challenging
Tariff Quote Watch: GoPro falls short as supply chain plan proceeds slowly
Steering industry has to navigate coronavirus as Huida declares force majeure

Monday, February 10, 2020

Panjiva Daily: DSV Panalpina’s soft outlook; Nintendo’s coronavirus cost
Tariffs’ bite lasts into the ‘20s, jaws starting to unclench

Sunday, February 09, 2020

  DSV Panalpina confirms soft outlook for 2020, coronavirus uncertainty
  Coronavirus could stall Fiat-Chrysler, General Motors auto production

Thursday, February 06, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s tariffs still successful; Electrolux, Sherwin Williams feel the burn
Husqvarna’s revenues trimmed, import growth unchecked
Canada a bright spot in a dark end to 2019 in the Americas
Nintendo counts coronavirus cost as factories await reopening
Melrose’s tariff relief may be short lived if EU-U.S. conflict gets into gear

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Coronavirus hits logistics; Brexit deal making positions compared
BAe, Lonza have friends in New Hampshire as primary approaches
Electrolux, Midea feels the burn as tariffs continue to cool China’s exports
Good news for Trump, bad news for the EU in latest trade data
Tariff Quote Watch: Sherwin Williams shows Phase 1 doesn’t gloss over tariff pain

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Vestas, DSV Panalpina get together; Wistron expands in India
Milwaukee Electric, Tractor Supply drill for tariff exemptions
Generac, Briggs & Stratton face tariff and currency questions
Improving U.S. export sentiment faces realities of coronavirus
Coronavirus delivers a blow to the logistics sector
  Brexit Watch: Britain’s not Canada in CETA, it’s Canada in USMCA

Monday, February 03, 2020

Panjiva Daily: ONE’s got more than one problem; H&M’s tech investments pay off
Wistron Joins Foxconn Making iPhone Components in India
Tariff Quote Watch: Vestas tackles tariffs, calls on DSV-Panalpina for shipping help
Petronet’s gas deal, not a full trade agreement, may feature in Trump’s India visit
New decade, old problems as South Korea slides, China hopes darken
A different kind of chaos – January 2020 in 10 reports

Sunday, February 02, 2020

  H&M’s supply chain technology investments pay off
Ocean Network Express has more than ONE problem
  Illinois Tool Works trims guidance In response to coronavirus
Coronavirus and Compliance – S&P Global Platts Container Update, January 2020

Friday, January 31, 2020

Panjiva Basics: Handling VUCA With HALO; Lessons for Portfolio Construction in 2020
Panjiva Daily: Corporate coronavirus reactions; Brexit begins; UPS beats peers

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson’s troubles; Pegatron and Hon Hai’s divergent strategies
UPS Beats Its Peers, Misses Out On Supply Chain Realignments
Daimler, Keystone Face National Security Metals Tariff Extension
Iowa’s About More Than Beans as Trade Policy Meets Electioneering
Corporate Coronavirus Reactions Take Wait-and-See Stance, For Now
  Brexit Watch: The End of the Beginning as 20th Century Deals Face 21st Century Issues

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

CH Robinson’s Slide Includes European Business Push
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Michigan visit and autos tariff questions; Orient Overseas leads the way
Pegatron, Hon Hai Take Opposite Approaches To Supply Chain Shuffling
Whirlpool’s Price Rises Helped By Tariffs Which Cut Import Demand
USMCA Watch: One Hurdle Left, Then The Hard Work Begins
Trump’s Deficit Victory Still a Ways Off, Phase 1 Effect May Be Delayed

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Ford, General Motors Left Out In Cold By CSAV’s Car Ferry Exit
Orient Overseas Tough 4Q May Have Beaten Its Peers
  Balanced Picture For Global Trade Could Tip on Tweets and Sneezes
Panjiva Daily: Coronavirus exposure for autos, electronics; Maersk’s sceptical attitude
Ikea, Steelcase Face Prospect of Make in India Tariffs
  USMCA Watch: Trump’s Michigan Visit May Raise EU Tariff Questions for Dana

Monday, January 27, 2020

Maersk Sceptical About Trade Growth, Especially For Capital Goods
Maruti Suzuki S-Presso May Perk Up Indian Exports as Ford Slows
PIL’s Problem May Drag on Wide Range of Industries
Panjiva Daily: Supply chain tech in 2020; K+N’s Asia acquisition search
  Coronavirus Could Disrupt Supply Chains For Autos, Electronics and Chemicals
Tianqi Lithium’s SQM Purchase Brings Behavioral Change, Debt Woes

Sunday, January 26, 2020

  2020 Outlook: It’s About Time – The Future for Global Supply Chains
  2020 Outlook: Seeing Clearly, Reaching Further – Supply Chain Technology

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Tariff Quote Watch: Phase 1 Trade Deal Too Late to Save Agrochemicals in 2020
Panjiva Daily: Secret trade review, Fender’s tariff tune and Spin Master’s stockpiling
  Tariff Quote Watch: VF Corp’s North Face Tariff Chill Set To Pass
K+N Starts The Search For Asian Acquisitions

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

JBS, Treasury Wine May Pay if DP World’s Australian Strike Action Worsens
Panjiva Daily: DHL leads forwarders in 4Q, Ceva slips; steel tariff losers and winners
Good News for Semiconductors Amid Japan’s Poor Performance
Secrets and Deals – Auto Tariffs and Digital Taxes Cloud Trade Negotiations
  Fender Fends off Tariffs as Yamaha, Casio Miss a Beat
  Tariff Quote Watch: Spin Master Shows Threats Matter As Much As Reality

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Black, grey and green swan risks in 2020; the phase 1 pharma harvest
ArcelorMittal Dodges Tariff Trouble as U.S. Imports Hit Lowest Since 2010
Ruixing, Yara Fertilizer Shipments May Wither as India Aims To Cut Imports
Codelco, BHP May Have Warm Feelings From Phase 1 Trade Deal
Ceva, DSV-Panalpina Slip As DP-DHL, DB-Schenker Surge in 4Q
Williams Sonoma, Faurecia Face Disruptions As Maersk is Beset By Le Havre Strike

Monday, January 20, 2020

  2020 Outlook: The Year It All (Might) Go Wrong – Black Swan Risks
Panjiva Daily: Five supply chain strategies for 2020; what’s to watch in WEF week
Dollar General, Greif May Bag Bargains as China Bans Single Use Plastics
  New Normal Means Same Problems as Los Angeles Loses Out From Tariffs
Pharma Harvest From Phase 1 Deal May Be Transshipments

Sunday, January 19, 2020

First Shots or Fast Friends – What To Expect from WEF

Friday, January 17, 2020

Panjiva Insights: After the Dust Settles, Views on The Phase 1 Trade Deal

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Phase 1 deal deep dive – commitments versus enforcement
2020 Outlook: Fighting on Several Fronts – Supply Chain Strategies
  Burden Sharing Shifts as U.S. Import Price Deflation Slows

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Logistics in 2020 – delivery in doubt; New York’s drinks problem
Hapag-Lloyd The Best of a Bad Lot as Container Lines Suffer Poor Q4
TSMC Faces Defense Pressure To Shift Chipmaking as U.S. Demand Wanes
  2020 Outlook: Come for the Commitments, Stay for the Enforcement – Trade War Show Season 4 Begins

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Alive and kicking – 8 global trends for 2020; America’s miserable end to 2019
  2020 Outlook: Delivery in Doubt – Logistics Industry Prospects
Philippines Shows China Chip Dominance Growing, Regional Trade Still Weak
New York Has a 2020 Drinks Problem as U.S. Ports End 2019 With a Dive
Brexit Watch: Fish Fight First of the Free Trade Deal Frictions
Treasury’s Tariff Take Reached $74B in 2019, Could Break $90B in 2020

Monday, January 13, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s nine trade frenemies in 2020; Yara, Mosaic’s sanctions exposure
  Consumer Surge, New Year Hold Keys To China Export Rebound
2020 Outlook: Globalization Alive and Kicking – Global Trade Policy Trends
Miserable End to The 2010s as Trade War, Weak Demand Slash U.S. Imports
Gazprom, Kinder Morgan at Opposite Ends of EU-U.S. Common Gas Interests
  Tariff Quote Watch: Superdry Bails Out of China Sourcing as Shipments Sink

Sunday, January 12, 2020

  Terrible End to 2010s For Marine Logistics Employment, Raises Strike Risks
Yara, Mosaic May Have Bigger Hormuz Exposure in Brazil Than Petrobras
  2020 Outlook: New Year, New Frenemies – U.S. Trade Policy

Thursday, January 09, 2020

2020 Outlook: Trade War in Waiting – U.S.-EU Relations
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s trade wars old and new – 2020 Outlook; Sonos harder to hear
  2020 Outlook: Ever-Changing Trade – 10 Lessons From The Past 10 Years
Mission Not Yet Accomplished – The Phase 1 Trade Deal Awaits
  Sonos Disconnected From Rising Smart Speaker Market

Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s winning the trade war; Daimler leads autos downturn
  LG Electronics Leads Growth as TVs Get Ever Bigger At CES

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Batteries, not Segway Ninebot the CES star; Mexico prunes its oil hedge
Adidas, Sumitomo May Face Disruption From Jakarta Floods
Kerosene, Fuel Oil Refloat Canada’s Export Growth As China Spat Continues
  Beans Bounce Back As U.S. Wins The Trade War in November
Tariffs Not Needed as Daimler Slashes Shipments, BMW and VW Prove Resilient
Wrong News At The Right Time Shows Success of Trump’s Trade Policies
Hasbro, Mattel Find Growth in India, Government Looks To Tackle Quality

Monday, January 06, 2020

Panjiva Daily: What went wrong in 2019; U.S. Steel shows tariffs don’t always work
Giant, Trek Make Tracks Out of China as Tariffs Meet The Electoral Cycle
Toyota Deprioritized U.S. As Japan’s Automakers Suffer Another Tough Month
  Segway Ninebot Grabs Headlines at CES, Batteries The Unsung Star
Mexico’s Pruned Oil Hedge Follows Pemex Export Decline
Airxcel Plays It Cool While Waiting For Tariff Exemptions

Sunday, January 05, 2020

Cargill Key to Zimbabwe’s Mexican Corn Call
Electrolux Leads as Tariffs Change The Shape of U.S. Washer Imports
Divergent Reaction to Trade War Relief Seen in Export Sentiment Surveys
  U.S. Steel, CAP Show Steel Tariffs Don’t Always Deliver Their Aims
Japan Tobacco, Philip Morris Face Pressure After Cigarette Imports Light Up

Friday, January 03, 2020

  2019 Review: Late Arrivals, Indigestion and a Nightingale – What We Got Wrong

Thursday, January 02, 2020

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s challenges, Tesla’s tariff navigation – what you missed over the holidays
Brace For Impact – S&P Global Platts Container Update, December 2019
Tesla Navigates Tariff Risks, ArcelorMittal Hits a Bump – What You Missed Over The Holidays
Maersk, Matson Raise Logistics Consolidation Question – What You Missed Over The Holidays
  Talks, Reflation and Decline in Global Policy – What You Missed Over The Holidays

Wednesday, January 01, 2020

  Four Challenges For Trump – What You Missed Over The Holidays

Sunday, December 29, 2019

  2019 Review: 12 Events That Shaped Global Supply Chains

Thursday, December 26, 2019

  2019 Review: Recession, War, Nonchalance, Deficits and Brexit The Year in 5 Charts

Friday, December 20, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Qurate fails to find festive tariff cheer; Brexit start gun fired

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Dow, Chevron May Be Helped By China’s Chemical Gesture
Cote d’Ivoire Beats Ghana In Satisfying America’s Cocoa Demand
Panjiva Daily: ZIM zooms, Roku rolls over and Skywalker rises
  Hyundai, Posco Recast Steel Shipments, U.S. Rules on Vietnamese Circumvention
  Qurate, Givaudan Find No Festive Tariff Cheer as Leniency Petitions Are Rejected
European Growth Can’t Prevent Another Global Drop in Trade Activity
Tariff Quote Watch: Patagonia Climbs as Oakland Sees Beginning Of The End
Brexit Watch: Queen Fires The Start Gun For 229 Day Sprint
SQM Prioritizes China While Chile Wants to Diversify Exports

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

China May Take The Ethanol Pledge, Helping Trump Before Elections
Panjiva Daily: FedEx hit by Thanksgiving, trade war; Boeing cuts MAX, risking trade deal
North Korea Sanctions Normalization Sought, Could Help Chinese Apparel Buyers
Panama Canal Avoids The Worst of The Trade War, But Not Immune
  Rise Of Skywalker Leads to a Rise in Disney’s Star Wars Imports
ZIM Shipping Zooms Ahead of Peers With China Success, Canada Routes
Roku Growth Rolls Over Before Trade Deal Relief Arrives

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Heroic assumptions, trimmed tariffs define the Phase 1 trade deal
FedEx’s Woes Not Limited To Thanksgiving Timing, Trade War
Light For Tech, Shade for Trade Generally As Japan’s Export Slump Hits Month 12
Boeing Minimizes MAX Shipments, Hurting Trade Deal and Supply Chain Prospects
Textron Gets Respite from Trade War Tariffs, Still Cutting Imports from China
  Tariff Quote Watch: Costco Cuts China, Tariffs Are Now Business-as-Usual
Electrolux Restructuring Delay Visible in Slowing Component Imports

Monday, December 16, 2019

  Beam Suntory Aims To Build Whiskey Sales in India With Oaksmith
India’s Trade Slowdown Continues, Yet To Be Bolstered by Trade War or RCEP
  Trade War Show Season 3 Finale – The Heroic Quest for $100 Billion

Sunday, December 15, 2019

USMCA Watch: Toyota, Mitsubishi May Face Future Canadian Complaints
U.S. Customs Duty Haul Set To Fall By Just 10% After Phase 1 Trade Deal
  Trade War Show Season 3 Finale – Trimming Tariffs, Leaving Doubts

Friday, December 13, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Amazon, Flexport show the way forward; phase 1 turns down tariffs, not risks

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Panjiva Daily: End of the road for USMCA uncertainty; Airbus faces further tariff headwind
Brexit Watch: Hardest Brexit Averted, Deals With EU, U.S. and CPTPP Needed
Maersk’s Vietnam Expansion Could Provide New Service to New Balance
Amazon, Flexport Show Way Forward in Tough Month For Logistics Sector
Lululemon Aims To Squeeze Growth From Current Segments, Import Mix Changes
Phase 1 Phase Out Doesn’t Remove Supply Chain Uncertainties

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Brexit risk resolution beckons; Nintendo, Spin Master are nice, not naughty
Airbus, Leonardo Face Tariff Headwind From Latest WTO Subsidy Ruling
  Sugar Imports From Mexico Depend on Tariffs as U.S. Harvest Turns Sour
Ports Suffer From Weaker U.S. Demand, West Does Worst
WTO Less Appealing As Appeals Body Breaks, Time To Paper Over The Cracks
USMCA Watch: Ford, Daimler Near End of Long Road of Regulatory Uncertainty

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trade war tears into apparel; GM, Hyundai hit reverse
Power of Siberia May Be Bane of Texas as U.S. LNG Exports Reach Record
Lockheed, Boeing May Benefit From Trump’s Trade-and-Arms Approach
  Nintendo Switch, Spin Master’s Owleez Mean Toy Imports Are Nice, Not Naughty
Brexit Watch: Elections Should Cut Risks, U.S. Trade Deal Importance Rises
Yazaki, Epson Help Philippines Avoid Asia’s Fate, For Now

Monday, December 09, 2019

Hyundai, GM Slam on Brakes, U.S. Auto Sales May Slow Soon
USMCA Watch: On The Cusp of a Deal, Canada The Remaining Low Hurdle
  Tariffs Strip Growth From U.S. Apparel, Electronics Imports in November
Logistics Jobs Momentum Wanes on Precision Railroading, Trade War

Sunday, December 08, 2019

Soybeans, Circuits Send China’s Imports Higher, Tariffs Still Drag on Exports
CSX’s Syracuse Port Could Speed Deliveries for Constellation, Belden

Friday, December 06, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump set to keep his tariff cape; Guess? has strategy answers

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Walgreens, Natura face digital tax risks; Signify sees the light in China despite tariffs
  Tariff Quote Watch: Guess? Has Strategy Answers, Cuts China Reliance
Tariff Quote Watch: Avnet Learns To Deal With Tariffs, Micro-Star Might Be a Winner
  Trump Unlikely to Relinquish Tariff Cape, Pressure on China is Working
U.S. Import Drop Mostly, But Not Entirely, About The Trade War
New Year, New Rules – S&P Global Platts Container Update, November 2019

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Signify Sees the Light in China as GE, Feit Fade
Tariff Quote Watch: Foster Electric, Pioneer Turn Up Volume of Vietnamese Speakers
Panjiva Daily: Red Bull, Glock may be caught in DST crossfire; Bissell fails to clean up
USMCA Watch: Eli Lilly Exports Slip, Pfizer Dosed Up As Drug Rules Are Abandoned
  Brexit Watch: Walgreens Boots, Natura May Face Trump’s Tariffs if Digital Tax Kicks In
Louis Dreyfus, Cargill Show Two Sides to Brazil’s Struggling Export Economy

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Starbucks, JM Smucker Cut Back on Brazilian Coffee as Global Exports Sour
Panjiva Daily: LVMH, L’Oreal face service tax retaliation; Trump’s steel tariff mettle tested
  Red Bull, Glock May Be In Firing Line For Next Round of U.S. Digital Tax Retaliation
Bissell Fails To Clean Up in Exemption Requests, iRobot Still Waiting
Carbon The Next Challenge for MSC, Hapag-Lloyd as Sulfur Rules Arrive
Dumping Accusations Stored Up on Slow Moving U.S.-China Trade Deal

Monday, December 02, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Teekay won’t give thanks for energy independence; Pepsi’s Liverpool opportunity
LVMH Faces Triple-Whammy, L’Oreal Just One, From Digital Tax Retaliation
Pessim-ISM Returns to U.S. Export Order Outlook as Trade Contracts
Tariff Quote Watch: Natuzzi Starts Move to Vietnam as China Competitiveness Drops
Trump’s Tariff Mettle To Be Tested By Brazil, Argentina Steel Action
Bayer Caught as Herbicides Become Fertile Ground for New Trade Cases
Stuck in a Cycle – November 2019 in 10 Reports

Sunday, December 01, 2019

Bad Start to Year End for Asian Trade, One Sign of Light for 2020
Tariff Uncertainty, Export Downturn Dog Fortunes of Japanese Automakers

Friday, November 29, 2019

USMCA Watch: Mexico Pushes for Ratification as Trade Growth Reverses

Thursday, November 28, 2019

MISC, Teekay Won’t Give Thanks as America’s Energy Independence Day Approaches
SQM Squashes Lithium Supplies as U.S. Battery Patent Litigation Risks Rise

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s unfinished business; Best Buy powers through tariffs
Pepsi, Caterpillar May Be Targets as Grimaldi Set to Spend Longer at Liverpool

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

  Tariff Quote Watch: Best Buy Takes Tariffs In Its Stride, Dollar Tree Stumbles
Panjiva Daily: Sony’s Black Friday boost; Canadian rail strike oil opportunity for shipping
Rising Tide of Shipbuilding Exports Masks Sinking Order Books
  Tariff Quote Watch: Cracker Barrel Gorges on China, Tariff Indigestion Yet To Come
Teva, Sun Pharma Shipments Surge as Cartel Case Looms
Wistron, Altis May Dial Into Laos for Fixed-Line Telecoms Exports
  Trump’s Unfinished Business For The Last Days of the Decade

Monday, November 25, 2019

  Sony Boosts TV Shipments Ahead of Black Friday, After Tariffs
Brexit Watch: Labour and Pharma a Bigger Issue Than Farm Laborers for a U.S. Deal
Samsung, Hyosung May Benefit From Dose of PIL’s New Vietnam Service
CMA-CGM, China Merchants May Face CFIUS in Port Refinancing Plan
Panjiva Daily: Tariffs chip away at Thanksgiving; Shell can be sure of competition
Global Trade Slide Confirmed in September, Continued in October
Canadian National Rail Strike Brings Opportunity for Oil Shipping

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Trump’s Democracy Push in Cambodia Bring Tariff Risks for Li & Fung, Capri
Aluminum Wire Imports From China Cut, Buyers Plug Into Turkish Supplies
Royal Dutch Shell Can be Sure of a Panoply of Competitors in Mexican Oil Market
  Bunge, Marubeni May Need Japanese Corn Buyers to Offset Iranian Sanctions Risk
  Best Buy, Dollarama Find Tariffs Chip Away at Fryer, Thanksgiving Imports

Friday, November 22, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Apple’s tariff Trump card, EC waives competition rules for shipping

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Deutsche Post-DHL looks ahead; Kroger, Dollar Tree may return to Portland shipping
Tariff Quote Watch: La-Z-Boy No Slouch in Tackling China Tariffs, Vietnam a Risk
  Apple Plays Trump Card in Managing China Tariff Risks, May Struggle with iPhone
East Group, Trina Shipments Surge As Navarro Frets About Solar Power
EC Waives Competition Rules, Shipping Alliances Can’t Force Profits Higher
Vietnam’s Drastic Measures Construct Barrier to Plywood Sourcing Strategies

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s $25B trade war chest; Kia, Hyundai caught in capsize closure
Semiconductors’ Slide Continued in October, Holding Back Asian Exports
  Toy Story Aids Mattel, Star Wars Can’t Save Hasbro as Toy Imports Wane
Albemarle, W.R. Grace Have Supply Chain Opportunity in Critical Minerals Deal
Kroger, Dollar Tree May Benefit from Portland, SM Line’s Route of Convenience
Tariff Quote Watch: Deutsche Post-DHL Looks Past The Trade War, Outperforms Peers

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

  Kia, Hyundai See Biggest Dip After Brunswick’s Capsize Closure
Trump Could Have $25B In The Trade War Tank If China Deal Fails Before Elections
Panjiva Daily: Xerox, HP deal with slowdown, tariffs; LVMH pays the price for Airbus subsidies
Japan’s Export Downturn Enters 11th Month With South Korea Export Slump
Steel Tariffs Do Their Job, But Wider Use and Timing Limited by Law
Brexit Watch: Aerospace Exports Take Flight, Airbus Sees U.K. as Competitive
Foxconn Dials Back Indian Phone Part Imports as Xiaomi Calls For Export Help

Monday, November 18, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Soybeans Save SeaTac as Trade War Trims Container Volumes
Panjiva Daily: Maersk feels the trade war drag; Mexico’s Huawei issue
ThyssenKrupp, ArcelorMittal Provide Steel Lessons as Autos Tariffs Stall
Tariff Quote Watch: LVMH, Diageo Pay The Price For Airbus Subsidies
  Xerox, HP Deal Could Tackle Slowing Imports, China Tariffs
Samsung, LG Cut China Appliance Imports, Retail Sales May Be Tariff Driven

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Savli Copper, Motherson Sumi May Face Higher Copper Costs from Wire Investigation
Brighter Europe Doesn’t Change Global Export Recession in 3Q
  Tariff Quote Watch: Arconic Faces Overstocking, Aerospace Late To The Tariff Worry Party
Huawei Exports to Mexico May Be Bigger Issue Than Rural Sanctions Relief

Friday, November 15, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Flexport a rising threat for freight forwarders; Hapag-Lloyd hits the right routes
Chinese Exporters’ Willingness to Eat Tariff Hikes May Be Diminishing
  Tariff Quote Watch: Maersk Feels Trade War Drag, And Other Issues

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s trade policy risks; Tesla’s localization strategy
Tariff Quote Watch: Sappi Suffers From The Trade War, But Not Due to Tariffs
Hapag-Lloyd Hits the Right Routes in 3Q, Suffers Slowdown in October
Tariffs Fail To Floor Vinyl Tile Buyers as New Round of Exemptions Granted
Farmers Claw Their Way Back Into Chinese Chicken Market, Have Bigger Fish to Fry
Flexport Adds to Trade War as Threat for Freight Forwarders

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Bolsonaro May Hope for BRICS Bean Boost With Improved China Relations
Panjiva Daily: The Trade War Show, episode 52; U.S. port activity slumped in October
Tariff Quote Watch: Wolverine Takes Tariffs In Its Stride With Restructuring, Price Hikes
Tariff Quote Watch: Zoom’s Rapid Move to Vietnam Driven by Lack of Tariff Leniency
Trump Outlines the Downside Case for Trade Policy in 2020
Tesla Rolls Localization Strategy into Berlin as Exports to EU Surge

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Panjiva Daily: The trade war’s ugly side for beauty; SNCF’s new LiON battery service
Trade War Not The Only Risk for U.S. Ports After Activity Slumped in October
Panjiva Basics: British Elections – Everything You Know is Unlikely to be Right
Asia’s Trade Recession Continued in 3Q, Despite Gold Miners’ Best Efforts
Rare Earth Production Hike Retained in China as Magnet Exports Climb
Panjiva Basics: After 52 Episodes, Trade War Show Season 3 Set for Tense December Finale

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Panama Looks to Suck in More LNG Tankers as Phase 1 Deal Beckons
  Tariff Quote Watch: Revlon’s China Choice Paints Ugly Picture for Profits
SNCF Launches Battery Service As Stanley Black & Decker, Sanyo Charge Ahead
Jindal Steel, Viraj Lead Burgeoning Indian Scrap Metal Trade
  Crocs Snaps Up New Distribution Center as Imports Surge

Friday, November 08, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Best Buy, Samsung switch off TV imports; worst month since 2009 for U.S. imports
China’s Exporters Rattled by Electronics, Shake Off Apparel Tariffs
Adani Wilmar, Emami Shift Palm Oil Purchases as India Cooks Up Further Intervention

Thursday, November 07, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Expeditors’ worries about more than trade war; triple trouble for autos supply chains
Tariff Quote Watch: Expeditors Has More Than Trade War To Worry About
Tariff Quote Watch: Enersys Battery Tariff Charge Mitigated By Routings, Exemptions
U.S. Seaborne Imports Collapsed At Fastest Rate Since 2009 in October
Best Buy, Samsung Switch Off as List 4A Tariffs Hit Electronics Imports
Vale Mine Reopens, Provides Growth Potential After Export Recovery Pauses
  Panjiva Insights: Old Age, Calm Waters – Economic Outlook

Wednesday, November 06, 2019

  Modi Prioritizes Farmers, “Make in India” As RCEP Progresses Into 2020
  Triple Trouble, But No Hurry, For Automakers Ahead of Tariff Review
Rapid Inflation in Gas Exports Could Be Aided by Phase 1 Trade Deal
China The Main Cause of Canada’s Export Decline
China’s Not Trump’s Only Problem as U.S. Trade Activity Wanes

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Panjiva Daily: DSV-Panalpina’s Hercules effort; Apple, Square go for early exemptions

Monday, November 04, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Zebra needs Jabil to change its stripes; Vietnam rescues ONE
  Counting the Cost of Tariffs – October 2019 in 10 Reports
111 Months of Logistics Job Growth Under Threat from Slowing Trade
Tariff Quote Watch: Flowserve’s Import Flow Slows After Tariff-Linked Price Rises
Tariff Quote Watch: Ametek Delivers Price Rises to Tackle Tariffs, Also Changes Sourcing
Tariff Quote Watch: Arrow’s Imports Shoot Higher as Tech’s Tariff Preoccupation Grows
DSV-Panalpina May Need Hercules Effort To Build Trans-Pacific Share
Apple, Square Apply Early For Tariff Exemptions as List 4A Process Opens

Sunday, November 03, 2019

Rare Dumping Case Could Bend Fitting Shipments for Welspun
Vitol, Barry Callebaut May Face Cameroon Disruptions from AGOA Removal
  Tariff Quote Watch: Zebra Needs Jabil to Change its Stripes as List 4 Tariffs bite.
Vietnam Rides to ONE’s Rescue as Rate Collapse Cuts Outlook
Green Shoots in the Fall Not Necessarily a Sign of Global Recovery
  Semiconductor Power-Up Needed to Ensure South Korea’s Export Recovery

Friday, November 01, 2019

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson’s concerns, fears and unknowns; is there light in the trade war tunnel?
Tariff Quote Watch: CH Robinson Margins Drop on Tariff Concerns, Recession Fears
Using a Void to Fill a Hole in Demand – S&P Platts Container Update, October 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Steve Madden’s Plans Include Price Hikes, Switching Mainland China to Hong Kong
Tariff Quote Watch: PVH’s Queasiness Leaves Supply Chain Realignment as the Main Strategy
Brexit Watch: Winter (Vote) is Coming, But Corporate Game Plans Already In Motion
  Panjiva Insights – Light In The Tunnel?

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Starbucks’ Brazillian bean bet; Pemex takes the shine off Mexico’s exports
Tariff Quote Watch: General Motors May Have Struck Out Before Strike
Tariff Quote Watch: WH Group Charges Ahead, JBS Reverses as China’s Hunger For Pork Expands
Vietnam Catches 60 Years of Aluminum Export Fraud

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

  Starbucks Seasonality Shifts as Coffee Market Stability Concerns Rise
Panjiva Daily: Losers from Trump’s Thai tariff hike; Becle beats the Tequila benchmark
Orient Overseas Competes to Build Revenue, Replaces China with Vietnam
Boat Builders Back Afloat as Orders Recover, Exports Rise
Bacardi Needs Sapphire to Shine to Catch Pernod, Diageo in India
  Pemex’s Black Gold Takes Shine Off Mexican Exports, Could Provide a Recovery

Monday, October 28, 2019

Mitsubishi, Honda May Lose Out From Thailand’s GSP Removal
Trump’s Trade Policies Worked, And Failed, in September
Global Exports May Have Spent a Sixth Month in Reverse
  Tariff Quote Watch: Thule Racks Up Another Decline in Imports as Tariffs Provide Double Whammy
  Becle Beats The Tequila Benchmark, Diageo The Main Threat

Friday, October 25, 2019

Panjiva Daily: iRobot finds consumers won’t pay for tariffs; Skechers steps up imports

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Steel Tariff Regime May Need Retargeting as Se AH’s Long Products Surge
Panjiva Daily: Hasbro, ABB deal with the trade war; Whirlpool slows in Mexico
Tariff Quote Watch: ABB Feels Trade War Impact, May Have More Mitigation To Do
  F-Pace Off The Pace As Jaguar Land Rover Plots Defender Growth Strategy
Tariff Quote Watch: Skechers May Need To Redraw Strategy as Tariffs Land
  Tariff Quote Watch: iRobot Shows Best Laid Plans Can Fail as 23% of Firms Talk Tariffs
South Korean Consumers’ Wrath May Be Driving Detente with Japan

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trade war drags on K+N, UPS; Kashmir complication for Malaysian supply chains
Tariff Quote Watch: Hasbro Shows Playtime Sometimes About The Timing Not The Play
Tariff Quote Watch: Whirlpool Suffers Setback in Mexico, Still Faces U.S. Tariff Risks
Codelco, BHP Face Disruptions as Unrest Sparks Copper Strikes
  Panjiva Basics: Using Supply Chain Data in Commercial Finance
  Samsung, Dyson May Be Exposed as Mahathir Flags Malaysian Tariff Risk

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Grimaldi’s grim shipping view; Apple’s “Made in India” iPhone
Glory Shifts Production As Commerce Puts Mattress Case to Bed
Blame South Korea, as Well as China, For California’s Port Activity Decline
K+N, UPS Show Drag from Trade War on Forwarders’ Revenues
Sony, Bosch May Face Disruptions from India’s Kashmir Actions Against Malaysia
Star Wars “Rise of Skywalker” Imports Timed to Beat Rise of Tariffs
Tariff Quote Watch: Husqvarna Cuts Tariff Risk, Inventories Now The Issue

Monday, October 21, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Deals haven’t helped DSV-Panalpina, Ceva; Exxon Mobil helps Kansas City
Global Trade Downturn Led By Europe in August, Continued by China in September
  SQM’s Quest To Boost Lithium Prices Fails as Rosatom Joins Industry
TSMC’s Telecoms Gain Offset by South Korea’s Crunch as Chip Exports Fall
Panjiva Basics: Dealing With Dumping, Subsidies and Safeguarding
  Apple Shows Success of “Make in India”, Samsung Shifts Sourcing To Vietnam
Tariff Quote Watch: Grimaldi, Weak Auto Sales Bring Grim Tidings for Vehicle Shipping
Japan’s Accelerating Export Downturn Needs Mini-Deal, Detente with South Korea

Sunday, October 20, 2019

  Brexit Watch: Political Calculations Could Cause Glitch For Electronics Exporters
Exxon Mobil, Valero Help Kansas City Southern’s Mexican Refined Oil Surge
Deals May Not Have Helped DSV-Panalpina, Ceva in Forwarders’ Tough 3Q

Friday, October 18, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Maersk leads 3Q container downturn; Trump’s olive branch for Italy
Nissan, Qurate Shop For Leniency as Tariff Exemption Window Closes

Thursday, October 17, 2019

  Mattel Buzzing, Hasbro Makes Most of Marvel as Toy Import Season Starts
Maersk’s Market Share Slips in 3Q, Loses Ground to Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
Tariff Quote Watch: Pernod’s Tariff Rush Could Become Pricing Hangover
Trump’s Olive Branch For Italy Could Help Chianti, Parmesan Exports
Panjiva Daily: Ports pay price for trade war; Brexit export bright spots

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

  Buzz and Woody Defeat Thanos as Halloween Imports Creep Ahead
Trade War Hurts West Coast Ports, Helps New York Reverse Declines
Ford, Meritor May Face Supply Chain Risks from Further Turkish Sanctions
Panjiva Daily: Tariffs’ toll on clothes, chemicals; Turkish sanction risks for Ford, Meritor
Panama Canal Dodges Trade War With Increased Shipments to East Coast
Sumitomo, GE Drag on Indian Exports as Trade War Opportunity Is Missed
Brexit Watch: Honda, Croda Provide Export Bright Spot as Deal-Based Brexit Beckons

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Panjiva Daily: No KO, just more beans after trade war round 13; Trump’s steel stick lacks leverage
Thyssenkrupp, ArcelorMittal Lose Out Even as Vale Recovers from Disaster
HP Inc. Needs a Leaf from Compal’s Notebook if Trade War Worsens
Trump’s Steel Stick Lacks Leverage With Erdogan, May Hurt Borusan
Reliance Relies on Barter with PdVSA as Oil Sanctions Widen
Tariffs Take Toll on U.S. Imports From Clothes to Chemicals

Monday, October 14, 2019

Doosan Revs Up Imports, Kubota Has Trade Deal-Driven Opportunity
Jagermeister Readies For Tariff Bomb Dropped By Airbus Subsidy Case
Xi, Modi Talks May Assist Long-Term Fix for China’s Short-Term Export Slide
Trade War Knockout Absent After Round 13 As Fifth Beans-and-Talks Deal Agreed

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

  Brexit Watch: The Sins of the Father Paid For In Aerospace, Steel Tariffs

Friday, October 04, 2019

No Golden Week For Containers – S&P Platts Container Update, September 2019

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

  4Q 2019 Outlook: A Range of Convenient Enemies – U.S. Trade Policy
  4Q 2019 Outlook: A Bad Time to Be Bad Neighbors – Global Trade Policy
Panjiva Daily: Subaru shifts into reverse; the south’s trade war resilience

Monday, September 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Nintendo switches on import growth; MSC’s cocaine hangover
Semiconductors, Not Geopolitics Are The Driver South Korea’s September Slump
Regular Trade War Tariffs Not Enough to Smash Glass Dumping
Riding the Retail Rollercoaster – September 2019 in 10 Reports
  Subaru Slams Into Reverse as Japan’s Big Seven Automakers Hit The Skids
Trade War Resilience Boosts Savannah, Charleston But Congestion Looms
Improving Chinese Outlook Still Not Positive for Suppliers

Sunday, September 29, 2019

  Rothfos, Starbucks Unlikely To Be Bothered by Vietnam’s Coffee Cutback
MSC Suffers Cocaine Hangover as Handling Falls, Status Reinstated
Mexico’s Trade Reversal Points to Problems for Pemex
  Hapag-Lloyd Beats CMA-CGM as Houston’s Growth Slows

Friday, September 27, 2019

Panjiva Daily: UNGA sees the rise of the mini-deal; Trump-Abe deal may help Hitachi, DMG-Mori
Nintendo Turns On Imports, Switch Lite’s Sales Have Dim Start

Thursday, September 26, 2019

German Expectations at 10 Year Low Bring Little Hope For Global Export Recovery
Trump-Abe Mini Deal Could Give Hitachi, DMG-Mori a Competitive Boost
The Rise of the Mini-Deal – Everything You Need to Know About UNGA Week

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Bolsanaro’s Diversity Push Could Bring Cargill, Bunge Back to Brazil

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Primark’s localization strategy; Levi and Adidas expand in Cambodia
Trump Urges Moon To Buy More Guns, Lacks Usual Trade Leverage
Brexit Watch: Wallenius, G&W Unworried About Direct Impact, DFDS Sees Disruptions

Monday, September 23, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Apple, Barco win tariff reprieves; what to watch at UNGA
Nine Issues to Watch During UN General Assembly Week
Brexit Watch: Britain’s Toehold in Sock Exports Needs U.S. Trade Deal
Levi Strauss, Adidas Boost Cambodian Purchases Ahead of Wage Rise
Fastenal, Bossard Cut Back Threaded Rod Imports Before Tariff Tightening
Shipbuilding Faces Heavy Weather as China’s Orders Slump
Brexit Watch: Pernod Ricard, Diageo Make Most of Liverpool’s Service Expansion
Primark Looks to Localize Sourcing For U.S. Expansion

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Trade War Impact on Seattle, Tacoma Waning But Far From Out of The Woods
BHP, Codelco Win Chile-to-Japan Copper Market Share from Antofagasta
Apple, Barco Win Tariff Relief as Trade War Hopes Dim

Friday, September 20, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Fiat-Chrysler, Tupras face Turkish tariff risk; Diageo in the tariff firing line
Tariff Quote Watch: Britax Competitive Disadvantage Shows Tariffs Unsafe At Any Speed

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Panjiva Daily: FedEx faces trade war toll; LG, Electrolux let tariffs wash over them
Tariff Quote Watch: Valmont Bakes In Tariffs, Barely Trims China Imports
Fiat-Chrysler, Tupras May Face Challenge Of Worsening U.S.-Turkey Relations
  Tariff Quote Watch: Diageo In The Firing Line For Shots Fired In A Trade War
Risk of Trump’s Ire May Be Driving CSR, Alcoa’s Australian Export Behavior
  BAT, Steve Madden May Gain From Brazil-U.S. Trade Deal Tariff Cuts
Jindal, Essar Struggle in Europe as Eurofer Calls For More Protectionism

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

LG Electronics, Electrolux Refuse To Be Washed Out By Tariffs
  Tariff Quote Watch: Intel, ON Tackle Semiconductor Volatility From Trade Friction
Panjiva Daily: Unprecedented Brexit drug challenges; East Group shines in solar power
India Looks To Cut Coal Imports, U.S. Suppliers May Pay The Price
USMCA Watch: Paris Could Sink USMCA Passage, Fish Industry’s Protection
Tariff Quote Watch: Trade War Takes Toll on FedEx, Tariffs Aren’t The Only Issue

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

East Group, LONGi Shine Brightest In Booming Solar Power Market
Panjiva Daily: Hasbro, Mattel not playing around with tariffs; Urban Outfitters fills the stockroom
  Brexit Watch: Novo, Sanofi Highlight Unprecedented Supply Chain Challenges
Abe Loses Leverage as Japanese Trade Activity Slides
Destination Maternity Not Alone In Facing Tough Market, Tariff Tantrums
India’s Iranian Rice Problem May Find a Fix In Indonesia
Posco, Hyundai Steel May Be Caught Up In India’s SIMS

Monday, September 16, 2019

Heineken Fills Up With Beer Kegs While Constellation Cuts Back
Panjiva Daily: Saudi attack’s impact on oil supply chains; Hapag-Lloyd feels the pain
India’s Export Woes Could Become Walmart, Costco’s Import Gain
Trade War Winter Sees Pullovers Pulled Forward, Ski Wear Headed Downhill
Hasbro, Mattel Not Playing Around With Rapid Inventory Build Before Tariffs
  Guess, Urban Outfitters Fill The Stockroom Ahead of Tariffs

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Global Trade’s Summer Sun Already Fading
  Saudi Oil Attack’s Direct Impact on U.S. May Be Limited
Dollarama Imports Surge, Worries About Trade War’s Impact on Innovation
Brexit Watch: Pernod Ricard, LVMH Turn to U.S. Fizz Drinkers After Building Brexit Bubble
COSCO Keeps Clear of California’s Nightmare August
Hapag-Lloyd Feels The Pain of Trade War With Lower Volumes, Delayed Rate Rise
  Tariff Burden Sharing By Chinese Exporters Rising as U.S. Import Prices Fall

Friday, September 13, 2019

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson wins most improved forwarder; WH Group hogs the limelight

Thursday, September 12, 2019

WH Group, JBS High On The Hog As China’s Pork Imports from The U.S. Surge
Panjiva Daily: Oncologists, refiners get a Chinese tariff break; capsized carrier hinders Hyundai
Tariff Take Hits Record $7B, Could Rise to $12B In Next Six Months
Pemex Suffers Export Revenue Slide, Cuts Distillates Imports
USMCA Watch: Healthcare Hurdles Remain for 2019 Passage
CH Robinson Wins Most Improved In Lackluster Month For Forwarders

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Global EV Sales Power Down, Exports Indicate a Tesla-Led Recovery
No Sign of End to Steel, Aluminum National Security Tariffs
Tariff Quote Watch: Savannah Dodges Downturn as LA Strikes Bleak Outlook
Panjiva Daily: BP boosts Britain before Brexit breather; iPhone 11 arrives as phone imports rise
East Beats West as Panama Transits Hit Seven Year High
Glovis Shipping Accident Hinders Kia’s Growth, Exacerbates Hyundai’s Woes
  Varian, ExxonMobil May Be Winners From Chinese Tariff Exemptions

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

iPhone 11 Arrives as U.S. Phone Imports Rise, Tariff Costs Await
Lackluster U.S. Import Growth Balances Robust Consumer, Weaker Industrial Demand
Tariff Quote Watch: Giant Shifts To a Higher Gear as Tariff Costs Rise
  Brexit Watch: BP, Shell Provide Temporary Boost to British Exports

Monday, September 09, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Lululemon’s tariff flexibility; Daimler, Volvo tap the brakes
  Panjiva Insights: China Beyond Tariffs
Cameco Cuts Uranium Supplies, Kazakhstan Plugs the Gap in U.S. Imports

Sunday, September 08, 2019

China’s August Export Slip Shows No-One’s Really Winning The Trade War
Logistics Employment Growth Slows to Weakest in Over Five Years
Exploding U.S. Gas Sales May Need Political Support To Reach India
Migration Risks Remain for Mexican Truck Exports
Daimler, Volvo Tap The Brakes As U.S. Auto Sales Surge in August
  Tariff Quote Watch: Lululemon’s Flexibility Reduces Damage from Tariffs

Friday, September 06, 2019

Panjiva Daily: The trade war show returns for season three; Johnson Health lifts inventories

Thursday, September 05, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Uniqlo’s far from unique China exposure; Kronos finds time to grow
Tariff Quote Watch: Johnson Health Lifts Inventories Before Relocation to Battle Tariffs
Dorian Delays Maersk, CMA-CGM Shipping Through Norfolk
Adani, Wilmar May Lose Out as India Tries to Wave Off Palm Oil Import Surge
ADM, Louis Dreyfus Fail To Make Much Hay From Trade War’s Soybean Battle
Vale’s Iron Ore Return Favors China, Still Not Back to Historic Levels
The Trade War Show – Renewed for Season Three With Showdown Set for October

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Lego’s built-in advantage over Hasbro; Pemex needs to diversify
Raizen, Valero May Find Ethanol Growth in India After Brazilian Shipments Subside
Ground Being Prepared for Next Round of U.S. Agricultural Trade Conflicts
Uniqlo Far From Unique in Needing Fast Fix for Chinese Apparel Exposure
Canada Joins Americas Export Downturn in July as Oil Slips
EU May Have More to Fear Than China as Trump’s Prefered Metric Worsens
Kronos Takes Time to Build Pigment Imports, as Lanxess Counts Cost of Paint Tariffs

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Brexit countdown – 18, or 6, days to go; Best Buy ready to tackle tariffs
Dorian Downgraded, But Risks for Daimler, Home Depot Supply Chains Remain
  Lego Has a Built-In Advantage as U.S. Supply Chain Avoids China
Tariff Quote Watch: Collapse in U.S. Trade Outlook Driving Corporate Reactions
JCB Builds Indian Inventories As Local Financing, Brexit Issues Gather
Pemex Has Room, Need To Diversify Export Sales as Government Hedging Ends
MSC, Maersk Enhance Routes as America Wanes, Lone Star Surges

Monday, September 02, 2019

Chinese Chips, Not Japanese Sanctions To Blame for South Korea’s Woes
China’s Import Plans Bode Ill for Global Trade Outlook
  Letting Loose The Dogs of Trade War – August 2019 in 10 Reports
  Brexit Watch: Supply Chain Doubts Swirl With 18, or 6, Days Left to Stop a Hard Brexit

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Target Refuses to Be Targeted For Tariff Related Price Rises
Tariff Quote Watch: Best Buy Ready To Tackle Tariffs, TV Exposure Limited By Mexican Purchases

Friday, August 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Deckers, Wolverine stockpile shoes; PriceSmart, Hyundai face Dorian’s fury
PriceSmart, Hyundai Mobis May Face Dorian’s Fury

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Panjiva Daily: HP hopes for the best; Google picks Pixel’s production place
Peak Season Disappointments and Confusion – S&P Global Platts Container Update, August 2019
Hikvision Stockpiles Cameras Before Double Whammy of U.S. Ban And Tariffs
Zoom Loses Out as Tariff Exemption Processing Crawls
Tariff Quote Watch: Deckers, Wolverine Show Signs of Stockpiling Ahead of Shoe Tariffs
Codelco, BHP Suffer Chilean Copper Corrosion on Lower Prices, Strike
Accelerating Slide in U.S. Trade Shows Impact of Tariff War, Waning Confidence
Google Picks Pixel’s New Production Center To Mitigate Labor, Tariff Costs

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: VW and GM drive Mexico’s growth; SQM sees little reward for its restraint
U.S. Steel Layoffs Hint at Tariffs Failing to Do Their Job
Flextronics Hoovers Up Dyson’s Business after Huawei Hits U.S. Blacklist
Tariff Quote Watch: HP Hopes for Best from List 4 As Tech Sector Tariff Worries Rise
  Mexican Peak Season Catches U.S.-China Trade War Cold
Hyundai, Daewoo Shipbuilding Face Falling Exports, Japan Policy Risk

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump and Xi escalate the trade war; two become one as DSV absorbs Panalpina
European Trade Sentiment Turns for the Better, Still Close to the Worst
FILA Finds Its Way to Growth, IKEA Cuts as Baltimore Prepares to Expand
SQM’s Restraint Goes Unrewarded as Lithium Prices Slide
New Semiconductor Spat Arrives As Chip Export Slide Slows
Volkswagen, General Motors Drive Mexican Export Acceleration

Monday, August 26, 2019

Two Become One as DSV Absorbs Panalpina With Added Scale, Unchanged Risks
Global Trade Decline Confirmed in June, Evidence Suggests More of The Same in July
Trump, Abe Agree Corn Deal That May Be A Red Herring
USMCA Watch: Mastronardi and NS Grow Tomato Shipments While Commerce Snips Others
Surfboard Makers Ride Tariff Wave Out Of China
War and Peace and War – Two Years of The U.S.-China Trade Conflict

Monday, August 19, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Why Trump sees Europe as worse than China; finding who faces list 4A tariffs
Brexit Watch: Oil and Petrol Trade May Make Keeping Moving Hard Enough
Worse-Than-China Europe May Face Tariffs in Aerospace, Autos and Drugs Sectors

Sunday, August 18, 2019

EU Dragged The Global Trade Economy Into a 2Q Downturn

Friday, August 16, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Panalpina, DSV head opposite ways; Maersk enumerates tariff troubles
Samsung, Adidas, Hasbro May Face List 4A Tariffs

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Maersk Slows, Identifies Tangible Tariff Troubles
Tariff Quote Watch: Lenovo Lines Up Laptop Price Rises if Tariffs Require Relocation
Brexit Watch: Modular Deal With U.S. Needed To Avoid Tariff Trouble Later
Red Bull, Roche Rise Rapidly as Norfolk’s Traffic Slows
  Tesla-Audi Pole Matters As Electric Vehicle Sales Power Up

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Unpacking Trump’s latest tariff move; the cause of Long Beach’s woes
Panalpina, DSV Head In Opposite Directions As Forwarding Volume Growth Sags
Chinese Exporters Continue To Soak Up (A Proportion Of) U.S. Tariffs

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Panjiva Daily: H&M, Ascena’s back-to-school tariff strategies; Southern, AEP face tariff pressure
  Alaskan Fish, Ores Hit By The U.S.-China Trade War
Inventec Restructures Production for HP, Sonos Supplies Stay in China
Brexit Watch: Drug Shipments Down On Brexit Hangover, Headaches Remain
  Trump’s De-escalation May Reduce Peak Shipping Disruption
CMA-CGM and THE Alliance The Root of Long Beach’s Problems in July

Monday, August 12, 2019

ZIM Shipping Steams Past The Competition With 2M Route Realignments
U.S. Customs Duties Reach $6.5B in July, List 4 Could Add Another $2.4B
  Brexit Watch: Freeport Plan Needed As British Port Activity Passes Brexit Bounce
Panjiva Daily: Funko’s pop and the trade war; 80 days to go until Brexit
H&M, Ascena Appear to Follow Different Routes For Back to School Imports
Tariff Quote Watch: Southern, AEP Feel The Power of Trade Policy Conflict

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Biodiesel Battle Between EU and Indonesia May Help U.S. Dairy Farmers
American Port Activity Helped By May’s U.S.-China Trade Talks Breakdown
Semiconductors Help Philippines Avoid Asia’s Falling Export Fate
Cabinet Case Shows Complexities of Multi-Layered Tariff Judgements
Brexit Watch: 80 Days To Go – Trade in Decline, “Selective Shortages” of Food Possible
Tariff Quote Watch: Funko’s Import Pop May Be Stockpiling as Well As Strong Demand

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Busan An Unlikely Loser From the Trade War

Friday, August 09, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Stockpiling started in July; Hapag-Lloyd resists the trade war’s pull

Thursday, August 08, 2019

China Wins the Losing Fight in July
Stockpiling for Now, Vietnam For Later as U.S. Seaborne Supply Chains Evolve
Hapag-Lloyd Resists the Trade War’s Pull With Improved Asia ex-China Volumes
U.S. Has Little To Lose From Reduced China Oil Sales
Samsung’s Big Phone Pricing May Need To Dial In Tariff Contribution

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

  Panjiva Insights: The Global Trade War’s Impact and Road Ahead
Panjiva Daily: The roots of China’s devaluation; Conagra may be caught by tariff retaliation

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Toyota Profits, Imports Pull Ahead, Tariffs Just Around the Corner
Conagra, Silver Bay May Be Caught By China’s Latest Tariff Retaliation
Canada’s Rare Slip Drags Regional Exports Into A Slide
  Venezuelan Sanctions Push Has Already Crushed Food, Medicine Imports
China’s Currency Dip Has Roots In $6.4B Net Export Swing
Korean Denuclearization Being Dragged Into The Trade War

Monday, August 05, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump won the trade war in June; JAB gulps down Brazil’s coffee bounty
ADM, Scoular Corn Shipments Wilt, Ridley Takes Mexican Crown

Sunday, August 04, 2019

Newtrend Dumping Case Shows Import Volatility Caused By Investigations
Bad Month for Marine Employment May Have Temporary Tariff Relief
  JAB, Tchibo Gulp Down More Brazilian Coffee as Price Sours

Friday, August 02, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Who pays for Trump’s latest trade war escalation; Puma sprints away from China
Preparing For The Storm – July 2019 in 10 Reports
Trump’s Trade Win in June Makes September Tariffs Even More Likely

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Puma Sprints Away From China, Fila Runs The Opposite Way
The Summer That Never Was – S&P Global Platts Container Update, July 2019
Panjiva Daily: DSV outpaces CH Robinson; Cannondale’s catching the pack
South Korea’s Slump Powered By Semiconductor Slide, Japan Feud
U.S. Businesses Report Worst Export Outlook Since Feb. 2016
Vale’s Iron Ore and Steel Exports Continue to Recover After Mining Disaster
Yara, Mosaic Yet To Benefit as Brazil’s China Bean Bounce Remains Unharvested
  Trump’s Latest Trade War Escalation Brings Tariffs Direct to Consumers

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Hong Kong escalation exposures; Trump’s next target – Vietnam
China Export Outlook Better, But Still Bad
Wind Tower Dumping Case Brought After Gust of Imports
Aurobindo, Cadila May Be Losers From Surging Canada-to-U.S. Drug Trade
Cannondale’s Catching the Pack With New Models, Giant Shrinks
DSV Outpaces CH Robinson With Less China Exposure, Faster European Growth
From S-301 to PRC-70 – A Roadmap for the U.S.-China Trade War (Update)

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Code Me The Horizon – Analyzing the Future of Asian Supply Chains
Tariff Quote Watch: Ralph Lauren Follows the Fashion for Baggy Inventories
Panjiva Daily: Cracking the Asian supply chains code; Signify’s signs of slowing
Signify’s Imports Shows Signs of Slowing As GE Competition, Tariff Risks Rise
Hong Kong Escalation Brings Disruption Risks For TPV, Gree Electric
Trump’s Tariff Targeting May Shift to Vietnam as Deficit Soars
Chevron Looks Elsewhere, Valero Waits as Venezuelan Taps Turned Off
Vestas Leads Indian Export, U.S. Import Wind Booms

Monday, July 29, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Illinois Tool Works Sees Immaterial Effect, Still Slashed China Imports
Panjiva Daily: The $1.5B price of peace talks; Foxconn buck’s the Mexican import trend
Shipbuilding Industry Expects to Stay Afloat Despite Sinking Orderbook
Peru’s Timber Felled on U.S. Logging Scrutiny, Reputational Risks May Grow
L’Oreal Makes Transatlantic Shipping Worth It For Orient Overseas
LVMH Stuck In The Middle of the Trump-Macron Digital Tax Spat

Sunday, July 28, 2019

ZF’s Exemption Patience Pays Off, Further Supply Chain Shifts May Be Needed
Eldorado Provides a Golden Opportunity in Brazil for COSCO Shipping
Peace Purchases of $1.5B Possible as U.S.-China Trade Talks Restart

Friday, July 26, 2019

The Worst is Yet To Come as Global Trade Declines
Panjiva Daily: Wolverine claws its way to lower costs; Schneider avoids tariff trouble
Foxconn, Jabil Circuit Buck Mexico’s Falling Import Trend

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Wolverine Claws Its Way Down The Labor Cost Ladder
Tariff Quote Watch: Hasbro Feels The Cost of Trade War Even Without Tariffs, Mattel Stockpiles
Tariff Quote Watch: Schneider Electric Avoids Tariff Trouble, Switches Supply Mix
Panjiva Daily: Technology at the heart of the trade war; UPS turns a corner
Bunge Bets on Brazilian Ethanol as Sugar, Soybean Shipments Sour
Chinese Gasoline Supplies May End Marathon’s Rapid Run of Mexican Growth
Export Slump May Drive Trump To More Hawkish Stance on China, Autos
BAT Lights Up, Honda Accelerates As Norfolk Port Expansion is Completed
Panjiva Insights: Vale’s Tears Continue Despite 62% Jump in Iron Ore Exports

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Croda Sees Tariff-Led Chemicals Decline, Impact Indirect
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Pakistan targets; Tariff worries rise, Electrolux sees them as business-as-usual
UPS Turns A Corner Despite Facing Trade Uncertainty Headwinds
Panjiva Insights: Technology Supply Chains – The Heart of The U.S.-China Trade Conflict

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Trump’s Pakistan Trade Aims May Need Levi, JC Penney Sourcing Strategy Help
Tariff Quote Watch: Electrolux Shows Duties Are Now Just Business-as-Usual
Maersk Clears Automation Hurdle, Needs New Customers To Boost Pier 400
Panjiva Daily: Abe’s trade policy to-do list; K+N’s discipline pays off
K+N’s Volume Discipline Helps Profit Recovery, Cuts Trade War Exposure
Hapag-Lloyd Leads as Mexico Spices Up Houston’s Performance
Tariff Quote Watch: Syngenta Harvests The Cost Of Tariffs With Lower Income
Evonik, Solvay Caught In The Latest China-U.S. Tariff Review

Monday, July 22, 2019

UTC, Electrolux May Be Answer To Santos’s Sino-Brazil Trade Strategy
Panjiva Daily: Panalpina’s volumes sag; Laredo improvements help Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble
True Value Seeks To Renovate Its Supply Chain
Hyundai Runs Risk of Discounts With Auto Import Boost, Parts Cut On Tariffs
Longi, Trina Find Small Gap In the Tariff Clouds
Poor Protein Adds to Bunge’s Soybean Woes, Louis Dreyfus May Suffer Later
Hormuz Hazard Hangs Over Hindustan, Chennai Oil Imports
Life After The Elections – Abe’s Trade Deal To-Do List

Sunday, July 21, 2019

  Tariff Quote Watch: Volvo Looks To Swerve Around Tariffs With Cost Cutting
COSCO’s Container Carriage Keeps Collapsing as ZIM Loses Its Zip
Japan’s Technology Export Weakness a Prime Example of Asia’s Trade Troubles
TSMC Hopes Chips Will Be Up as Exports Fall 5% in 2Q
Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble to Benefit From Laredo’s Improvements

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Panalpina’s Perfect Profit Performance Broken as Volumes Sag
Panjiva Insights: The Future of Alternative Data – Supply Chain Intelligence

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Tough times for freight forwarders; Trump looks at nuclear options
  Trump Avoids Uranium Tariffs, Looks At Nuclear Options
Tough Times For K+N, CH Robinson as U.S. Forwarding Volumes Reverse
French Rebound Didn’t Prevent a Global Trade Recession in May

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Retail sourcing strategies vary as tariff risks remain; Ikea leaves America
  Tariffs on Chemicals, Capital Goods Drive Price Deflation in U.S.
Treasury Tariff Tax Take Takes a Toll on American and Chinese Businesses

Monday, July 15, 2019

Target, Best Buy Yet To Avoid China As Retail Sourcing Strategies Vary
Panama Pushes Ahead as Suez Channels Trade War Pain
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s tariff fingerprints; BASF blames duties for downgrade
Cargill, Sucden Down After India’s Sugar Subsidy Rush
Tariff Quote Watch: Under Armour, Lands End Drive Eclat Sourcing More Than Tariffs
Ikea Drops U.S. and China Sourcing, Favors Brazil and Thailand
Long Beach Comes Up Short as Trade War Trims Seaport Activity

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Fastenal Margins Tighten Despite Duty-Driven Price Rises
Australia’s Resilience Versus Trade War May Prove Fleeting
Brexit Watch: Jaguar, Honda Part of the Problem as Exports Decelerate
China’s Telecoms Crown Tarnished as Apple, Samsung Expanding in India

Friday, July 12, 2019

Trump’s Tariff Fingerprints Clear in June Import Drop
China Buys Less from The U.S., Rising Deficit Raises Tariff Imposition Risk

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: BASF Blames Duties for Downgrade as Dyes Fade

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Game over for Nintendo, in China; Valmont, Tenaris face steel challenge
Asia Enters Export Recession As Philippines Inches Ahead
Game Over for Nintendo in China as Switch Switches to Vietnam
Valmont, Tenaris May Be Burned by Structural Steel Case

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Taiwan Tank Deal Great For Trade Targets, Bad For Trade Negotiations
Volkswagen Mexico Accelerates While Key Market Sales Slow
Calavo, Del Monte Meet America’s Avocado Hunger From Mexico, Mission from Peru
Taco Bell’s Flatbread Shortage is Bimbo’s Opportunity to Raise Exports

Monday, July 08, 2019

  Tesla Exports, Hyundai EV Imports Surge but U.S. Auto Sales Slip
Back-to-School Bounce For Apparel, Drop For Backpacks Down to Duties
Panjiva Daily: Electric vehicle trade charges ahead; GKN and iRobot aim for tariff exemptions

Sunday, July 07, 2019

  HP, Dell Take Different Early Paths to Tackle Tariffs
Panjiva Daily: Trump triumphs in the trade war in May; Dell, HP’s tariff tactics
GKN, iRobot Hoping For The Best With List 3 Tariff Exemption Requests
Sony, Cardinal Health Potential Beneficiaries of Mexican Tariff Strategy

Friday, July 05, 2019

Stevedores Start to Suffer from Prolonged Tariff Tactics

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Trump Triumphs in May Trade Battle With $7B Drop in Bilateral Trade
Suzuki, Marubeni Face India Dumping Case as Steel Intervention Widens
Hyundai, GE Could Be Targets for ZIM’s New 2M-Affiliate Service
FedEx Looks For Golden Opportunity in Colombia
Hapag-Lloyd Picks a Plum Opportunity With Reefer Investment

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Change is the only constant: 10 trade policies to watch in 3Q 2019
Volkswagen’s Acceleration, Tenaris’ Turnaround Support Veracruz Port Spending
Canada’s Growth Surge Shows Cost to U.S. of Tariff-Led Policies
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens as Exports Drop, But At Least The China Tariffs Are “Working”

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Container Shipping Makes More Money But Has Less Certainty
Panjiva Daily: HMM’s first order of business; Mercosur-EU gains far from fruition
Fake Trade Wars – June 2019 in 10 Reports
  3Q 2019 Policy Outlook: Change is The Only Constant

Monday, July 01, 2019

Glen Falls NY, Far from Falling, Leads U.S. Metro-Level Import Growth
Panjiva Daily: Trump, Xi wind the clock back to 2017; Chile’s copper challenges
Dramatic Drop in South Korean Trade Includes DRAMs and Phones
  Bring Me The Horizon – The Road Ahead for Asian Supply Chains
Kyocera Aims to Attach Tariffs to Competitors as Trade Complaints Dip
HMM Joins THE Alliance, First Order of Business Will Be Securing Customers
  VW, Nestle Unlikely to Make Major Changes With Mercosur-EU Deal Far From Done
Coordinated Sentiment Downturn Bodes Ill For Global Trade Outlook

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: New Balance Worried Tariffs May Leave It Off Balance
  G20 Wrap: Trump, Xi Wind The Clock Back to 2018, or Even 2017
Hoegh Puts Past Behind It, Brings Ford Onboard
Codelco Ends Copper Strike After Losing Out to BHP in April

Friday, June 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: “Made in America” Isn’t Just “Made by Americans”; Maersk aims for the heartland
DB Schenker Left on The Shelf After Less Than Barnstorming Performance
  SQM, Rockwood’s Lithium Operations Face Technological and Market Challenges

Thursday, June 27, 2019

  Tariff Quote Watch: LG, Electrolux Tariff Outcomes Show American Doesn’t Mean American
Panjiva Daily: G20 special – Trump’s agenda may bring good news for Japanese chemicals
Johnson, Hunt and Trump Hold Keys to Germany’s Export Order Collapse
Surging U.S. Trade Deficit Provides Tailwind For Hawks
  Ocean’s Blank Sailings May Be A Template For Trade War Shipping Patterns
Maersk Aims For Stronger Pulse in The Heartlands
American Autos Light Up Mexican Trade While Energy Dims
Trade War Rules the Trans-Pacific Waves – S&P Global Platts Container Update, June 2019

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Panjiva Daily: FedEx faces China risk doubler-header; China has no monopoly on Hasbro sourcing
Maersk Spots An Opportunity to Chase CMA-CGM’s Service Innovation
FedEx Faces China Risk Double-Header as Profit Margins Wane
Strike Risk Reduced in Vancouver, Cutting West Coast Congestion Risks
G20 Watch: Sumitomo, Konica Could Get Trade Deal Kickstart From Trump-Abe Meet
G20 Watch: Trump-Xi Meet The Last Chance for a Next Chance
G20 Watch: Indian Oil Could Lubricate Trump-Modi Talks

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Shell, Cheniere Positioned to Deliver AMLO’s Gas Promise
Tariff Quote Watch: China Has No Monopoly on Hasbro Supplies, Which Need Time to Transform
Panjiva Daily: The road ahead for Asian supply chains; Hormuz risks for food as sanctions widen
Most Coordinated Export Downturn Since 2012 is More Evidence for Trade Recession
Tesla, Daimler Follow Legalistic Road to Tariff Mitigation

Monday, June 24, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: EDF, Power Generators Could Lose from Uranium Quotas
Panjiva Daily: The trade war’s impact on economic development; Giant stages tariff breakaway
G20 Watch: Weaker Exports Raise Pressure on Abe To Deliver Deals
  Hapag-Lloyd May Get New Capacity Addition Round Underway
Almarai, Shin Etsu Exposed to Hormuz as Trump’s Sanctions Widen
Atlas Copco, Suzano May Face Disruption From MSC’s Drug Bust

Sunday, June 23, 2019

SeaTac Slows, Rules Change With Seasonal Surge Soon
  Tariff Quote Watch: Giant Stages Tariff Breakaway, Followed by Cannondale and Trek
  Jake’s Fireworks Could Fizzle If Trump’s Tariffs Take Off

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Panjiva Daily: The trade recession beckons; Roku needs Foxconn to go back to the future
H&M Threads More Bangladeshi Apparel Into Its Supply Chain Ahead of Export Support
Kicking Away The Development Ladder – The Trade War’s Long Term Impact

Monday, June 17, 2019

Vestas, Siemens’ Tax Credit Gust Still Outshone by Solar
Tariff Quote Watch: Roku Needs to See Back to The Future Strategy From Foxconn
Panjiva Daily: Sumitomo pulls plug on China, moves to Vietnam; Konica copies a strategy
Swift, Tyson May Welcome Increased Stake in EU Beef Market
Olam Sweetens Cocoa Imports as Cartel Carries Trump-Baiting Risks
Trade Recession Beckons as Policy Uncertainty Worsens

Sunday, June 16, 2019

India’s Emerging Trade Fight with U.S. Could Threaten Export Growth
  Fanuc Powers Down as Industrial Robot Orders Fall
Evergreen Rides High on The Ocean, Tariffs Could Break The Crest

Friday, June 14, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Konica-Minolta Needs to Copy Printer Strategy
  Hong Kong Intervention Could Hurt Graco and Mattel
Panjiva Daily: Six strategies to tackle tariffs; how Hong Kong could hurt the holidays
Sumitomo, Yazaki Pull the Plug on China By Switching Supplies to Vietnam

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Volex Less Involved in China, Competitors Already Out
Panjiva Daily: Trade war roadmap from S-301 to PRC-70; HD Supply’s supply chain change
Brexit Watch: Prime Minister the Primary Problem as Import Panic Subsides
Tariff Income Drops, Reflecting Lower Imports and Possible Burden Sharing
Exporters Swallow A Quarter of Tariff Costs as U.S. Trade Price Deflation Accelerates
Volkswagen Leads Faster Mexican Auto Exports, Tariff Risks Remain
A Tale of Three Cities as Long Beach’s Malaise Holds California Back
Accelerating The Inevitable – Six Corporate Approaches to Tackling Tariffs

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Panjiva Daily: ArcelorMittal pays the steel price; Hon Hai’s Apple relocation offer
ArcelorMittal, Tenaris Pay The Steel Price as Trump’s Tariffs Mostly Deliver
K+N, CH Robinson Step Back as Consolidators Dominate Freight Growth
  Tariff Quote Watch: HD Supply’s Supply Chain May Need Restructuring If Price Rises Fail

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Huawei hangs over Mexico-U.S. relations; choppy U.S. trade as tariffs weigh
Long Beach Lags After Cosco Cuts Container Shipping
Red Bull Loses Its Wings, Dragging Norfolk’s European Business Down
Philippine Chip Rebound Can’t Prevent Asian Export Fall in April
Hon Hai Could Bring China Phone Exports Lower to Help Apple
Tariffs Haven’t Hurt Cheniere and Dominion While China Needs Northern Exposure

Monday, June 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Mexican tariff risk isn’t over; China wins in May
  SeaLand Sets Sail with Hispaniola Service, Adds Choice for Gildan, Hanesbrands
  Bigger May Have Made Panama Canal Better
Ford’s Transit Connect Will Carry Heavier Tariff Load
Xbox Scarlett Timing Means Videogame Imports May Be In The Red in 2019
Seaborne Trade Choppy as Tariffs Weigh, Vietnam Gains from China
  USMCA Watch: Huawei in Mexico Could Be Base for Next Trump Tariff Threat

Sunday, June 09, 2019

Schlumberger, PepsiCo Face Venezuela War Risk Costs
China Wins The Trade Battle in May, Looks For New Weapons

Saturday, June 08, 2019

USMCA Watch: Samsung, Sony Face 90 Day Migration Delivery Risk

Friday, June 07, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Brown Forman’s taste of tariffs; American Axle’s duties drive costs
  Tariff Quote Watch: Guess? Is Sure It Can Tackle Duties, Yet to Make Its Move
Logistics Jobs Growth Could Tip Over as Trade War Takes Its Toll
Platinum the Next Playground for Security-Related Trade Policy

Thursday, June 06, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Brown Forman Has a Taste of What Becle, Bacardi Can Expect
Panjiva Daily: Chipotle wraps tariffs into prices; Jabil provides a Mexican tariff gauge
Canada Pays the Price for China Spat Yet Remains Robust
Trump Wins By Losing Less Against China in Trade War’s Ninth Month
Wider Trade Deficit Gives Trump Reason to Stay Hawkish With Mexico, EU
Tariff Quote Watch: American Axle Sees Mexican Tariffs Driving Up Costs
Tariff Quote Watch: Cummins Has Manifold Tariff Risks, Including Mexico

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Samsung Joins Foxconn In Dialling Back Chinese Phone Production
Panjiva Daily: Nestlé needs to brew a tariff strategy; LG Electronics heats up localization strategy
JBS, Marfrig May Struggle to Round Up Beef Sales in China
BorgWarner Avoids Need To Assimilate Bearing Tariff Costs
  Jabil, Landis+Gyr Meter Shipments May Provide Gauge of Mexico Tariff Impact
  Tariff Quote Watch: Mexican Tariffs Can’t Be Avoided, But Turmoil Can Be Bypassed
  Toyota Raises Red Tariff Flag for Mexican Exports While U.S. Sales Slip
  Tariff Quote Watch: Chipotle to Wrap Mexican Tariffs into Higher Prices

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

India’s Post-Election Policies May Need to Focus on China, Not U.S.
  Trade Complaints Tabled as China Tariffs Take Toll on Ikea’s Imports
  Nestle Needs a Robust Response to Mexican Coffee Tariff Risk
LG Electronics May Need to Heat Up Localization Strategy as Tariffs Widen
Panjiva Daily: Refiners could lose under Trump’s new tariffs; Noble stitches up cotton

Monday, June 03, 2019

Panjiva Daily: The costs of Trump’s tariff wall; Fedex in China’s firing line
Trade War Redux, Forwarders’ Fight – May 2019 in 10 Reports
  Tesoro, Valero Could be Indirect Losers from Trump’s Mexican Tariffs
Noble Stitches Up the Market As U.S. Cotton Exports Wither
Better Sentiment Doesn’t Mean World Trade Will Get Better
May Aids Container-Lines as Rates Stabilize, Fuel Falls
Technology Trade Drags South Korean Exports Down for Sixth Straight Month

Sunday, June 02, 2019

  FedEx in the Firing Line of China’s New Trade War Weapon

Friday, May 31, 2019

  Trump Erects Tariffs to Bolster the Mexico Wall

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Stevedores tempt Bolsonaro’s wrath; Toyota leads tariff criticism
Vale’s Dam Disaster – Market, Supply Chain, Pricing and Corporate Impacts
China’s Semiconductor Prospects Could Be Helped By Trade Conflict Push
Savannah Brews Up New Connections to Serve Anheuser Busch
CMA-CGM’s Rebound Illusory, Restructuring of Routes Necessary
Worst Export Drop Under Trump Could Be Down to Tariff Push

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Pioneer finds tariff relief; Kyocera copies Ricoh’s strategy
Shipbuilding Renaissance Not Widespread, Faces Trade Conflict Risk
Toyota Leads Tariff Criticism as Japan’s Auto Exports Lose Drive
Scrap Exports Set for Second Round of Crushing On New China Rules
Stevedores Tempt Bolsonaro’s Wrath, Raising Risks for Hyundai, VW
Norfolk May Court Subaru, Toyota For Midwest Expansion Goal

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s spreading trade conflict; CH Robinson’s bolt-on in Italy
Trump and Abe Should Wrestle With Cars, Not Relations, to Reach a Meaningful Deal
Brexit Watch: May Gone in June, Deal Needs to Fall Into Place by October
  Kyocera, Sharp Copy Ricoh in Offsetting Printer Production From China
Pioneer Finds Optical Drive Exemption, Most Others Less Lucky
New Plastic Waste Rules Lead Shippers to Scrap Supply Chain Plans
Seaboard Faces Stiff Competition from Maersk, Crowley on New Routes
Walmart, Dollarama Face Risk of Disruption from Vancouver Strikes

Monday, May 27, 2019

  Tariff Quote Watch: Maersk Sees Trade Conflict Spreading; Danish Discipline Needed
CH Robinson Sticks to Its Bolt-on Strategy in Italy as China Freight Wanes

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Mexico’s Trade Success Brings Risk of Trump’s Ire

Friday, May 24, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Retailers to pass on Trump’s tariffs; Lenovo may shift from China to Mexico
Magenta Canary of China Tariff Drag May Leave Retailers With Shipping Needs
World Trade Recovery in March Will Prove Fleeting
Tariff Quote Watch: Lenovo May Follow Competitors With China-to-Mexico Switch

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Panjiva Daily: UPS, CH Robinson start to struggle; Hikvision set for sanctions
Scrapping of Tariffs May Help U.S. Scrap Steel Exports to Mexico
Nokian Looks to Inflate Prospects in Shifting Tire Market
U.S. Trade Deficit Likely Buoyed Up By Ocean Freight Imbalance in April
ONE’s First in Seattle After Shaking Off Chaotic 2018
Tariff Quote Watch: Retailers Aim to Make Consumers Pay for Trump’s New Tariffs

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Hikvision Set for Sanctions After Imports Hacked Back by Tariffs
Dole Crushed as Bumper Indian Grape Harvest Heads to Europe
  Rare Earths May Become Rarer if China Applies Retaliatory Leverage
Drug Supply Chains Get More Sophisticated as CMA-CGM Launches New Service
UPS, CH Robinson Already Struggling as New Round of Forwarder Competition Arrives
Meat Deal Could Quell Trump’s Beef With Japanese Exports

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Swift, Tyson’s pork no longer pressed by steel; Evonik, Dow in a bind
Singapore Sings a Sadder Song as Asian Exports Lower The Tone
  Shoemakers Face Unpleasant Trip If Tariff Hikes are Delivered

Monday, May 20, 2019

  USMCA Watch: Relief for Swift and Tyson as Steel No Longer Presses Pork
Daimler, Toyota Declared National Security Threats as Tariff Leverage Exercised
Evonik, Dow in a Bind as China Retaliates With Higher Tariff Rates
Panjiva at 5,000 – The Most Read Research From Our First Three Years

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Downturn predictions defied; who really pays for President Trump’s tariffs?
Two Trade Wars, a Rate War and Four Tariff Reactions

Saturday, May 18, 2019

  Maersk Bolsters Suez as Canal Competition Set to Heat Up

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Trump’s Partly Right on Who Pays as Tariff Burden Sharing Emerges

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Cosco Pays The China Price as California’s Port Activity Slows

Monday, May 13, 2019

  Tariff Quote Watch: GoPro on Track to Shutter China Capacity, Open in Mexico

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Downturn Predictions Defied as U.S. Imports Spring Up in April

Friday, May 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s tariffs beats Xi’s; Foxconn pulls a plug
Bean Battle Back in the Field as China Set to React to Higher Tariffs
  Tariff Quote Watch: Foxconn Pulls a Plug on China for Telecoms Gear Due to Tariffs

Thursday, May 09, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s car tariffs versus EU farmers – the next big trade war
Nucor May Be Crushed if Nippon Steel Can Lift Heavy Plate Tariffs
Hapag Lloyd’s Success Not All It Seems, But Still Solid
Solar Power Lights Up as Tariffs Become Business-as-Usual
Toyota May Hope for Clearer Roads With Argentine Tax Break
Trump’s Tariffs Proved More Effective Than Xi’s in March
Deficit Data Details Vindicate Trump’s Trade Policy, Despite Overall Increase

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Panjiva Daily: China loses the April trade battle; Ternium bucks the Mexico metals trend
China Lost The April Trade Battle, Faces Regional Export Slowdown
Tesla Sees Battery Supplies Falling as Cobalt Feels the Blues
  The Next Big Trade War: Trump’s Car Tariffs versus Europe’s Farmers
China’s Unpleasant Surprise Has Roots in Autos, Telecoms

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Why Trump has reheated the tariff rhetoric; corporate reactions to tariffs
Pernod Ricard’s Jameson’s Takes a Proper Beating From Conor McGregor’s No. 12
Mastronardi Sprouts New Growth as Tariffs Plague Tomatoes
USMCA Watch: Closure Not Close as Mexico’s Steel, Aluminum Exports Plummet
  Vale Heads Rapidly Downhill as Exports Hit Low
5.2x Bigger Exemption Problem Looms as List 3 Tariff Hike Approaches
Port Ownership Shuffle Continues as Singaporean Money Arrives

Monday, May 06, 2019

  Trump’s Tariff Threat Has Roots in Short-Lived Deficit Dip as Well as China Talks
Tariff Quote Watch: Brooks To Run Production from Vietnam Ahead of Duty Risks

Sunday, May 05, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Electrical Engineers’ Tariff Worries Getting Charged Up

Friday, May 03, 2019

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson moves less, delivers more; tequila-fuelled Cinco de Mayo ahead
Logistics Jobs Grow for 105 Months, Trade Slowdown a Threat
Under Armour’s HOVR Can’t Stop Slippage in Sales, Imports

Thursday, May 02, 2019

Panjiva Daily: 28 events that shaped the U.S.-China trade war; CAP’s capitalizes on steel strength
  Borders, Jet Threats and Oil Waivers – April 2019 in 10 Reports
U.S. Auto Sales Stuck in Reverse, Imports Suggest More Backing Up to Come
  Tequila-Fuelled Cinco de Mayo On Track as Border Threats Prove Empty
Alpek May Beat Reliance as Yarn Supply Chains Are Rewoven
CH Robinson Moves Fewer Boxes, Delivers Better Margins
Three-Year Low in U.S. Export Sentiment Adds Momentum to Trade Slowdown

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Panjiva Daily: DSV’s quest for scale pays off; Voestalpine takes flight
CAP Capitalizes on Steel Strength to Expand Exports
  War and (Nearly) Peace – 28 Events in the U.S.-China Trade Conflict
Better Rates Don’t Mean Better Conditions for Shipping Lines in April
ONE’S Terminal Restructuring Overdue But Still Necessary
Canada’s Container Congestion Restrained, Montreal Tackles Trucking
Semis Receive Support as South Korea’s Exports Slip Once More

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Grassley’s steel rule for USMCA; Chile’s lithium prices and volumes drop
Sweet Opportunity for Lanxess, Arkema as U.S. Readies Glycine Duties
Antidumping Case Backlog Only Building Slowly as Tile and Cherry Complaints Arrive
Voestalpine Takes Flight While Being Aware of Bumpy Landing
DSV’s Quest for Scale Pays Off, Slowdown May Lie Ahead
  Chewy’s Imports Scamper Ahead On Pet Bedding, Food Growth
China’s Export Sentiment Improving Thanks to Chips, But Still Negative

Monday, April 29, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Electrolux, Whirlpool reach end of cycle; impact of Japan’s holiday on autos
  “Endgame” Ends Avengers’ Imports on a High as Star Wars Fades, But Still Rules
General Motors and General Electric Face Generally Higher Costs from Hoegh
USMCA Watch: Grassley Draws a Steel Rule for Ratification That May Break The Deal
Lithium Price, Output Drop in Chile No Deterrent To China Joint Venture
Bright Opening For Container-Lines Isn’t Necessarily Good For All
Tariff Quote Watch: Cooper Set To Tread on Tire Tariff Costs, From 2020

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Neste Supply Chain Situation Fluid as Venezuela Sanctions Bite
Resin Opportunity Resonates with G&W, Chevron Phillips
  Toyota, Nissan Growth Face Imperial Holiday, Trump-Abe Talks Uncertainty

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Kim May Find Future Will “Entirely Depend” On Chinese Trade, Not U.S. Attitudes

Friday, April 26, 2019

Panjiva Daily: K+N on the up, UPS down; iRobot pursues price rises
Blame Oil, Mazda for Mexico’s First Trade Decline in Nearly Two Years
Tariff Quote Watch: Electrolux and Whirlpool Reach End of the Duty Cycle

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Posco’s positivity at risk; Husqvarna cuts through trade troubles
Jones Act Waiver Could Cut Pressure On New England Gas Markets
K+N Volumes and Margins On The Up, UPS Heads Down
Sentiment Sinks to 2012 Lows in Germany as New U.S. Tariffs Loom
  Brexit Watch: Netgear Geared Up For No-Deal Exit, Orders Could Reverse
  Tariff Quote Watch: iRobot Pursues Price Rises, Needs Room for Diversification
Tariff Quote Watch: Varian’s Various Devices for Offsetting Duties Yet To Bear Fruit

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Hog Help; Marathon’s Hormuz Replacement Race
LG Electronics Hangs Up on South Korea, Calls on Vietnamese Factory
Scrap Supply Chain Set For Another Shakeup as China Reviews Rules
Iran Sanctions Could Take Toll on Indian Rice, Drug Exports
Posco’s Positive Position on Steel Outlook at Risk From U.S. Trade Policies
Ports’ Storm Over in March, U.S. Trade Deficit Hike Possible
Tariff Quote Watch: Husqvarna Cuts Through Trade War Troubles With Supply Switching

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Iran waiver effects for Valero, ExxonMobil; WTO helps ADM with grains
  Tariff Quote Watch: Alcoa Worries About Quotas, Industry Concerns About Tariffs Wane
Brazil’s Sweet Corn Outlook May Sour Export Opportunities For U.S. Farmers
Trump’s Hog Help Could Hurt KTM, Volkswagen
Wilmington Will Grow, If ZIM Can Find New Customers
Komatsu, Not Volvo, May Be The Future For Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Marathon Faces Race for Replacement Oil if Hormuz Straits Close

Monday, April 22, 2019

  Valero, ExxonMobil Face Knock On Effects from Iran Waiver Removal
  JM Smucker Takes a Bigger Gulp as Brazil’s Coffee Overflows
Home Depot, Ikea Store More Cabinets as U.S. Builds Case
Archer Daniels Midland Could Be Helped by China Grain Buy After WTO Ruling

Friday, April 19, 2019

Saudi Weapons Order Shortage Has Yet To Cut Deliveries
Panjiva Daily: Bouncing beans and Tesla tariffs; Daimler and VW’s tough USMCA choices
USMCA Watch: Daimler, VW Face Tough Choices as ITC Report Flags Autos Upheaval
Empty Heart of U.S. Container Growth Soon to Skip a Beat
Empties and New Routes Drive SeaTac’s Continued Growth
  Great British Bounce Can’t Stop EU or Global Export Decline in February

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Canal Competition Continues as Panama Relaxes Restrictions
Panjiva Daily: Deere pays the price for retaliation; Caterpillar gets an exemption
Panalpina Growth Parked Ahead of DSV Scale Push
USMCA Watch: Tangible Gains May Be Beaten by Tariff Politics
Shipbuilding’s Still Sinking at Start of 2019
  Bouncing Beans and Tesla Help U.S. Win the February Trade Battle

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

  Deere Pays The Price as EU Gets Its Retaliation in Early
Panjiva Daily: K+N’s pledge could become a commitment; Skechers runs more from Vietnam
Japan’s Electronics Trade Slips Ahead of Coronation Holiday Disruptions
Caterpillar Gets Tariff Exemption, Won’t Lift The Business
Trump’s Trade Deficit Success Could Prove Short-Lived

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Europe’s aerospace and oil firepower; the brewing China-U.S. trade deal
Two-Speed Export Economy Apparent as India’s Exports Rebound
USMCA Watch: Mexican Metals Demand May Become Another Ratification Hurdle
Brazillian Butchers JBS, BRF May Be Helped By China Meet-Up
K+N’s Pledge Could Lead to a Commitment with Hapag-Lloyd
  Trump’s $57.6 Billion Tariff Take Has Peaked, For Now
Skechers, Adidas Could Run More From Vietnam With New Oakland Service

Monday, April 15, 2019

ONE Tops The Chart in Norfolk as China Traffic Collapses
  Europe’s Aerospace and Oil Firepower May Beat the U.S. In a Tariff Battle
Distillers Grain Case Indicates China-U.S. Trade Deal Nearly Brewed
China’s Export Bounce Belies Telecoms Weakness Even as Semis Shine
Houston Heads Higher on Mexican Shipments, MSC Does Best

Friday, April 12, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Evergreen grows, ZIM wilts; Wacker could be whacked by trade war
China’s Trade Recovery Not All Good News With Imports Down, U.S. Exports Up
California Recovers as China Loses Its Crown, Exports Slump
Price Deflation Points To Chinese Exporters Taking Some Tariff Pain

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Panjiva Daily: DSV dominates forwarders’ growth; tariff war could choke off wine supplies
U.S. Fishers Could Catch More Korean Customers As Tariffs Take a Bite Out Of Exports
Cars Set to Drive U.S.-Japan Talks as National Security Worries Weigh
Wacker Neuson Set To Be Whacked By Tariffs in New EU-U.S. Trade War
Evergreen Grows Despite China Decline as ZIM’s Momentum Wilts

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Lessons from 6 months of trade war; Britain’s last chance for another chance
Brexit Watch: British Trade Surges as Last Chance for Another Chance Beckons
Asia Exports Dropped in February, Little Hope Elsewhere in the World
Brexit Watch: Slower Release Formula, Pharma Supply Chains Still At Risk
Kinder Morgan To Boost Flow As Mexican Gas Demand Blows Up
New Tariff War Could Choke Off LVMH, Oetker Wine Supplies to U.S.
MSC and Hapag-Lloyd’s Texas Growth to be Held Back By Shipping Restriction
DSV Dominates Forwarder Growth With European Wind and Luxury Goods Push

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s jet leverage attempt; the remarkable resilience of U.S. imports
Trump’s Jet Leverage Attempt May Cause EU Talks To Crash
Lumber Case Lumbers On, U.S. Wins at WTO
ZIM Shipping Steams Back to Seattle With Retail Opportunity
Panama Canal May Be Feeling First Twinges of China Tariff Pain
New York Suffers China Slump, Most Seaports See Early Spring Bounce
Six Months Into the U.S.-China Trade War Supply Chain Shifts Have Started

Monday, April 08, 2019

The Remarkable Resilience of America’s Demand for Imports
SQM, Albemarle May Switch To Lithium Output, not Price Maximization
Growth Deserts Hapag-Lloyd as Savannah Surges

Sunday, April 07, 2019

Time To Consider Port-o-Mation as Employment Growth Improves

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s troubles for Foxconn, Flextronics; DP-DHL’s bet on Charleston
  Steel Wars – South Korea Sours on Europe as U.S. Duty Effect Widens
Auto Industry’s Descent Gathers Pace as New Tariffs Beckon
CMA-CGM’s Santos Switch Follows Reduced Flows

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Intel’s Platform Shift May Be a Response To U.S.-China Tariff War
Panjiva Daily: All Brexit options still open as supply chain surge starts; Intel’s platform shift
  Boston’s Been Growing as Harbor Spending Plan Gathers Pace
Brexit Watch: All Options Open, Supply Chains’ Surge Starts
Liverpool Tops The League as Peel Pulls a Fifth Liner In
Brazil’s Iron Ore and Soybean Downturn Needs Panama To Dig In
Deutsche Post-DHL Bets on Charleston as Port’s Growth Slows
The Top U.S. Ports in 2018 – LA Holds Its Crown While New York Plays The Usurper
Foxconn, Flextronics Face Transit Troubles if Trump Closes Mexican Border

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Pre-Trump Era Lows in Export Sentiment Shows Potency of Global Slowdown
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s border threat to food supply chains; China’s tariff leniency
Tariff Threat Drains Chinese Keg Exports, Others Fill The Gap
Dumping Investigation Calls Subdued, Steel Rods Caned After Case Launch
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in March 2019

Monday, April 01, 2019

Shipping’s Tough First Quarter Sees Rates Down, Costs Up
DSV Delivers a Panalpina Deal That’s Largely About Scale
China’s Tariff Leniency Supports Talks And U.S. Automakers
  Trump’s Border Threat Raises Stakes For Food Supply Chains
Cosco Shipping’s Rebound May Just Be A Bounce
China’s Sentiment Swallow Does Not Make A Cyclical Spring
Chips Chip Away At South Korea’s Export Performance in March

Friday, March 29, 2019

Panjiva Daily: PC industry bears the brunt of tariffs; Lululemon leaps ahead
Arms Trade Risks for U.S.-China Deal As Taiwan Makes Tanks And Jets Bid

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump starting to win the tariff war; Mexican growth supports USMCA passage
Barge Based Drayage Comes to Charleston, Not Good For Everyone
Europe’s The Sick Old Man of World Trade As Americas Stay Healthy
Tesla Faces Subsidy Challenges Today, Retaliatory Duties Tomorrow
Pemex Brings Balance To The U.S. Oil Industry Despite AMLO’S Policies
China’s PC Industry Bears The Brunt Of January’s Trade Defeat
Lululemon Leaps Ahead, Achieves Balance With Youngone

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Electrolux Restructuring Has Few Options For Avoiding China
Panjiva Daily: Hutchison’s Ensenada expansion; Savannah’s portent of U.S. trade weakness
  Tariff Quote Watch: Winnebago Sales Lose Drive as Tariff Cost Pass-Through Bites
Canada’s Solid Growth Belies U.S., China Trade Relations Issues
USMCA Watch: Mexico’s Trade Growth Supportive for Passage
Trump’s China Position May Be Emboldened as Tariff Policy Starts To “Work”
Brazilian Shipping Faces a Slowdown, Cosco Doing Better Than Maersk

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

World Trade’s Slippage About To Become a Slide
Panjiva Daily: Steelworkers against USMCA; Orient Overseas’ Long Beach exit
Canada’s Canola Farmers Pay The Price for Huawei Spat
Michelin’s Rubber Supply Chain Faces Thai Election Disruption
USMCA Watch: Pharma Pricing Issues Add To The Pile Of Passage Problems
Mexico Starts Safeguard Steps As Steel Shipments Surge
Hutchison’s Ensenada Expansion Could Attract Samsung, Jatco Volumes
Savannah’s Slide a Portent of Worsening U.S. Trade Performance
Europe’s Export Outlook Slumps In The Face of Brexit, Tariffs

Monday, March 25, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s $19.9B tariff haul; Musk’s crushers, Crane’s pumps exempted
North Korea Normalization Dims As China’s $2 Billion Trade Surplus Persists
Hyundai May Move More Through Mobile Once Access Improves
Orient Overseas Readies to Sell Long Beach, CMA-CGM Could Get More Involved
USMCA Watch: Union Against Ratification as Canadian Steel Heads to Mexico

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Trump’s $19.9B Tariff Haul Could Be Dwarfed By Extra China, Autos Duties
Crane’s Pumps, Elon Musk’s Crushers Win From Latest Round of Tariff Exemptions

Friday, March 22, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trade policy in 2Q19; GM extends its bet on Brazil
USMCA Watch: Tariff Risks Stalk Tomatoes, Mean Deal Will Pass at a Later Date
ZIM Volumes Set To Zoom, Profits Zapped By Lease Payments
Tariff Quote Watch: Williams Sonoma Ready For The Worst as Furniture Tips Over

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Fedex hopes versus sliding exports; Vietnam wins the U.S.-China trade war
General Motors Extends Its Bet on Brazil as Mexican Opportunity Emerges
North Beats South as West Coast Port Activity Falls
2Q19 Policy Outlook: Traveling Without Moving, Six Deals to Watch
Solar Power Imports Dim After Tariffs, Washing Machines Spin Upwards
Charleston’s Party Near an End as Kent, Komatsu Imports Slide

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Fedex’s European Growth Hopes Defy Two Months of Sliding Exports
Panjiva Daily: Fedex trades growth for profits; supply chain risks from Norsk Hydro’s hack
Fabricated Steel Case May Build Up USMCA Risks
Mexico-Brazil Free Trade Deal Provides Ford, GM With Alternatives Beyond USMCA
Vietnam May Be Winning the U.S.-China Trade War
Houston Has A Problem as Traffic Drops, Fire Rages

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

MSC and Maersk Address Lone Star’s State of Service as CMA-CGM Takes Share
Panjiva Daily: California’s port volume crash; Norway model for Brexit with Norway
  Brexit Watch: Norway May Not Be The Model For a Norway Style Exit
ONE Beats 2M As Norfolk Bucks The National Downward Import Trend
Fedex Focuses on Profitability as Revenue Growth Slows
Perdue’s Problematic Purchase Plan Needs China to Buy All Its Beans From The U.S.
  Brexit Watch: Bercow’s Ruling Raises Risks, Preparatory Imports Increased
Norsk Hydro Hack Might Cut Into Aluminum Supply Chains

Monday, March 18, 2019

U.S. Demand Could Paper Over Chinese Cracks in Brazilian Wood-Pulp Supplies
  Google’s Stream Could Flood Nintendo’s Slowing Console Shipments
Panjiva Daily: Trump-Bolsanaro summit’s harvest potential; Starbucks loses its taste for Brazil
Boeing Max Problem May Minimize Aerospace Element of U.S.-China Deal
Bad Start For Shipping Means Continued Bad Luck For Shipyards
California’s Crashed Volumes Come from Machinery, Furniture Import Slump
Japan’s Trade Downturn Confirms Asia Electronics Problems

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Trump-Bolsanaro Summit Could Yield Rich Harvest for Wheat Exporters
Toyota Takes Advantage of USMCA, Aims to Avoid Section 232 Tariffs
Tariff Quote Watch: Tariff Discussions Subside as Brexit Worries Rise

Friday, March 15, 2019

Brazilian Coffee Perks Up, Starbucks Loses Its Taste
Healthcare Helps, Electronics Hinder India’s Trade Activity
Panjiva Daily: Brexit brink blown back; alliances matter more than competition

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Panjiva Daily: DSV diversifies, leads forwarders; 979 lines of Brexit tariff defense
Tariff Leniency Request Backlog Could Jump to 35 Months
Pemex Joint Venture Delay Could Exacerbate Mexico’s Oil Export Downturn
Brexit Watch: Brink Blown Back, Port Capacity Shouldn’t Be A Problem
CMA-CGM Secures Ceva Majority, Closer Coordination Has Already Started
Alliances Matter More Than Competition as Container Freight Activity Dips
Chinese Exporters Shoulder U.S. Tariff Burden With Further Price Cuts

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Malmstrom’s 6.1B euro Brexit threat; Lighthizer’s door to a steel deal
DSV Diversifies Shipping Volumes to Lead Forwarders in February
New York Looks to Cement Gains with Portland, Wilmington Barge Service
  Brexit Watch: 979 Lines of Tariff Defense Include Apparel and Autos
BP’s New Fuels Carry Significant Costs for Shipping Lines
Adidas Predicts Supply Chain Challenges, Leans Harder on Vietnam
USMCA Watch: Late Ratification Could Lead to Autos Industry Tariff Bedlam

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Panjiva Daily: February’s U.S. trade surprises; winning the steel tariff relief race
USMCA Watch: Lighthizer’s Open Door to Steel Tariff Reform Could Unlock a Deal
Nissan Proves to Not Have Infiniti Patience for U.K. Production
Brexit Watch: Malmstrom’s 6.1 Billion Euro Threat Hits Autos, Apparel Hardest
Panama Canal Shrugs Off Trans-Pacific Shipping Slowdown
Everglades Dries Up as U.S. Port Activity Slows

Sunday, March 10, 2019

  Slow and Steady Wins The Race for Steel Tariff Relief
Brazil Sour on Indian Sugar Subsidies After Shipments Slump
China and Tariffs Aren’t the Surprise in February’s U.S. Import Performance

Friday, March 08, 2019

Stevedores Win With Employment Growth As Ports Cure Congestion
  Blame Consumers and Holidays for China’s Export Downturn

Thursday, March 07, 2019

Panjiva Daily: President Trump’s $17 billion China trade deal driver; tariff exemption failures
Ikea Builds Cabinet Imports as Pre-Emptive Dumping Case Arrives
Supply Chains Show The Power of Tariff Fear as December Imports Surge
Deutsche Post DHL Leads Forwarders in Prioritizing Profitability Over Growth
Panjiva Daily: The power of tariff fear; Deutsche Post DHL leaders forwarders’ 4Q
China’s Export Slump Partly Seasonal, Leaves U.S. a Trade War Winner
Tariff Quote Watch: Volvo May Not Hoist Flag for Polestar If Tariffs Are Wrong
Tariff Quote Watch: Brown-Forman Jacks Up Cost Cutting to Offset Lower EU Sales

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Canada’s Export Slowdown Completes Global Downturn Picture
Customs Duties and Early Warnings Show U.S. Import Growth Has Continued
Tariff Exemption Failure May Be The Least of BorgWarner, Denso’s Concerns
Panjiva Daily: Squeezing Sumitomo’s sponge; 60% of engineers talk tariff, Brexit risks
  The $17 Billion, 4Q Reason For Trump To Reach a Trade Deal With China
Tariff Quote Watch: Manitou Handles Burden From Duties as Profitability Rises
Tariff Quote Watch: Breville Avoids Getting Burned By Using Front-Loading

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Malmstrom-Lighthizer Talks Have No Easy Answers, Especially For Cars
Hog and Wheat Farmers Lose, But China’s Not a Big Deal For Iowa as a Whole
  Brexit Watch: Irish Pharma Risks Already Dissipating as Supply Chains Adapt
Jacking Up Jacksonville’s Handling Needs Major Investment, Big New Customers
Sumitomo’s Sponge Supplies Face Squeeze as National Security Case Launched
Tariff Quote Watch: Rotork Joins 60% of Engineers Talking Tariff, Brexit Risks

Monday, March 04, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s $8.4 billion agriculture ask; CMA-CGM calls for cost cutting
Panjiva Daily: Stormy February for container-lines; Orient Overseas cuts services
Daimler and Heineken May See Disruption from CMA-CGM’s Slipped Sailing
Orient Overseas’ Service Trim Says More About Competition Than Demand
U.S. Auto Sales Accelerate in Reverse, Imports Out of Favor
SQM Squeezes Lithium Market, Chinese Buyers Lose Out
Volkswagen’s Good News for Baltimore May Come At Houston’s Expense
  Stormy February Leaves Container Profitability At November Lows

Sunday, March 03, 2019

CMA-CGM Draws on Cost Cutting as Well as Ceva For Future Growth
Trump’s $8.4 Billion Agricultural Ask Will Have to Wait for an Answer
Dumping Complaints Increase, Government Won’t Spare The Rod
Yellowtail Set to Run Dry as Wine Harvest Wilts

Friday, March 01, 2019

10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in February 2019
New York Clears Congestion, CH Robinson Powers Through
Panjiva Daily: Panalpina chooses profits over volumes; Lego rebuilds in North America
Trade Sentiment Warms in the U.S. While China Shivers

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Autos crash makes for record deficit; Chinese EVs tackle Tesla and tariffs
Rapid Rail Routes the Secret to CMA-CGM’s Service Enhancement
South Korea’s Trade Decline Gathers Pace, Indicates Asian Export Slowdown
23-Year Low in U.S. Oil Imports May Prove Fleeting
Canada’s Congestion Continues With Vancouver Facing Squeeze
Lego Rebuilds Its U.S. Business With Mexican Supply Chain Enhancements
Australian Exporters Pay The Price for Lack of Carrier Diversity
Panalpina Chooses Profits Over Volumes, Will Need to Choose a Suitor

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Corporate tariff worries become Brexit concerns; K+N has a tough end to 2018
Tariff Hopes No Use as China’s Business Trade Confidence Slumps to 10-Year Low
Rail Investment Set to Speed Santiago Produce Exports
  LG Electronics Could Hop Back To South Korea After Washer Tariff Leniency
  China’s EV Makers Have Tariffs as Well as Tesla and GM To Tackle
Posco and Ternium Trigger Mexican Steel Safeguarding Response
Mexico’s Trade Acceleration Supports AMLO’s Energy Policy, Reason To Pass USMCA
Autos Crash Leaves Year End U.S. Trade Deficit At Record High

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd avoids China risks; Nissan gears up for ROOs; North Korea pressure delivered
Loads More Weapons Imports As Tighter U.S. Ownership Rules Beckon
Dole Gains Shipping Options as Norfolk, Va. Grows Its Fruit Business
K+N’s Tough End to 2018 May Need More Than a Cost Cutting Fix
Steel Mission Accomplished, But Tariff Armistice Unlikely To Be Declared Yet
  Tariff Quote Watch: Brexit Is The New Tariff As 1-in-4 Firms Talk About Trade
Tariff Quote Watch: Terex Handles China Duties, Brexit a Bigger Challenge

Monday, February 25, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Retaliation overshadows EU-U.S. talks; Venezuela’s food needs
New Route Brings New Opportunities for Afghanistan-India trade
Hapag-Lloyd Avoids China Risk, Can’t Dodge Fuel Cost Troubles
Record Inventory Surge Set To Continue As Europe’s Zig Matches China’s Zag
Tough End to 2018 For Global Trade On Worst Dip Since 2009
USMCA Watch: Canada May Not Get There With Steel and Aluminum Duties
North Korea Trade Pressure Delivered, Trump-Kim Summit Will Show Effectiveness
USMCA Watch: Nissan Gears Up For New ROOs, Could Shift Supply Chain Further
Tariff Quote Watch: Kubota Kicks Up Pricing as Steel Costs Plough Into Profits

Sunday, February 24, 2019

EU’s Ready Retaliation For U.S. Auto Tariffs Bode Ill For Trade Talks Success
Blame Europe, Not The Trade War, For The Global Export Downturn
Venezuela’s Reliant on Brazilian Food While Luxury Goods Imports Stay Robust
Brexit and Autos Tariffs Not Enough To Shake Improving EU Export Confidence
  Roku Revenue Rocks, Hopefully Doesn’t Roll With Tariffs

Friday, February 22, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s uncertain outlook; Mexico’s inflated gas needs; global trade index slips
Tariff Quote Watch: Altra Shifts Duty Costs to Buyers, May Need to Tap Other Sources

Thursday, February 21, 2019

China Gives, China Will Take Away From Matson as Profitability Slips
Panjiva Daily: Tariff leniency leads to higher steel imports; Volkswagen’s worst case scenario
Big Boats Keep Suez and Panama Growing As Trade Threats Loom
Global Trade Index Slipped in January, Yet To Slide
Ocean’s Better, Logistics Worse as Maersk Faces Uncertain Outlook
Inflated Natural Gas Imports Lead Mexico To Search For New Sources
Tariff Quote Watch: La-Z-Boy Active in Addressing Duties With Surcharges
Tariff Quote Watch: Flowserve Streams Duty Hikes To Customers, Can Switch Supplies

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Tampa’s Growth Set To Continue as CMA-CGM, Cosco Shipping Arrive
Panjiva Daily: Expeditors’ slowing growth; USMCA-inspired strikes; less exclusive exclusions
New Year, Same Problems For The Shipbuilding Industry
Continued U.S. Trade Deficit Growth Likely Based on Maritime, Inflation Data
Cries for Clemency From Metals Duties Being Answered, Driving Imports Upward
Tariff Quote Watch: Volkswagen’s Worse-Case Scenario Hinges on Trade Talks Outcome
Tariff Quote Watch: Cooper Tire Bounces Back After Tariff-Linked Impairment
Tariff Quote Watch: Genuine Parts Faces Genuine Challenges as Tariff Threats Spread

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Chipping away at U.S. China tensions; Honda heads back to Japan
Payless ShoeSource Steps Out of U.S. Retail, Imports Reliant on China
Ford’s Brazilian Truck Exit The Result of Long Term Demand Decline
Japan Provides Further Evidence for Slowing Electronics Supply Chains
Expeditors Faces Slowing Growth, Narrowing Margins
  USMCA Watch: Matamoros Maquiladoras Provide a Taste of Labor Rights Disruptions
Vale and Ternium Deliver on EU’s Steel Safeguarding Fears
Exemptions Could Become Less Exclusive, Haven’t Helped Air Liquide

Monday, February 18, 2019

USMCA Watch: Mexico’s Metals Dispute More About Politics Than Economics
Shipping Rates Dip After Lunar New Year But Carriers Doing Better in 1Q So Far
USMCA Watch: Canada Delivers Steel Tariff Cuts for Mexico
  The Price of The Deal – EPA, Not Brexit, Sends Honda Back to Japan
India Wields the Tariff Stick Against Pakistan as Total Imports Wane
East Coast Acceleration Points to Wide U.S. Trade Deficit in January

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Semis Only Small Segment of a Solution to U.S.-China Tensions
Nintendo Seeks To Level Up as Sony Leads Import Performance

Friday, February 15, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Panalpina’s Agility defense against DSV; bumps in the road to automotive tariff clarity
Burden Sharing Evident as Import Price Deflation Gathers Pace
Tariff Quote Watch: Peak Tariff Worries May Have Passed for Industrial Supply Chains

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Panalpina Looks to Agility for DSV Defense, No Sprint to Completion
Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson’s slowdown; Wilhelmsen’s regulatory thicket; Under Armour’s dented
Vancouver’s Vanishing Growth Could Be a Congestion Issue
  Love’s Not On The Sea as Valentine’s Imports Drop
60 Days Delay The Way California’s Ports May See Renewed Growth
Five Bumps In The Road to Tariff Clarity for Automakers
MSC and Evergreen Lean on Spain and Taiwan to Outpace Their Peers
China’s Surprise Hides Disappointment For Phone, Chipmakers

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Panjiva Daily: SeaTac sets the pace; Diageo leads tequila’s rise; JAB’s big gulp of Brazilian coffee
Mexican Auto Exports’ Pickup Faces USMCA, Tariff Uncertainties
Under Armour Under the Weather As Imports, Inventories and Sales Decline
CH Robinson Suffers Asia Slowdown as Panalpina and Ceva Resist Temptation
Customs Costs Surge, Set to Subside as Imports Slide
China’s Export Reversal Reversed, U.S. Still Suffering
Wilhelmsen’s Core Car Customers Face Thicket of Regulatory Worries

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Tequila’s Rise Led by Diageo, Becle avoids a Hangover With 4Q Growth
Panjiva Daily: U.S. imports from China freeze over; Brexit plans from Tata and DP World
Post-Brexit Deal Good for Swiss Medicines, Template for Norwegian Deal
Marfrig’s Japanese Beef Opportunity Faces EU and Canadian Competition
JAB Holding Takes a Bigger Gulp of Brazilian Coffee
Maersk Deepens Consolidation Strategy With Broker Purchase
HMM Chips Away At Losses, Becoming More Aggressive in New Year
Canadian Comeback Sees SeaTac Best Its Peer Ports
Tariff Quote Watch: ThyssenKrupp Lifts Fall on U.S. Duties on China Parts and Metals

Monday, February 11, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Latest battle in the trade war; Panalpina could help DSV; January import growth
No Brexit Fear from DP World, Though Ports Aren’t The Problem
Brexit Supply Chain Building Apparent Once Fuel is Wiped Away
U.S. Import Growth From China Freezes Over As Appliance Shipments Drop
Tariff Quote Watch: Tata Joins Honda and BMW With Brexit Downtime Plans

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Vale’s Woes Grow as Tubarão Pellet Plant Closed
Panama Canal Channeled Late Tariff-Related Growth in January
January Import Growth Slowing Down, Not Yet Going Down in the U.S.
Chinese Memory Modules Lose a Trade Battle, U.S. Still Losing the War
Tariff Quote Watch: Volvo’s Very Well Timed Factory Opens as Tariffs Rise

Thursday, February 07, 2019

Panalpina May Help DSV, Deal Won’t Change The Industry Significantly

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

The Bad News is Not New News for President Trump’s Deficit Metric
Panjiva Daily: USMCA’s steel controversy; Vale’s dam limitations; EU-Japan agricultural trade model
Panjiva Insights: Decision making in an uncertain environment

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

EU-Japan Deal Unlocks Agricultural Potential, Could Be Model for U.S. Deal
USMCA Watch: Controversy Awaits as Structural Steel Imports Build Up
Quota Threats Have Yet to Prove a Deterrent To Uranium Shipments
Tight LA Warehousing May Slacken as Small Chinese Ports Suffer Slowdown
Maersk’s Barge Solution to Congestion May Be Needed Most by COSCO Shipping
Vale’s Brazilian Dam Limitations Manageable, Follows Rapid Export Growth
Panjiva Daily: State of the union in trade; Ceva’s sales slow; Nissan’s Infiniti patience

Monday, February 04, 2019

Toyota’s Imports Suggest Worse to Come as U.S. Auto Sales Hit Five Year Low
Thai Smog Measures Could Disrupt Samsung’s Supply Chain
  Nissan Pulls X-Trail From U.K., Might Not Have Infiniti Patience for Brexit Uncertainty
Ceva’s Sales Slow, But CMA-CGM Cooperation Flies
The State of the Union in Trade – A Work in Progress
Panjiva Daily: Schindler lifts its imports; ONE struggles to step forward; Valero’s Venezuelan hole

Sunday, February 03, 2019

10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in January 2019
Schindler Lifts Its Imports Just As Tariff Leniency is Rejected
Valero’s Venezuelan Hole Could be Filled by Pemex
ONE Struggles to Take a Step Forward With China Downturn Ahead
Three Reasons for Caution After Container Lines’ Fast Start to 2019

Friday, February 01, 2019

Panjiva Daily: U.S.-China talks need more than a hill of beans; UPS may have missed out
Hindalco and Vedanta Undeterred by Tariffs as India Delays Retribution Again
  American Export Confidence Dips To Lowest During Trump Administration
South Korea’s The Canary In The Coal Mine For Global Trade Slowdown

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Foxconn’s Wisconsin woes; Ingersoll-Rand’s tariff confidence; Toy sales slip
China’s Business Outlook for Trade Gets Better, But Is Still Bad
UPS May Have Missed Out from Late Season Shipping Surge
  2019 Outlook: Decision Making In An Era of Uncertainty, Views from Across S&P Global
More Than A Hill of Beans Needed As China-U.S. Talks Continue

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Hogs and washers – the toll of tariffs; CH Robinson delivers; Beans’ perfect storm
Baltimore Congestion Could Curtail Ikea, Starbucks Shipping
Hasbro May Pull Ahead of Mattel As U.S. Toy Sales Slip
Foxconn’s Competitive Worries in TV May Not Just Be a Wisconsin Issue
Polar Vortex Could Freeze UPM Kymmene, Honda Midwest Supply Chains
Tariff Quote Watch: Ingersoll-Rand Ready For Tariff Hike in 2019

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Hogs and Washers – Tariffs Take a Toll Across The Board
Panjiva Daily: Caterpillar’s risky tariff outlook; slow Mexican trade heralds U.S. export slump
Manila Congestion Could Cause Local Supply Chain Reorganization
CH Robinson Delivers, Takes An Upbeat But Risky Outlook
Brazilian Beans’ Perfect Storm Could Swamp Louis Dreyfus, Bunge
Worst Export Month Since 2009 For Savannah Confirms U.S. Export Crash
Tariff Quote Watch: Graco Expects Bumpy Ride, But Safe Passage Through Tariffs

Monday, January 28, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Maersk relaxed about trade war; Tariffs suck for iRobot
Orient Overseas Goes For Volume Over Rates as China Drop Looms
Sweden’s Strikes Carry Cautionary Tale For Ports
Mitsui-OSK’s Readies Oakland for Growth as Japan Trade Deal Beckons
Brexit and Cars to Blame For European Trade Sentiment Slowdown
Mexico Trade Slows, May Herald U.S. Export Slump
Tariff Quote Watch: Caterpillar Sees Tariffs Continuing to Crawl

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Investor AB Hopes Holdings’ Brexit, Tariff Risks Will Fall
Tariff Quote Watch: “Tariffs Suck” for iRobot’s Vacuums, Prices Rises Cut Demand

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Sluggish Suez Shipping Suggests Slower Global Trade
USMCA Watch: Mexican Healthcare The Latest Challenge to USMCA Passage
Tariff Quote Watch: Maersk Strikes Relaxed Tone About Trade War

Friday, January 25, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Cali’s fortunes hurt Trump’s favorite metric; Union Pacific’s Tennessee tension
Charleston’s Challenge Will Be China, Currently Europe
Global Trade Grew, Just, For a 34th Month in November

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Panjiva Daily: 30 month low for trade activity; Newark’s new problem; Subaru steers away
  Food Supply Chains’ 44.7 Billion Pound Brexit Problem
Risen and Longi’s Indian Prospects May Darken With Another Tariff Round
Teachers’ Strike Could Disrupt Supply Chains for General Motors and Mazda
Union Pacific Faces Tennessee Tension as Chassis Run Low
Fever Tree Needs Hotter U.S. Gin Market For Growth To Continue
Cali’s December Fortunes Bode Ill For Trump’s Favorite Trade Metric
Tariff Quote Watch: Ford Carries a Tariff Burden That Could Grow Heavier

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

  Subaru May Steer Away From The U.S. If Tariffs Get Too High
Newark’s New Problem is Congestion, Clearance May Be Just a Matter of Time
Panjiva Daily: Retail tariff tracking; Stanley Black & Decker’s costs; Fender yet to be rocked
Singapore’s Port Gets Back To Growth Just as Asia Slows
Japan Makes Four As Asian Electronics Supply Chains Slump
Brighter End to The Worst Year In A Decade For Shipbuilding
Gun Importers Not Yet Ready To Load Up as Supreme Court Date Set
JBS and BRF Fall Foul of Chicken Import Rules in China and Saudi Arabia
Global Trade Activity Index Hits Lowest Since June 2016

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Vancouver Confronts Congestion With Major Redesign
Panjiva Daily: Deals ahead, stability behind for freight forwarders; Europe puts steel in its demands
No More California for California Cartage, Risks to Growth From China
Excess Inventory Risk as Consumer Durable Retailers Face Tariff Uncertainties
Fender, Yet to Be Rocked by Tariffs, Still Bringing Manufacturing Back to U.S.
  Tariff Quote Watch: Tariffs Just Another Form of Inflation for Stanley Black & Decker

Monday, January 21, 2019

Deals and Trade War Ahead, Stability Behind for Freight Forwarders
  Europe Puts Steel In Its Demands, May Scupper Talks for 2019
India Joins Asia’s Bilateral Trade Slowdown, Oil Not To Blame
Orient Overseas Prepares to Spend as Growth Outpaces Cosco Shipping’s Total
Tariff Quote Watch: Tariffs Chip Away at TSMC, Chinese Semiconductor Trade Slides

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Tariff Quote Watch: Fastenal’s 172 Day Tariff Journey Leads to Delayed Tariff Impact

Friday, January 18, 2019

Panjiva Daily: May holds the key to March; potential losers from Venezuela sanctions
Tariff Quote Watch: JB Hunt Missed Out on Tariff Boom, Will Face Crunch

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Panjiva Daily: DSV-Panalpina’s balance and opportunities; Ocean’s four cut services
Autos Slowdown Could Take an Axe to CMA-CGM’s ACSA Volumes
Indian Rice May Need More Export Subsidies To Stay On The Boil
Venezuela Sanctions Could Cause Problems for Chevron, Valero
Huawei Accelerates Equipment Imports As Investigation Looms
Brexit Opportunity for Intas and Aurobindo as Novo and Sanofi Warn on Supplies
  May Holds The Key to March as Brexit Options Bifurcate

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Ocean’s Four Cut Services, Add Capacity To Stay Competitive With 2M
Panjiva Daily: Bad things come to those who wait; Fiat and Ford count the cost of tariffs
DSV-Panalpina Will Be Balanced, Opportunities and White Knights May Be Limited
  China Tariff Bargains, Canadian Fuel Leads to U.S. Price Deflation
Tariff Quote Watch: Albecour Sees CETA as The Future After U.S. Tariffs Bite
Tariff Quote Watch: Guangzhou Auto Parks Car Plans, China Component Shipments Soar

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Blame Apple for China’s woes; no room for shipping complacency
Tariff Quote Watch: MSC Industrial Reaches Deal with Customers To Handle Tariffs
Port Houston Shouldn’t Have a Problem Even as China Leads Shipping Growth
Blame Apple, and Tariffs, for China’s Export Woes
No Room For Shipping Complacency Even if 4Q Marked Recovery
Peel Peels Maersk and MSC Away from Hutchison for U.K. to U.S. Service
Kansas City Southern Aims to Expand, Could Diversify, Mexico’s Rail Exports
Gymboree Faces Second Chapter 11 As Imports Fall Flat
Bad Things Come To Those Who Wait; Tariff Appeal Denials Jeopardize Investment
Tariff Quote Watch: Fiat Chrysler and Ford Feel Cost and Uncertainty of Trump’s Policies
Tariff Quote Watch: Dell Relies on Pricing and Pivot to Tackle Tariffs

Monday, January 14, 2019

DP World’s Chilean Purchase Driven by Cars
Panjiva Daily: China slips, trade with U.S. falls; Evergreen beats COSCO; Mexico’s gasoline losers
2019 Outlook: The View from Panjiva’s Co-Founder

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Mexican Pipeline Closures Bring Short- and Long-Term Pain for Tesoro, ExxonMobil
CAFTA-DR Likely Faces NAFTA’s Fate, Fruit and Clothes Pay the Price
  China’s Exports Slip, But U.S. Still a $4.3 Billion Loser in Trade War

Friday, January 11, 2019

Panjiva Daily: ACES could be Trump’s autos tariff card; tough 2019 ahead for UPS
GM Lags Ford in Mexican Auto Export Performance
Bangladesh Strikes Raise Supply Chain Challenges for H&M
Evergreen Beats COSCO on U.S. Routes as ONE Turns a Corner

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Sourcing strategy survey results; lots said at China-U.S. talks but delivery is difficult
Train Takes The Strain To Reduce Congestion Risks At New York, New Jersey
COSCO Aims To Tackle COSCO, CMA-CGM and ONE With Hong Kong Port Alliance
2M Becomes 2.1M With ZIM, Could Become MMZ
ACES May Be Trump’s Card For Autos Tariff Solution
Tough 2019 Beckons for UPS, Ground Lost to CH Robinson
  2019 Outlook: The Year Ahead for Global Supply Chains

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Black swan risks for 2019, Trudeau-Trump talks go nowhere and Sony’s tough choices
2018 Ends With a Whimper But Panama Canal Diversion Effect Remains
Air Freight Stalls as Seafreight Steams Onwards in November
Lots Said at U.S.-China Talks, But Delivery Easier Said Than Done
2019 Outlook – Industries: Survey Shows Trade Tensions Weigh on Sourcing Strategies
  LA Leads Growth and Momentum as Ports End 2018 On a High
Honda, Jaguar Scale Back Imports as U.S. Auto Sales Grind To A Halt

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Panjiva Daily: 2019 outlook – Supply chains face tariff uncertainty now, must change later
Hapag-Lloyd Fire Expands List of Supply Chain Challenges in Early 2019
2019 Outlook – Black Swans: Trade War May Be The Least Of Our Worries
USMCA Watch: Trudeau-Trump Talks Go Nowhere as U.S. Aluminum Imports Climb
Tariff Quote Watch: Sony Faces Tough China Choices if Tariffs Become Permanent
Tariff Quote Watch: Make-in-India Makes Samsung and Foxconn Reconsider Sourcing

Monday, January 07, 2019

Panjiva Daily: 2019 outlook for logistics – getting back to basics
Ninth Year of Logistics Payroll Growth Leaves Dockworkers Behind
Transpacific Sentiment Mismatch May Reflect Differing Policy Outlooks
2019 Outlook – Industries: Supply chain change faces uncertainty now, necessity later
  CES Watch: Samsung Grabs iTunes as TV Share is Lost to LG and Funai
2018 Ends With a Bang as China Tariff Worries Buoy U.S. Imports
USMCA Watch: Rubio Seeks To Dig Over Fruit Rules, May Earn AMLO’s Ire

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Steel Supply Chains Start 2019 With Distortions, More Likely to Follow
Shipping’s Lunar Holiday Cheer Rests in the Hands of Trade Negotiators

Thursday, January 03, 2019

Panjiva Daily: 2019 outlook for trade policy; Apple’s unsurprising crunch
Toyota and Nissan Exports Slump as Weak Sales Trump Regulatory Review
2019 Outlook – Logistics: Getting Back To Basics
Tariff Quote Watch: Vietnam May Gain from China if Toys’ Story Includes Tariff Chapter

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

Panjiva Daily: Nestle, NSK win a reprieve; 706 ways to reflate China; 12 events you may have missed
Mazda, Honda May Have Lost Vehicles in Tragic Vessel Fire
  Dates Set, Deals Planned – Events You May Have Missed Over The Holidays
  2019 Outlook – Global Policy: Golden Age Followed by Tarnished Deals
  2019 Outlook – U.S. Policy: Two Disappointments, Two Delays and a High-Wire Act
  Tariff Quote Watch: Apple’s Crunch Shouldn’t Be a Surprise

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Nestle, NSK Win China Tariff Reprieve as Exemption Rate Reaches 78%
China Finds 706 Ways to Reflate the Economy Via Tariff Cuts

Friday, December 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Global Supply Chains in 2018 – What Happened and Why
  2018 Review: Deals Done and Not Done – What We Got Wrong and Why

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: Herman Miller Will Err On The Side of Caution And Raise Prices
Panjiva Daily: Pre-Brexit whisky binge, Congested Californian ports and Navistar’s tariff steering
Worst Year Since Financial Crisis Looms for Shipbuilders, Fairer Sailing Ahead
2018 Review: 12 Events That Shaped Global Supply Chains
2018 Review: Do Tariffs Work? Trump Plants Seeds But Has Yet to Harvest Success
Tariff Quote Watch: Shiloh Industries Makes a Virtue of U.S. Tariff Policies
Tariff Quote Watch: Steelcase Raises Prices, Tables Supply Shift For Now

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: Navistar Steers Around Steel Tariffs, May Hit The 232 Review
Tariff Quote Watch: Lovesac Throws More Production To Vietnam
Panjiva Daily: TNT blows up Fedex, Maersk dominates U.S. shipping and hunters win a tariff exemption
Dell’s Dynamic, Lenovo Reboots as Laptop Tariff Threat Powers Down
Congested California Faces New Year Squeeze
America’s Pre-Brexit Whisky Binge Sets Record For Imports
Tariff Quote Watch: Nidec Nixes Chinese Motors in Favor of Mexican Supplies
Tariff Quote Watch: Worthington Drums Up Price Increases as Cylinder Costs Increase

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: China’s reforms at 40, K+N could use a hand from Hapag-Lloyd and Baby Alive wins Xmas
Liners Still Doing Fine As Signs of Tariff Rush Slowdown Meet Oil’s Collapse
AMLO’s Oil Ambition Starts Production Versus Exports Earnings Race
Hunters Win From Tariff Exemptions, 80% of Requests Still Outstanding
Japan’s Export Slowdown Due To Industrial Supply Chain Activity, Not Tariffs
TNT’s Failings Blow Up Fedex’s Profitability
Uber Can’t Get Over Tariffs, Calls For E-Bike Exemption
Maersk and MSC Dominate U.S. Shipping as CMA-CGM Loses Power

Monday, December 17, 2018

Retailers Bet on Baby Alive and PlayStation to Win a Slow Toys Sales Season
Panjiva Daily: Trade war stakes still high, Pemex’s port problems and PVH trims Bangladesh buying
Singapore Slowdown Caused by Oil and Tariffs as Regional Trade Growth Slows
“Make in India” Working as Trade Growth Slips
China’s Reforms at 40 – Trade Growth Miracle Fades, Trade Policy Challenges Emerge
Six Ports Indicate 22nd Increase in Trade Deficit Lies Ahead
K+N Could Use Hapag-Lloyd’s Hand as Freight Forwarders’ Growth Slows

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Almond Retribution Delayed as India Holds Back Steel Tariff Reponse
Party Over in California as China Tariff War Takes Away The Punchbowl
China Helps BMW and Tesla, Doesn’t Trade Stakes in Change War

Friday, December 14, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 17 days of beans, Samsung’s Indian choice and the effect of discounting
Brighter Performance from Longi and Jinko With Solar Supply Chain Switch
PVH Trims Bangladesh Sourcing While H&M Weaves More Into Its Supply Chain
Pemex Port Problems Today May Become American Exporters’ Troubles Later

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Where LA Goes, New York May Follow as Chinese Imports Fade
South Korean Subsidies May Become a Part of Hyundai, GM Parts Supply Chains
Samsung Chooses India Over China as Tariffs Help Drive Supply Chain Choices
Oil and Chinese Discounting May Slash U.S. Import Growth to Two Year Low
17 Days of Beans, Temporary Car Tariff Cuts Are a Slow Start to 90 Days of Talks (Update)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

  Panjiva Daily: Blame Europe, not China for slower U.S. import growth; OPEC’s cut vs. U.S. oil exports
China Deal Could Help U.S. LNG Exporters Achieve Their Potential
Bean Deal May Support Traffic Growth Through The Panama Canal

Monday, December 10, 2018

Hindalco Wins, Hunter Douglas Loses in Case Aimed at Chinese Aluminum
OPEC Cut Addresses Only Part of U.S. Net Import Decline
Panjiva Daily: Flooring and phones show tariffs’ limits; Iran solution found for India’s oil needs
Mangalore and Indian Oil Have New Mechanism to Mitigate Iran Sanctions
China Risk to Walmart, Amazon Traffic Overshadows Already Lackluster Norfolk
Blame Europe and Cars, Not China and Tariffs For November Slowdown
Tariff Quote Watch: GoPro Goes Out of China In Active Duty Decision
Tariff Quote Watch: Tiangong Rings Up Price Rises to Offset Higher Duties

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Flooring and Phones Show Tariff Worries Can Be Counterproductive
  Oil and Tariffs Slow Chinese Imports But U.S.-Bound Export Growth Remains Robust

Friday, December 07, 2018

Panjiva Daily: A $13 billion tariff loss, why the future of trade is open, and Brown-Forman jacks up prices
BMW Revs Up Plans for U.S. Engine Factory Before Tariffs Choke Trade
Pilots of Both Kinds Face Squeeze on Employment From Trade War and Automation
Tariff Quote Watch: Greif May Need to Give Chinese Bag Suppliers to Sack to Beat Tariffs

Thursday, December 06, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: Genesco Tries To Keep A Lid On Tariff Risk With Inventory Build
Tariff Quote Watch: Brown-Forman Needs to Jack Up Prices to Cover EU Duties
U.S. Customs Lays Down The Law on Chinese Plywood Tariff Evasion
  America’s $13 Billion Loss In The Latest Trade Battle With China
Tariff Quote Watch: Michaels Group Crafts A Multi-Pronged Tariff Strategy

Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 11,565 calls for help, 612 answers; Trade policy in the 116th Congress
  Mondelez Bags Increased Imports as Brazilian Coffee Supplies Jump
  Panjiva Insights: The Future of Trade Is Open

Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Volkswagen’s Mexican stick and ArcelorMittal’s steel deal opportunity
Volkswagen Could Wield Mexican Stick In Response to Trump’s Tariff Stick
Georgia’s Got Growth On Its Mind as Gainesville Gains Inland Port
Losers Outstrip Winners 2.4-to-1 as Tariff Exemptions Process Grinds On
  Panjiva Insights: U.S. Trade Policy in The 116th Congress
  Tariff Quote Watch: Dell Dials Up Prices to Deflect Disc Drive Duties
Tariff Quote Watch: Natuzzi Cuts Costs to Tackle Tariffs, Industry Sat on Excess Imports

Monday, December 03, 2018

G20 Watch: 100 Jets May Speed U.S.-Japan Trade Deal as Abe Passes Deficit Test
USMCA Watch: Mexico Metals Deal Could Help Tenaris and ArcelorMittal
Panjiva Daily: Paying the price for peace between President Xi and President Trump
Suez Surges Ahead of Panama, Both May See Lower Volumes if Trade Truce Holds
Blame Consumers (Mostly), Not Trade War For Korea’s Export Slowdown (For Now)
Trade War Gives, Trade Peace May Take Away From the Shipping Sector
ISM Import Sentiment Slows, Could Fall Further On 90 Day Tariff Ceasefire
Empties at the Heart of Charleston’s Growth, China Tariff Delay May Weigh
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in November 2018
CMA-CGM and MSC’s Clear Link to Fuel Costs May Not Be Accepted by Customers
  Dumping Complaints Quiet in November, Xi-Trump Deal May Keep The Volume Down

Sunday, December 02, 2018

G20 Watch: Tesla Is One Winner From The Trump-Xi Trade Truce
G20 Watch: Trump’s Pause Paid for By Xi’s Purchase Promise
Tariff Worries Lead Japan’s Automakers to Slow U.S. Exports Ahead of Abe-Trump Meet

Friday, November 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: USMCA passage depends on Dems and OPEC; Mitsubishi’s “huge impact” from tariffs
Trade War Not The Only Worry For Chinese Exporters
USMCA Watch: Arisen in the fall to fall in the summer? Democrats and OPEC are key

Thursday, November 29, 2018

San Diego Hack a Reminder of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Panjiva Daily: G20 special – 6 items to watch from Xi-Trump to DPRK sanctions
Maersk Looks To Squeeze Competitors in Growing Fruit Trade Business
HMM’s Ambitions a Worry for Peers, Not a Reason To Panic
Tariff Quote Watch: Mitsubishi’s “Huge Impact” from Car Tariffs Means Price Hikes
Tariff Quote Watch: ONE Sees Three Outcomes For Trade War, Two Are Not Good

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CMA-CGM and ONE the worst of the bunch; Samsung and Honda drive Thai development
PdVSA Avoids Seizure of Citgo While Relying More on Valero as U.S. Oil Customer
Phone Demand May Bring Chips Down More Than Trade War
Volvo and GM Targeted By Lighthizer’s China Tariff Equalization Commitment
G20 Watch: The Xi-Trump Meet Is Only One of Six Major Issues to Watch
Record Autos Trade Deficit May Spur Trump Administration to Tariff Action
Tariff Quote Watch: Minimized Molecular Tourism the Key to DowDuPont Tariff Strategy

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Panjiva Daily: GM cuts as trade policy clears, why CMA-CGM fell behind and trade’s become less fair
Ski Gear Retailers Don’t Expect a Tariff Tumble
Divergent European Export Sentiment Can’t Hide Brexit Worries
Samsung and Honda Drive Thai Development As Port Investments Proceed
  Losses Beat Tariffs For Chinese Steel Wire Makers’ Exports
CMA-CGM and ONE The Worst of The Bunch As Container-Line EBITDA Drops 16%
Mexican Trade Accelerates Ahead of AMLO’s Accession

Monday, November 26, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s new course, Ceva might sever links and retailers’ inventory challenge
Ceva May Sever Links With Maersk and ONE in CMA-CGM Strategy Plan
The Difference a Year Makes as CMA-CGM Falls Behind Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd
  USMCA Watch: General Motors’ Cuts Follow Clarity in Trump’s Trade Policies
Canada’s Port Activity Surges, Bested by U.S. West Coast
Migrant Caravan Brings Risks For Samsung and Toyota Supply Chains
Trade May Have Become Even More Unfair in October Using The Trump Metric

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Global Trade Growth Slowing, But Not Because of Tariff War
Tariff Quote Watch: K+N Sees Stagnant First Quarter Once Stock Building Ends

Friday, November 23, 2018

Porsche and Jaguar May Find Life Easier in China as Parallel Import Rules Planned
Oboz On The March Since Kathmandu Takeover

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: Johnson Matthey’s Mitigation Challenge “Getting Bigger”
Tariff Quote Watch: Deere’s Yet To Dig Itself Out Of All Duty Risks
Target Misses The Bullseye as Inventories Surge Ahead of the Holidays
Hapag-Lloyd’s Course Has Room for Maneuver, Need for Speed and K+N Deal
Tariff Quote Watch: BlueScope Loves Australian Steel Exemption
Tariff Quote Watch: Tesla Swallows Tariff Shock While Prepping Shanghai Strategy

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: ONE’s alliance-busting offering, Apple’s fewer phones and Mexican rails’ fortunes
Tariff Quote Watch: Best Buy Makes Best Efforts To Avoid Import Duty Risks
Tariff Quote Watch: Xerox and Haier Among SeaTac Users Exploring “New Strategies”
Tariff Quote Watch: Urban Outfitters Stays Lean, Avoids Trade Disruption Risk

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Black Friday’s pre-tariff bargains, Electrolux’s next price hike and Houston’s top spot
Boks’ Box Handling Heading Higher Again, Attracting New Liner Services
Worst Year in Four Beckons For American Defense Export Industry
10-Year Low in Shipyard Exports And Declining Orders Lead Japan to the WTO
Three Presidents Cast Doubt Over North American Rails’ Fortunes
Apple’s Fewer Phones, Bigger Numbers Issue is Not a New Phenomenon
ONE’s Three Carrier Offering Crosses Alliance Barriers, May Raise Antitrust Worries

Monday, November 19, 2018

Panjiva Daily: JC Penney slips after import slide, nothing but exemptions denial and ZIM’s less zippy
Trade War Contagion Absent as Japanese Export Growth Accelerates
Black Friday Shoppers Have President Trump to Thank for Pre-Tariff Bargains
Forget About The Trade War, China’s Memory Chip Verdict is About Surging Imports
Long Beach Buyer Will Need COSCO’s Business, China Risk Appetite
Hapag-Lloyd and MSC Fight to Rope The Top Spot in Houston
Tariff Quote Watch: Electrolux Readies Next Price Hike as Duty Risks Heat Up

Sunday, November 18, 2018

  PlayStation Distraction Avoidance and Tariff Risk Drive Surging Console Imports
White House Industrial Strategy Raises Specter of Generic Drug Tariffs

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Nothing But Denial as NXP Adds to the China Exemption Tariff Request List
JC Penney’s Slip Follows Import Slide, China Not a Risk For Now
ZIM Less Zippy as 2M Cooperation Crimps Volume Growth
Soaring Imports May Lead Modi to Double Down on “Make in India” Tariffs

Friday, November 16, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Maersk and MSC grab market share and widespread “dumping” evident from inflation

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson conquers the quarter, Maersk flags a significant slowdown
India’s Iranian Oil Rush Over as Modi and Pence Agree Crude Deal
$962 million Food Duty Cuts Foregone as EU and U.S. Focus on Scope Limits
Maersk and MSC Grab Market Share from ONE and COSCO Ahead of Tariffs’ Bite
Cali Container Growth Hits 8 Year High, Led by China
Widespread “Dumping”, Deficit Increase Evident From Trade Prices
Tariff Quote Watch: Sonos Sounds Out Its Suppliers For China Sourcing Changes

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Ceva stumbles, K+N sinks its claws in and the road to a U.S.-Japan deal
LVMH Has Little To Fear From 15 Cents a Bottle Tariff Threat
Oil’s Crash Could Help Container-Lines, But Not Yet
CH Robinson Wins The 3PLs’ Third Quarter, Reinvests in Growth
Savannah’s Hot Import Growth Due To China, Could Rapidly Reverse
Maersk’s Tariff-Driven Acceleration Will Become a Significant Slowdown
  No Easy Route To U.S.-Japan Deal With Car Complications, Beef Battle Ahead
Tariff Quote Watch: KGHM’s China Copper Trade Worries Could Hit BHP in Chile
Tariff Quote Watch: Samsonite Shifts Sourcing Away From China, Just in Case Tariffs Rise

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Hyundai and Daimler Rush as Trump Puts Autos Review Back in Drive
Panjiva Daily: Trump puts autos review back in drive, 7 tariff strategies and 2,152 more cries for help
Forging Stronger Links – Using Supply Chain Data in The Investing Process
ONE Is First in Norfolk, For Now, as China Volumes Decline
K+N Sinks Its Claws Deeper Into Terex, Pyramid May Be Toppled
JBS and Marfrig Set to Pay the Price for Bolsonaro’s Israel Policy
Ceva Profitability Slumps as Volume Growth Proves Expensive, Customer Fails

Monday, November 12, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s new trade war front and tariffs didn’t dent demand in October
J&J’s China-Local Strategy Shows Risks to American Drug Export Growth
  2,152 More Cries for Help as Tariff Exemption Demands Widen
West Does Best as Trade War Bypasses Most Ports
Yang Ming’s Passive Approach Can’t Prevent Falling Profitability
  Tariff Quote Watch: Seven Supply Chain Strategies Firms Are Using To Tackle Tariffs

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Target Misses Toy Target and Baby Alive Grows Bigger Than Fingerlings
Tariffs Fail To Dent Demand as America’s Consumers Buy Foreign
Tariff Quote Watch: Martinrea Emerging From a Perfect Storm, Squalls Still Ahead

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Volvo Values Tariff Risks, May Retool Supply Chain
China’s Loss is Oman’s Gain as Commerce Targets Aluminum Sheet
  Trump’s New Trade War Front – Labor, Bags and Sneakers
Tariff Quote Watch: Kodak’s Profit Snapped by Aluminum Duties, Film May Follow

Friday, November 09, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Wallenius wobbles, Lenovo’s well served and BMW’s set to swerve

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Life after the midterm elections, Hapag-Lloyd holds station and Toyota’s tough choices
Hapag-Lloyd Holds as Peers Fold, Mostly Thanks to UASC
  China Wins The October Trade War Round With America
Felixstowe’s Fail is Gateway’s Gain as Maersk and MSC Switch More Services
Panama Posts Slower Growth as West Coast Claims China Trade Growth
Roku On A Roll, Tariff Trouble Could Lie Ahead
Wallenius’ Loses Drive as Fuel Costs Fill Up
Tariff Quote Watch: BMW Set to Swerve China Truck Tariffs With Local Production
Tariff Quote Watch: Lenovo Well Served By Tariffs, Laptop Duties Are a Risk

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Global Soybean Swap As Tariffs Crush China’s U.S. Purchases
Yaris Import Crash The First of Many Tough Choices for Toyota
  Life After The Elections – Influence With Limited Impact
Panjiva Daily: Expeditors’ discipline, Trump’s minor metals tariff impact and global trade growth stalls
David’s Bridal May Face Supplier Divorce Ahead of Seasonal Import Peak
Tariff Quote Watch: Rockwell Rocks Its Supply Chain to Tackle Tariffs

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Matson Safe From Tariff Risk, Still Faces Fuel Cost Problems
Expeditors’ Discipline Can’t Prevent a Slide in Profitability
30 Month Run of Global Trade Growth Slows To a Crawl
Tariff Quote Watch: Terex Digs Into Efficiency Plans To Offset Duty Costs
  Tariff Quote Watch: Ralph Lauren Ready to Realign Supply Chain in Response to Tariffs
Tariff Quote Watch: FMC Leans on Exemption Appeal to Kill Off Tariff Pests

Monday, November 05, 2018

10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in October 2018
Trump’s Metals Duties Have Small Impact, Big Complications
Panjiva Daily: The $2.18 billion cost of retaliation, Xi’s import push and container-lines’ October gloom
Double-Edged Sword for 3PLs in Double-Rate Jobs Growth
Brazil’s Coffee Bounty Attracts Starbucks’ Buyers

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Gloomy October for Container Lines as Rates Slip
  Xi’s Import Tariff Push May Hasten The Trade Singularity vs. America
  The $2.18 Billion Cost of China’s Retaliation Against Trump’s Tariffs

Friday, November 02, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: GoPro Ready to Jump If Pushed By Tariffs, Imports Already Falling
  China Currently “Winning” The Trade War as U.S. Deficit Hits 10-Year High
Panjiva Daily: 8,241 cries for help, GoPro gets ready to jump and Danone calls in Keurig
Dumping Petitions Down as American Tariff Policies Remain in Flux
8,241 Cries for Help as Trump’s China Tariffs Bite, Exemption Process Slow

Thursday, November 01, 2018

Tariff Quote Watch: ACCO Brands Marks Prices Up, Lots More to Come
Panjiva Daily: Disappointing forwarders, Samsung’s GSP strategy washed up, trade vs. the midterms
Kim-Trump Summit Near At Hand, China Loosens Trade Shackles
South Korean Trade Roars Back to Growth With Barely a Whisper of Tariff Troubles
Nippon Express Makes 8 Out of 9 Disappointments from the 3PLs
Evian’s Poor Performance Forces Danone to Call in Keurig Dr Pepper
Two-year Low in American Export Sentiment Suggests Retaliation is Biting Business
Tariff Quote Watch: Worst May Be Passed for Xylem as Localization Brings Benefits
Tariff Quote Watch: Panasonic May Have to Swallow Tesla Tariff Costs

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson keeps on trucking, COSCO holds the line and Cummins tackles tariffs
Brunswick Provides More Room for Hyundai and Daimler, Success Depends on Tariffs
Tariffs Take Toll on Chinese Sentiment, Export Outlook at Nov. 2015 Low
CH Robinson Keeps On Trucking as Margin Expansion Beats UPS and K+N
Samsung’s GSP Strategy Washed Up by Trump’s Proclamation
Tariff Quote Watch: Steve Madden Kicks Off New Shoe and Bag Sourcing Strategy
  Tariff Quote Watch: Timken Gets the Ball Rolling On Tariff Mitigation
Tariff Quote Watch: Cummins Tackles Tariffs With Production Shift, Including India

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump needs a “great deal” from China, Cooper Tire rolls tariff costs into prices
  Dr Reddy’s Ready for Growth As Imports Surge After Quiet Quarter
  Corn Planting Earmarked to Offset Tariff-Afflicted Soybean Sales to China
Midterm Elections: Opportunity Cost, Not Livelihoods Lost in North Dakota
Trump Needs “Great Deal” to Avert All-In China Tariff Move
COSCO Shipping Holds the Line on Rates But Sees Profitability Halved
Tariff Quote Watch: Trade War Disrupts Infrastructure Spending as LNG Delays Decision
Tariff Quote Watch: Fanuc Warns of Tariff Risks, Problem May Be Company-Specific
Tariff Quote Watch: Cooper Tire Rolls Tariffs Into Higher Prices

Monday, October 29, 2018

  Toyota’s Torrid September May Pale Next To Forthcoming Supply Chain Decisions
Tariff Quote Watch: Outokumpu Can’t Pass Through Tariffs, But Keeps on Shipping
Tariff Quote Watch: Tenneco’s Steel Loss, China Win From Trump’s Duties
Panjiva Daily: Fiat-Chrysler commits to Mexico and PriceSmart reconsiders its supply chain
Brexit Brink’s Approach Drags European Sentiment to Lowest Since 2016
USMCA Watch: Fiat-Chrysler Recommits to Mexico as Exports Reach a Record
  Lek’s Gain is Merck’s Loss as Statin Costs Drop
Tariff Quote Watch: PriceSmart Shows Trump’s Tariffs Can Cause Regional Supply Chain Changes

Sunday, October 28, 2018

  Price Pressure Ahead for America’s $73 Billion Drug Import Industry

Friday, October 26, 2018

Panjiva Daily: DSV’s not worried about trade war; the U.S. states paying the price for retaliation
Fine Words as WTO Fails to Progress Fine Paper Case
Global Trade Record Overshadowed, But Not Yet Hurt, By Tariffs
DSV Not Worried About Trade War as Sales Soar, But That Might Change
Energy Behind Mexico’s Long Trade Boom, Could Be Disrupted by AMLO
Tariff Quote Watch: Flextronics Finds Opportunity in India, Struggles to Execute
Tariff Quote Watch: Stanley Stuffs Channel For Higher Tariffs, Lower Rates Passed On
Tariff Quote Watch: Graco Hasn’t, But Will, Feel a Tariff Impact on Kids Car Seats

Thursday, October 25, 2018

U.S. Midterms: Victims of Retaliation Against President Trump’s Trade Policy
Panjiva Daily: CMA-CGM targets Ceva, UPS heads down and who cares about China trade?
  LG Electronics Blames Protectionism, Imports Could Cool Further
Panalpina Disappoints, But Heads the Right Way
10 Year High in Trade Deficit Led By China, Could Embolden Trump

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

U.S. Midterms: Is Trade Working for The States and Who Cares About China?
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s path to early USMCA signing and the struggles of ONE and COSCO
Deadpool Saves the Day for Marvel as Movie Tie-Ins Drive Halloween Imports
Caterpillar Downplays Tariff Risks, Prefers Price Rises
Brazil Pursues China Through the WTO as Sugar Exports Turn Sour
Kent May Steer More Bike Production To America With Trade Case Ahead
USCMA Watch: Trump Offered Steel-for-Pork Swap For Early Deal Signing
  UPS Margins Head Down on Fuel, China Tariff Risks The Next Headwind
ZIM Shipping Could Jack Up Jaxport, ONE Remains Number One
  CMA-CGM Will Buy Ceva (Eventually), UPS and K+N May Have Concerns

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Hurricane Willa’s targets and 3PLs’ sliding profitability and Houston’s Walmart problem
Iran, Pakistan Help Take Up China’s Slack in America’s Soybean Exports
LG and Haier’s Washer Import Recovery Could Be Wrung Out By New Tariffs
  3PLs Set For Sixth Straight Decline in Profitability as China-U.S. Tariffs Bite
Everyone Wins Except ONE, and COSCO as U.S. Container Volumes Surge
Kansas City Southern’s Oil Win Proves Problematic, AMLO May Become a Drag

Monday, October 22, 2018

Lithium Shakeup Ahead With Prospect of More China Sales for SQM, More U.S. For FMC
  Tariff Quote Watch: Honeywell’s Harbinger of Tariff Troubles for Caterpillar and Deere
Hurricane Willa Threatens Pemex, Nissan Supply Chains Via Mazatlan
  Marelli-Calsonic, a New Auto-Parts Leader, Faces Three Big Regulatory Risks
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s border threat and Honeywell’s harbinger of tariff troubles
  Europe Ready for Beef Deal That America May Not Care About
Houston’s Growth May Have a Walmart Size Problem With China Tariffs
Cable Imports Cut as Duties Bite, New Dumping Case Begins
Shougang’s Strike Matters For Peru, But Not For China

Friday, October 19, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson beats Expeditors while K+N shows growth is easier than profitability
  Toy Supply Chains More About Who’R’Next Than Grabbing Growth
Reliance Can’t Rely on America as a Yarn Market as New Case Spins Up
  Target and Home Depot Buck Savannah’s China Downshift to Build Holiday Stocks
  Trump’s Border Threat Brings Supply Chain Choice for Johnson Controls, Caterpillar
Asia’s Storms Roil Toyota, Subaru Shipments to Seattle and Tacoma

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Bigger Means Better for Panama as Canal Competition is Contained
Panjiva Daily: Tariff urgency leads to shipment surge and the Trump-Juncker process stumbles
Post-Florence Bounceback Possible in Norfolk as Imports Remain Resillient
Jebi May Have Jabbed Japan’s Export Record, Not Just The Trump-Xi Trade War
Risks to Trump’s Saudi Arms Orders Low With $20 Billion Approved, $2 Billion Delivered
Little Sign of Confidence as Shipbuilding Downturn Gathers Pace
CH Robinson Beats Expeditors But Runs the China Tariff Gauntlet
K+N Shows Growth Is Easy, Profitability Less So as Margins Hit 2014 Low

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

He-Said, She-Said Hinders Trump-Juncker Deal Process, But Autos Matter More
Panjiva Daily: 17 supply chain issues to watch in 4Q 2018, and beyond
CMA-CGM Spreads Eagle GO’s Wings Further After 34x Growth Success
Orient Overseas Bets on Resilient China Trade With New Houston Service
  Tesla’s China Project Moves Up a Gear as China’s American EV Imports Slump
ONE Crushed in Cali as CMA-CGM Swoops In
  Trump Tariff Urgency Drove September’s Shipment Surge

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

China Sells More, Buys Less From America, Raising Tariff Escalation Risk
ONE Love From Customers Still Returning As Outlook Worsens
AMLO’s $58 Billion Oil Commitment Raises Risks For Trump Relations
4Q18 Outlook – Logistics: Rates and Mates; Container-line Strategies To Watch
4Q18 Outlook – Global Policy: The Connectedness of Deals – Nine Negotiations to Watch

Monday, October 15, 2018

August Trade Battle Lost as U.S. Goods Deficit Hits Record on Bean and Car Slump

Thursday, October 04, 2018

  4Q18 Outlook – U.S. Policy: President Trump’s To-Do List – Six Deals to Watch

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Panjiva Daily: USMCA fallout for Daimler, Nissan, ArcelorMittal and the apparel industry
USMCA Watch: Daimler and Nissan Face Prodigious Parts Problems Under New Rules
  Ta Chen Finds That If Metals Tariffs Mean You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in September 2018
Panjiva Daily: China turns the screws and MSC’s hard work bears fruit for container rates
  Korea Pours Cold Water on KORUS, Forthcoming Tariffs a Bigger Issue for Autos
Flextronics, Sterlite Helped as India Dials Down Equipment Tariffs
Hutchison Loses Out to DP World as Felixstowe Woes Bite Port Performance
  USMCA Watch: Disruption Ahead as Fabric Buyers Weave a New Supplier Pattern
  USMCA Watch: ArcelorMittal and Ternium Left Behind as Steel Tariffs Remain

Monday, October 01, 2018

  China Turns The Tariff Screws on America, By Loosening Them On Others
Business Beliefs Bounce For Trade As American Policy Moves Beyond China
Panjiva Daily: USMCA is a win for Trump, EC is a threat for 2M and AD/CV is in the ascendant
  Early Harvest Brings Early End to South Korea’s Trade Boom
Chinese Business Outlook Most Pessimistic For 32 Months
17 Month High For Antidumping Petitions Follow USMCA, China Certainty
  Surgical Robots Could be An Early Success for Trump-Juncker Process
MSC’s Hard Work Kick-Started The Liners’ Fight Back, Several Rounds Left to Win
  USMCA Watch: Trump Gets His Name But High Ceilings, Long Phase-ins Limit Impact

Friday, September 28, 2018

  Honda Revs Up Exports, May Reverse as U.S. Regulatory Risk Dissipates
Panjiva Daily: $4.1 billion JUSTAfication for Trump-Abe deal and container-line collaboration
  Future of Maersk and MSC’s Alliance May Be Doubtful as EC Reviews Exemptions

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s strategy JUSTAfied, Houston dodges duties and Nike’s safe from tariffs
Charleston Survives Florence and China, May Trip on Autos Review
  Trump’s Latest Deal Not JUSTA Pipe Dream, But Not Easy To Win
Blame OPEC (and Others) For Continued American Trade Deficit Surge
Pemex Could Help Offset America’s China Oil Woes
Air Conditioner Tariffs Unlikely To Cool India’s Overheating Trade Deficit
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA-CGM Try Collaboration, Not Competition To Deal with Maersk
$4.1 Billion JUSTA Duty Opportunity Focused on Cars and Cows
Mexico’s Energy-Fueled Trade Surge Continues, U.S. Surplus Expansion Presents a Risk

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CMA-CGM and Maersk’s sour pill, paying BMW’s price and Dole’s fruit tariff potential
Suez Feels Chill of Competition as Maersk Threads the Ice
Mercs Made in India To Help Daimler’s Diversification Strategy
Houston Dodges Tariff Bullets, Isn’t Immune From Increasingly Rapid Fire
  Nike and Adidas Should Be Safe From Tariff Hikes Should Trump Just Do It

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

  Magna May Pay The Price for BMW’s China Tariff Woes
Panjiva Daily: Answering Trump’s $270 billion question, DSV’s Asia options and Savannah’s scale-up
Asia Beckons as DSV Looks Ahead to Next Round of Forwarder Consolidation
Record Global Trade in July Helped by Tariff Rush
Keg and Cable Makers Find Certainty, But Insufficient Leverage, From Trump’s Tariffs
Del Monte Rides Fresh Fruit Boom While Dole Has China Tariff Opportunity
In Juncker They Trust, in Ross They Fear – European Export Sentiment Diverges
CMA-CGM and Maersk Try Ensure They Don’t Swallow Sulfur’s Sour Pill
  Trump-Kim Two May Drive Nuclear Deal But China’s $3 Billion Trade May Matter More

Monday, September 24, 2018

Becks Bashed This Oktoberfest as American Tastes Turn Mexican
APL’s Precision Yields Volume Growth, Plenty More Customers to Target
Novatek’s Brazilian Success Further Complicates Life for U.S. LNG Exporters
The $270 Billion Question – Trump’s Escalation Options Not As Wide As They Look
Savannah’s Scale-Up Needs Amazon and Home Depot To Switch Out of China

Friday, September 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Tacoma’s tariff troubles, Gulftainer’s big box plans and Brexit woes not just Mini
  Gap Shouldn’t Sweat It – Winter Wear and Ski Gear Avoid Duties For Another Year
Care Needed in Assuming Beans’ Jump Means Trump Will Be Happy With EU

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 3,732 ways to stimulate China, Maersk’s room for more and Amazon’s mattress quandary
  Ikea May Tackle $30 Billion Furniture Tariff Spat With Price Rises
Li’s 3,732 Ways To Boost The Chinese Economy Via Tariff Cuts
Less Now, Less Tomorrow as Global Shipbuilding Conditions Slip
Trump Goes To Postal Rates in Next Attempt To Curb Chinese Exports
Brexit Deal Likelihood Fades, Much More Than a Mini Problem For Car Makers
  Sony Banks on Retro Gaming Boost as Early Imports Indicate Higher Score in 2018
Gulftainer’s Big Box Plans Need Big Lots and Other Pennsylvanians to Succeed
  Xerox and Jabil Hold Keys To Seattle’s Performance as Tariffs Weigh on Port Activity

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Maersk Reorg Helps Customers, Leaves Room For Deeper Liner Integration
  Amazon and Zinus Face Mattress Challenge As Case Sprung After Import Bounce
Panjiva Daily: Xi’s retaliatory tariff “winners”, hopping vs. stockpiling and steel tariffs trump talks
Savannah’s Outsize China Exposure Puts Record Handling At Risk
Oakland’s Capacity Increase Comes as Tariff Challenges Rise and ONE’s Use Falls
Trump Needs to 3x LNG Sales to Europe To Offset China’s 10% Tariff

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump takes the gloves off, Fedex falls a fifth time and Hong Kong’s typhoon troubles
  Fedex Falls For Fifth Time as Profitability Pays Competitive Price
The Gloves Are Off as Trump’s $200 Billion Arrives
Japan Shrugs Off Trade War With 21 Month Growth Streak But Risks Are Rising
Huawei and LNG “Winners” From Duty Cuts in Xi’s Trump Tariff Reaction
Tariffs Trump Global Talks As Steel Capacity Comes Back In Focus
  Hopping May Follow Stockpiling as Supply Chains React to Trump’s $200 billion

Monday, September 17, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s 10%, Florence’s passage and “done” isn’t done for NAFTA
NAFTA Watch: Chapter 19 In Focus After Paper Imports Ground Down
Hawkeye Worth Watching As Japan Makes Weapons-for-Cars Offer To America
NAFTA Watch: “Done” Isn’t Done for Mexico If Canada Isn’t in USMC
Trump’s 10% Could Be Worst of Both Worlds – Uncertainty and Ineffectiveness
India’s “Non-Essential” Duty Doesn’t Deal With The Essential Problem
Typhoon Mangkhut To Be Followed By Tariffs As Challenges Facing Hong Kong

Sunday, September 16, 2018

  Florence’s Passage May Hurt Caterpillar’s Customers, Supply Chain Secure

Friday, September 14, 2018

CMA-CGM Moves the Reefer Game On With Technology as Volumes Surge
Panjiva Daily: UPS’s grand plans, Hapag-Lloyd’s Cali boom and a difficult Taiwan-U.S. deal
Desired But Difficult Deal Between Taiwan and America Has Few Easy Wins
Happy Holidays for Decoration Importers Ahead, No Tariff Grinch Yet
  Dark Past, Brighter Outlook For Solar Industry as Tariffs Become the New Normal
Tariffs Distorting U.S. Trade Price Inflation, Deficit Increase Still Probable

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Xi’s 4x more effective than Trump’s, COSCO’s pain and Apple’s hopes Xs marks the spot
  Apple Hopes Xs Mark The Spot as U.S. Handset Imports Slide, Values Rise
GE and Siemens Mexican Operations Saved By Retained American Tariffs
India Not Interested in Full Trump Trade Deal, May Be Happy With More Energy
UPS’s Grand Plans Face Mundane Challenges
Trump’s Feels No Pressure as China Tariffs So Far Widen The Deficit
Evergreen Not Wilting in California as Hapag-Lloyd Shoots Higher

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Florence’s widening threats, Expeditors swamped by rivals and Tesla’s tariff challenge
American Weapons Imports Load Up Ahead of Regulatory Changes
  Shrimp Opportunity For India as U.S. Regs Tighten, Chinese Tariffs Rise
Tesla and EVs Bear The Brunt of China’s First Round of Retaliation, More to Follow
Xi and Putin Have An Easy Trade Target, If Oil Cooperates
Deeper Durban Brings South African Opportunity, Service Diversity Needed
America Seeks Talks as Xi’s Tariffs Prove 4x as Effective as Trump’s
COSCO’s Container Carrying Cut by China Tariffs, 2M First For Growth

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Florence’s threats, peak port performance and finding Trump-Juncker opportunities
Philippines Trade Boom Supported By Steel, Not Helped By Slow FTA Progress
Vinacomin’s Coal Ambitions Unlikely To Be Fuelled by Indian Demand
General Motors Leads Mexican Autos Bounce, Strategy Review May Be Needed
Uranium Case Active For Longer as Russian and EU Exports Surge
Trump-Juncker “Early Harvest” More Likely To Be TBT+T Than TTIP-2
Hapag-Lloyd Flexes Brazilian Market Share Muscle To Increase Rates
Florence Threatens Norfolk, Impact May Be Limited By Slower Moving Supply Chains
Expeditors Swamped By Forwarder Competition as Tariff Effect Ripples Outwards

Monday, September 10, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump ponders as China hurries, Apple’s price warning and CMA-CGM’s sunny outlook
Hyundai Set To Power Up In India, Asian Target Markets Missing
  Kia Takes Diversification Road To Mitigate NAFTA, Tariff Risks
Apple May Flex Pricing Power To Deal With Trump’s China Tariffs
CMA-CGM Suffers Sector’s Fate, Saadé Still Chipper as Container Profitability Improves
East-of-Panama Ports Smoke California as Canal Transits Rise, Tariffs Arrive
18 Months of Port Growth Helped by a Hurricane, Will Be Hindered by Tariffs
  Florence Presents Goods Flow Challenges For Daimler, Gildan

Sunday, September 09, 2018

Trump Ponders Tariffs as China’s Exporters Hurry Up and Wait

Friday, September 07, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump ends peak season early, duties corrode steel and Shanghai’s unwelcome surprise
Rare ITC Case Brought as Strontium Imports Explode
Starbucks Heads To Italy, Brazil’s Share of Its Global Supply Chain May Perk Up
Cisco and Juniper’s $24 Billion Trump Problem Unlikely To Be Rerouted
Rail Near a Crossing, Sailors May Face a Sinking Employment Situation

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Maersk and MSC’s Service Suspension May Need Extending to Transpacific Lanes
  Target Targets Toy Success By Bucking Import Trend
Panjiva Daily: Maersk and MSC’s service suspension, unlucky 13 for U.S. deficit and Target’s toy target
China’s Utility Equipment Providers Lead Export Drive to Syria
Duties Corrode Rather Than Melt Metals Imports
Peak of Peak Season Already Passed As Trump’s Tariffs Begin to Bite
Shanghai’s Unwelcome Surprise as Congestion Coincides with Tariff Proliferation

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Awaiting Trump’s $200 billion, Super-typhoon Jebi’s impact and Philaport’s labor risks
Unlucky 13% for China, NAFTA and EU as American Deficit Surges Ahead of Duties
Japan’s Worst Storm in 25 Years Raises Supply Chain Risks for Kubota and Sanyo
Storm Gordon’s Flash Floods Bring Risks to Dole, Hyundai Supply Chains
Lego Stacks Up Shipments as Demand Recovery Anticipated
NAFTA Watch: Canada’s Surplus Bounce Could Undermine Mood of Talks

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Philaport Faces Labor, But Not China, Risks For Peak Shipping Season
Panjiva Daily: $1.2 trillion in doubt for 25 days, CH Robinson’s warning and $995 billion of reviews
Xi’s Africa Initiatives Seek to Diversify Resource-Led Imports, Shake off “Debt Trap” Tag
Moving Cattle (Quotas) Around One Way to Deliver Trump-Juncker Promise
President Trump’s Policies Working As American Trade Sentiment Erodes
  Exemptions May Be The Exception as Ruling on Trump’s $200 Billion Duty List Awaited
American Automakers Accelerate Inventory Build As Sales Slow, Duties Expected

Monday, September 03, 2018

  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in August 2018
$995 Billion of Reviews Overshadow ITC Work After A Busy August
CH Robinson Warns On Capacity as Liners’ Fortunes Appear to Improve
India May Be The Big Loser From a Splintered RCEP
Ford’s China SUV Plans Go Inactive Due To China Tariffs, Parts May Follow
NAFTA Watch: At Least 25 Days of Doubt for $1.2 Trillion of Trade, Midterms Matter More
KORUS A Step Closer as South Korea’s Trade Boom Completes Month 22

Friday, August 31, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Malmstrom offers a deal, Kerry storms ahead and ZIM feel the need for speed
26 Month Low in Chinese Import Sentiment Shows Cost of Widening Trade Battle

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Digging into NAFTA quotas, logistics growth slashed and the Empire’s mean conquering
(Poor) Business As Usual Reigns For Japan’s Automakers As U.S. Duties Loom
ZIM Feels The Need For Speed as CMA-CGM Shows Need for Premium Offerings
Citic May Need To Strike New Deals to Sell Its Wheels In Face of Steel Tariffs
CMA-CGM Joins the Felixstowe Exodus To Take Advantage of Indian Opportunity
  Malmstrom Offers To Strike a Deal as Jaguar and Audi Race Tariffs
Kerry’s Profits Storm Ahead as China-U.S. Tariff Clouds Gather

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Deficit’s double trouble, Maersk takes customers to tasks and unintended s301 effects
Global Logistics Activity Growth Halves in July, Worse May Be Around the Corner
Record For Transits Doesn’t Mean Suez-Panama Canal Competition Is Over
Empire State Ports Conquer National Average, China A Bigger Risk Than Peers
Canadian Foresters Win, American Journalists Lost as Paper Case Thrown Out
Aston Martin Heads East As U.S. Shipments Decelerate, IPO Beckons
RCEP Conclusion “In Sight” But May Be Out of Reach
  FMC Plans IPO As Lithium Export Values Soar, Chilean Risks Mount
NAFTA Watch: Quotas May Be a Worry For Nissan and GM Even After ROOs Agreed

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s MUSTA passed, China-U.S. prep fails and THE Alliance heads to Hamburg
Felixstowe’s Failings Leads Orient Overseas to Follow Maersk’s Lead, For Now
Mexico’s Trade Boom Generates Record Surplus vs. U.S., Raises USMTA Questions
March of the Robots Halted By Demand Not Duties
German Business Trusts in Trump While French Are Fatalistic
Maersk Takes Customers to Task as Brazilian Containerized Freight Demand Slips
Unintended Consequences of s301 Tariffs Include Crane Duties Failing to Reach Targets
Double Trouble in Trade as U.S. Deficit Expands, Autos Reach a 19 Month Peak

Monday, August 27, 2018

Korean Denuclearization Tied To Trade Tariffs as China’s DPRK Exports Rise
  Global Trade Growth Below Average But a Reversal May Be Some Way Off
Korea in CPTPP Brings Mexican Opportunity, KORUS and NAFTA Triangulation Issues
  NAFTA Watch: Trump’s MUSTA Passed, Cows-for-Cars Choice Ahead for Canada
ZIM Zapped By Fuel Costs as Volumes Charge Upwards
THE Alliance Doubles Bremen’s Woes, Helps Hamburg Reach Newark
Trump-Xi Summit Prep Ends In a Whole Lot of See-You-Later, Ports Pay The Price

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump-Xi summit prep begins, CMA-CGM’s typhoon flag and MSC’s Mexican move

Monday, August 20, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s dip typical, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE’s craze for reefers and Perry’s $29 billion wave-off
Perry’s $29 Billion Wave-off Won’t Help Trump’s Energy and Trade Policies
PdVSA Checks One Problem Off The List, May Not Reverse U.S. Import Slump
  Sodastream Got Busy, Looking a Little Less Fizzy as Pepsico Arrives
Rocky Road Ahead of Kent, Giant as Bicycle Duties Approach
  Walmart to Makeup for Potential Tariff Losses With Cosmetics Supply Chain Changes
CMA-CGM Raises Typhoon Flag, May Be More Exposed Than Most
A $32 Billion Deal Now, $260 Billion Later as Trump-Xi Summit Prep Begins
MSC Capitalizes on Trucking Costs and Complexity for Mexican Maritime Growth

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Seattle Soars as American Ports Deliver 5% Growth Despite Widening Tariffs
Maersk’s 2Q Dip Typical For Liners, 3Q Recovery Far From Assured

Friday, August 17, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Delivering the Trump-Juncker promise, Maersk’s win and a sticky shipyard situation
  Hapag-Lloyd, ONE Mad For Reefers as U.S. Traffic Hits a Record High
Houston’s Handling Hike Hints at Steel Tariff Failure
Steel Surplus Sloshing Into India May Drive Safeguarding Drive

Thursday, August 16, 2018

  Trump-Juncker Follow-up Agenda – Set Ground Rules, Avoid Car Wars, Deliver Food
Panjiva Daily: Expeditors loses out ahead of tariffs, coal pays the steel price and SoCal not so good
Charleston Confirms East Coast Supremacy in July Traffic Growth
Japan’s Slowing Export Growth Can Be Blamed On, and Reversed By American Talks
Hapag-Lloyd, Indian Auto-parts Allow Norfolk to Grow Even as China’s Volumes Stagnate
Container-line Margins At Hanjin-Era Levels Unlikely to Correct Sickly Shipyard Situation
China Tariff Rush Bypasses Hong Kong as Traffic Falls For a Sixth Month
Maersk Wins, COSCO Loses as China Tariffs Have a Minimal Effect on Liners’ Volumes

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s trade war so far, Erdogan should target scrap not iPhones and HMM’s 12 for 13
Expeditors Loses to CH Robinson as China Tariff Implementation Approaches
Coal and Cars Pay the Price as Turkey Responds to Trump’s Metals Move
  $7 Billion Oil Deal To Assure Sanctions Relief for India May Not Be Enough
India Flanges Squeezed Down Other Sales Pipes as America Implements Duties
SoCal Not So Good As Chinese Import Growth Lags Even As Duty Widening Beckons

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Erdogan Threatens American Electronics, Should Target Scrap and Cotton
Panjiva Daily: Deploying Trump’s Turkey tool, a back-to-school scorecard and Evergreen’s wilting
77 Month High in Trade Inflation Could Spur Another Round of American Tariffs
Make in India No Impediment to Trade Growth So Far, Drug Price Restrictions Could Be
HMM Sheds Volumes But Can’t Boost Earnings as Losses Hit 12 Out of 13 Quarters
Montreal Deals With Success While Rupert’s Capacity-Led Growth Boom Slows
  Trump’s $600 Billion Trade War So Far in Seven Charts

Monday, August 13, 2018

Duties in The Pipeline As Indian Stainless Steel Imports Surge
Trump’s Turkey Tool Could Be 4x As Effective If Deployed Against China and Russia
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s tariff innovation, peak season’s roar and Motegi-Lighthizer’s missed chance
Evergreen Wilts, Yang Ming In The Red But Both Continue Quest for Volumes
Savannah’s 21 Month Growth Streak Faces Less Plain Sailing Ahead
  Pumpkin Spice Fad Set To Heat Up As Imports Grow
Schoolwear, Not Hardware, Doing Best in Back-to-School Import Season

Sunday, August 12, 2018

The Unsurprising Missed Opportunity From Motegi-Lighthizer Talks
Trump’s Tariff Innovation Targets Turkey, May Hit Thyssen and Mannesmann
NAFTA Watch: Business as Usual For VW and Honda as Regulatory Risk Swirls
Panama Slot Reallocation Bears Fruit as Suez Challenge Remains Stiff
Peak Shipping Season Roars As Bulk of Trump’s Tariffs Have Yet To Bite
Philippines’ Trade Growth a Game Of Two Halves, One Big Risk

Friday, August 10, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Expeditors leads the surge, America’s ports hit a record and “Make in India” tightens
“Make In India” Reaches Textiles, Doubling Duties and Jeopardizing RCEP
Pegatron Plans Production Shift, Not Price Hikes Ahead of Duties
Quick Fix Opportunity To Deliver LNG Win For Trump-Juncker Process
Hapag-Lloyd Slides But Geopolitical Risks Look Manageable

Thursday, August 09, 2018

BMW and Daimler Pay Price, Oil Escapes in China’s Latest Trump Tariff Retaliation
5.5x Bigger Worry Boosts China Trade as 3.9x Larger Problem Remains
Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s misery, logistics wins while BMW and Daimler lose in $16 billion tariff exchange
Philly Less Full As MSC Restructures Europe-LatAm Service
Wheel Case May Get Anti-dumping Petitions Rolling With $200 Billion List Clarity
  Ikea Unpacks More Chinese Furniture in India Than America
Expeditors Leads Forwarders’ Revenue Surge, Competitive Restraint Needed Next
  America’s Ports Hit a Record as Tariff Scramble Continues, Maersk Lifts New York

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Maersk and Orient Overseas Suffer Similar Problems, Differ on Outlook and Response
Logistics Industry Spared Trump’s Tariff Wroth as Containers Gain Exclusion

Sunday, August 05, 2018

Xi’s $60 Billion Riposte to Trump’s $200 Billion Hurts Lumberjacks and Miners

Friday, August 03, 2018

Panjiva Daily: AMLO follows Trump’s example, steel circumvention in focus and Liverpool’s woes
Circumvention Test Case Will Set Precedent For Steel 232 “Optimization”
Trade War Quote Watch: Two-Fifths of Firms Raise Prices, Just A Quarter Retool Supply Chains

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump ups the rates ante, CH Robinson’s China risks and container rates inch ahead
Decelerating Japanese Auto Exporters Await Motegi-Lighthizer Meet to Avoid Slump
Container Rates Inch Ahead as Fightback from 2Q Gets Underway
CH Robinson Does (Almost) All The Right Things But Faces China Tariff Risks
Volvo Faces XL Regulatory Risk as XC Sales Surge
Foreign Trucks Crush American Cars As Auto Sales Stagnate, Tariffs Awaited
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in July 2018
  Long Haul Liners Not Loving Liverpool as Maersk’s Felixstowe Woes Head Northwest
AMLO Takes a (Single) Leaf From Trump’s Playbook With China
Brookstone Bankruptcy Follows Later-Than-Usual Holiday Shipping Season

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Panjiva Daily: DSV’s decision, Hapag-Lloyd’s Stuttgart warning and AD/CV petitioners’ pause
Apple’s Nice Device Price Rise Shows Potential For Tariff Resilience
  Steve Madden Unconcerned About Tariffs Due To Common Supply Chain Strategy
Anticipation of Trump’s Next Move Leads AD Petitioners To Hang Fire
Upbeat Drum Beaten A Little Less Hard As American Trade Sentiment Moderates
Steel Saves South Korean Trade From Auto-Inspired Decline
Coordinated Assault on Trump’s Auto Tariffs May Not Be That Coordinated
Trump’s Rate Rise Targets Policy, Could Precipitate Supply Chain Changes
Matson Makes Merry in Logistics, Faces Same Fate as Peers in Liner Business

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Trump’s EU Soybean Success Assured This Fall By Brazilian Seasonality
Panjiva Daily: ONE’s poor report card, Dow and Syngenta’s MTB opportunity and DSV’s new rail service
Hapag-Lloyd’s Stuttgart Warning Carries Risks For Daimler’s Supply Chain
America Takes Aim At India For Arms Sales As Red-Tape Attacked
  Tyson Slices Outlook After Tariffs Butcher Pork Shipments To Mexico
China Turns Negative on Trade Outlook
DSV’s Decisions Sacrifice Volumes For Better Profits as Retention Ratio Rises
ONE’s First Report Card – Must Try Harder, Will Try Harder

Monday, July 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: The $15 Billion duty debate, NAFTA’s Mexican trade problem and BRICS unbuilt
Dow and Syngenta Set For MTB Win, Presidential Passage Not Guaranteed
India’s Saudi Rice Relations Sour As Exports Reach a Rolling Boil
Siemens-Gamesa Not Yet Blown Over By Duties, Further Headwinds Possible
  BMW Follows Tesla in China Price Rise as U.S. Auto Exports Head Into Reverse
BRICS Build Nothing New as China-India Axis Dominates Trade Flows
Peru’s Corn Case May Be The Canary In The Coal Mine for American Support Retaliation
DSV’s Spain-to-China Service Slices Shipping Schedule for Sanofi and BMW

Sunday, July 29, 2018

$15 Billion Duty Debate After Trump-Juncker Deal Will Still Need Autos Deal

Friday, July 27, 2018

European Export Sentiment Diverges, Trump-Juncker Deal Could Unify
China’s Shipyards Are Doing Better, But Still Not Doing Well
  Ferrari Deliveries Can Accelerate With Italy-China Rail Service
Panjiva Daily: Who’s doing what due to tariffs, Trump’s success slips and CMA-CGM’s open-ended fuel charge
Big Rush to the Big Apple Helps COSCO Shipping and Evergreen Now, Will Hurt Later
NAFTA Watch: Mexico’s Slowing Trade Growth Bodes Ill For NAFTA Negotiations

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Auto Exports Skid, Leading Trump’s Trade Deficit Success Off Course in June
Panjiva Daily: Juncker & Trump’s $160 billion path, farmers’ $12 billion defense and UPS’s 8th decline
NYK’s Guidance Cut a Second Canary In The Bunker Fuel Mine
Trump and Juncker’s $160 Billion Path Starts With €37 Billion Bean-and-Gas Based Deal
Mattel’s Struggles Not New, Appears Unworried About Trump’s Tariff Threat
Fanuc Tariff Troubles Are Macroeconomic, Not Supply Chain Drive
CMA-CGM Makes Fuel Charge Permanent To Avoid Hapag-Lloyd and NYK’s Fate
  $12 Billion of Protection from Protectionism as Beans and Pork Suffer For Trump’s Tariffs

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s offer vs. Juncker’s de-escalation, Ceva delivers and SeaTac’s rail pain
Last Hurrah For the Global Trade Party As Activity Growth Starts to Slow
  Transformation vs. China Will Define UPS’s 2018 After 8th Straight Profitability Decline
American Maritime Trade Growth Accelerates Ahead of Trump’s Deficit-Limiting Tariffs

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s all-in China threat, shipyards’ decade low and Charleston’s double jeopardy
Brazilian Bean Bounce Set to Continue As Harvest Improves, China Demand Grows
Ceva Ties Growth and Profitability Together, China Tariff Challenge Lies Ahead
China Furnishes Savannah With An Opportunity To Avoid A Tariff Downturn, For Now
California’s Heatwave Problem Needs a Lemon-Entry Solution
Tariffs Shouldn’t Dim Solar Power Installations, Import Outlook Cloudier
Houston Heads Higher as Mexico and China Bring Diverging Trends
Rail Pain Pails Next to China Troubles For SeaTac’s Sustained Struggles

Monday, July 23, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Juncker’s deal for Trump, ZIM’s deal with 2M and Southwest’s new Mexican deal
China Takes the Shine Off Stainless Steel as Response to Safeguarding Epidemic
  Bourbon’s Outlook Groggy as Duties Proliferate
Toyota Can Avoid Tariff Car Crash, Can Swerve Supply Chain Considerations
Rates Matter More Than Targets For Trump’s All-In China Commitment
Double Jeopardy For Charleston as China, Autos Tariffs Threaten Two Fifths of Traffic
Decade-Low in Shipyard Exports Show Lack of Confidence in Logistics Outlook

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Southwest Airlines Launches Into Soaring Mexican Airfreight Sector
Trump-Juncker Autos Tariffs Meeting Raises Risks for Beans, Needles and Routers

Friday, July 20, 2018

America Set to Hit Japan Harder Than China as Export Growth Stalls
Commerce Has Energy For Uranium Case as Russian Exports Charge Ahead
Seattle-Tacoma’s Recovery Likely Short-Lived as Virus Passes, Tariffs Awaited
Iran’s Loss in Japan Could Be America’s Gain as Oil Sanctions Bite
ZIM Deal With Maersk and MSC Has Fewer Strings Attached

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Panjiva Daily: K+N’s route to success, Mnuchin’s strategic twofer and COSCO’s cancellation
K+N and Panalpina Show There’s More Than One Way to Deliver

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Panalpina reaps the rewards, CMA-CGM WAXes lyrical and galvanizing the Senate
CMA-CGM WAXes Lyrical About Asia-to-Gulf Trade Opportunity
20 Months of Growth for Canadian Ports At Risk from the China-America Trade Spat
  Mnuchin’s Sanctions Delay Offer Carries Twofer Policy Objective
COSCO Pays Price Before Tariffs Bite With Third TransPac Service Withdrawal
PIL and Maersk’s California’s Nightmare Shouldn’t Be Overstated

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 2M’s bigger bet, light in the liners’ tunnel and Trump’s impact on back-to-school shipping
Panalpina Reaps the Reward For Slower Ocean Revenue Growth
Autos Retaliation Risk May Galvanize Senators To Act Against Trump’s Trade Powers
Suez Pile-up Comes as Transits Climb, Vessels Get Heavier
Metals Retaliation-Squared Risks Tariff Spiral For Surgeons and Engineers

Monday, July 16, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 2M reaps from the whirlwind, Maersk bets as others blink and big tech’s tariff worries
India’s 22 Month Trade Boom Faces Uncertain Future
Boeing’s Farnborough Experience May Be Marred by U.S.-China Tariff Spat
Kids Need To Pack Quickly for School as Trump’s Tariffs Wait At Summer’s End
NAFTA Watch: The End of July Can’t Come Soon Enough
Tapered Bearings Roll More Swiftly as Duties Overturned But s232 Beckons
Light In The Tunnel For Container-Lines’ Earnings, If You Squint
2M Takes Bigger Bet On North Europe to North America Volumes

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Oakland’s A-Grade Performance Not Just Dependent on China
Hapag-Lloyd Least Exposed as Norfolk Misses Out on China Duty Traffic Surge
Duties Bring Cost Concerns, Not Supply Chain Panic For Quanta and Foxconn
Maersk Bets Blink By MSC and THE Will Support Westbound Transpacific Rates
2M Reaps The Benefit of China’s Surge, Ocean May Pay The Price for Tariffs

Friday, July 13, 2018

Panjiva Daily: UPS loses out to OEC, Ceva’s contribution to CMA-CGM and Maersk’s Liverpool Shift
Hapag-Lloyd Recognizes Reality of Brazilian Competition With Peak Surcharge
  Uniqlo Unconcerned About Tariffs, But Isn’t Acting That Way
Trump Tariff Rush Boosts China Trade, Steel Shows All Is Not Lost
Trade Inflation Supports Further Trump Deficit Success, But Volumes May Win Out

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Trump Will Call British Trade Deal Shots as May Needs to Protect Autos and Pharma
Panjiva Daily: $20 billion vs. $200 billion, Trump calls the British deal shots and Long Beach tariff terror
Home Depot and Ikea Shelves On The Rack As Two Steel Cases Overlap
Senate Agrees To Restrict Trump’s National Security Strategy, No Vehicle Yet
Soybean Slump Belies Brazil’s Seasonal Supplies to China
Maersk’s Felixstowe Shift Gives Grimaldi and Hapag-Lloyd an Opportunity
Ceva Could Contribute Container Volumes to CMA-CGM’s Profit Recovery Plan
Big Brown in the Red – UPS Declines While Orient Express Races Ahead of Tariffs

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Cargo’s Up At New York While Long Beach Faces Terror of Tariffs
China’s Response To Trump Needs To Be $20 Billion, Not $200 Billion
Panjiva Daily: Unpacking $200 billion, Oakland’s battery charge and Trump’s Pfizer threat
Apparel and LCD Supply Chains Face Disruption Risk from Typhoon Maria
Batteries Charge Up Oakland’s Growth, Still Reliant on ONE Even as OOIL Expands
The $200 Billion Nuclear Option Is (Nearly) Ready – FAANGs and Consumers Start to Pay

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

CMA-Evergreen or Hapag-Yang Ming Better Options Than CGM-Lloyd
  Fiesta Not Part of Mexico’s Auto Export Party as NAFTA, 232 Review Lay Ahead
Panjiva Daily: CMA-Hapag not the best deal option, Long Beach buyers and last chance deliveries
Last Chance Deliveries Boost U.S. Imports in June Ahead of Trump’s July Duties
Two-Fifths Of Falling Philippine Exports Exposed to U.S.-China Tariff Spat
Trump’s Pfizer Threat May Already Be Working Behind The Scenes

Monday, July 09, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s trade strategy wins, THE bites the bullet and Maersk adds Mexican rail routes
Trump’s Tariffs Trim, Don’t Yet Transform, Imports of Section 232 Metals
Tesla Price Hike Hits Chinese Car Buyers After Xi’s Retaliation Bites
  Maersk’s Mexican Port Rail Route May Hinder Its Texan Liner Service
DP World, ICTSI Make Most Sense For COSCO’S Long Beach Departure
  Trump Brings NATO To The Trade Deficit Party as Weapons Exports Soar
CMA-CGM Makes Most of Panama as Transits Rise on Tariff Rush, Lower Maintenance

Sunday, July 08, 2018

THE Alliance Bites The Bullet And Cuts Shanghai, LA Service

Friday, July 06, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Logistics M&A quietens, unpacking the first $68 billion and HamSu heads south
Samsung To Dial Up Lower Profits as U.S. Phone Imports Slide
Trump’s Trade Strategy Wins, With Qualifications
South Korean Chips May Be Second-Tier Victim in China-U.S. Trade Battle
Local Content Rules Come To Indian Solar Projects, Supports Longi’s New Factory
Logistics Jobs Surge Into Peak Season, Tariffs May Help Before They Hinder
Canada Faces Trade Challenges Even Before American 232 Reviews Bite

Thursday, July 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 10 global supply chain issues for 2H18, the EU’s tariff proposals and Evergreen’s reefers
Rockport Hikes Out of Bankruptcy As Imports Slow, Supply Chain Shifts
Protectionism’s Rise Set To Erode Global Trade Liberalization as U.S.-China Tariffs Arrive
Jaguar Land Rover’s Brexit Warning Arrives As British Auto Exports Already in Reverse
Hamburg Sud Heads South As Hapag-Lloyd Builds Brazilian Business Further
Mini-M&A by CMA-CGM and DP-DHL Typify Quiet Quarter for Logistics, Resurgence Due
Three Lessons For WTO Steel Challengers From a Canada-U.S. Paper Case

Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Strikes Cut Soybean Opportunity for Brazilian Exports to China
Tariff Mood Music No Good For Moog As Manufacturing Move Considered
Seafreight Beats Air Again in May Before Tariffs Start to Take Their Toll
Trump’s Auto-Tariff Target May Not Be Changed by EU Proposal, Automakers Relaxed
2H18 Outlook: From $300 billion to the Midterms – 10 Global Supply Chain Issues to Watch

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

Maersk Faces Felixstowe’s Transatlantic Challenges, Southampton Switch Possible
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in June 2018
Panjiva Daily: A $34 billion trade battle prelude, AMLO’s food price risk and AD/CV cases out of fashion
Antidumping Petitions Slump as American Industry Awaits Trump’s Tariff Actions
Guinness Hopes to Make Irish Eyes Smile As Constellation’s Mexican Brands Rules
  Colombia’s Coffee Leadership May Slip as Starbucks Stockpiling Ends, Tariffs Bite
Evergreen Grows Reefers as Market Heats Up

Monday, July 02, 2018

Panjiva Daily: EU’s $300 billion challenge to Trump, Hapag-Lloyd’s cut and COSCO’s nearly done deal
It’s Yuan vs. Duties as China Sets Scene for American Tariff War Impact
Korea Better Without Boats But End of Asian Export Boom May Be Nigh
Europe’s $300 Billion Warning to Trump Could Hit Autos, Doctors and Wildcatters
COSCO Shipping’s Orient Overseas Bid Approved, Now The Difficult Work Starts
  Late Explosion Shoots Independence Day Fireworks To Record High
Perplexed, Not Panicked, American Manager Sentiment Could Turn Quickly
AMLO May Go Food Shopping as Mexican Retaliation Raises Retail Risks
July 6 Just a $34 Billion Prelude To Sustained Trump vs. Xi Tariff Battle

Sunday, July 01, 2018

Pemex Needs New Oil Mouths to Feed as Paraiso Port Expansion Prepared
Hapag-Lloyd Cuts as Rate Rises Prove a Better Quarter Isn’t Good Enough

Friday, June 29, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trudeau-Trump spat gets real, Venezuela oil sanctions return and $14 billion of waste
North Korea Gets More From China as U.S. Talks Continue
Toyota Cuts Exports, Warns of Duties as Japan’s Big Seven Automakers’ Growth Slows
Sharp Cuts Share Deal as Trump’s Tariffs Trim Chinese Exports
Trudeau-Trump Trade Troubles Get Real As Canadian Retaliation Lands
Fast Train To China Increasingly Popular With Poles as BRI Benefits Begin

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Panjiva Daily: AMLO looms over NAFTA, Trump’s trade deficit success and Wan Hai’s ambitions
  H&M’s Struggles Self-Inflicted – At Least Tariffs Aren’t a Problem
China Beefs Up Meat Supply with British Options Ahead of U.S. Duties
MSC and Maersk Drive New York To Near-Record Volumes, China Could Spoil the Party
Vancouver to Vanquish Constrained Growth With New Investment
Osram’s Prospects Dim as Automotive Lighting Tariffs Guide the Way
Valero and Trafigura Stock Up as Pompeo Ponders Venezuela Oil Sanctions
America’s $14 Billion Waste Problem Needs Indian Home as Thailand Bans Plastics

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Grimaldi’s scrubber optimism, Trump’s Colombian ambition and soybean politics return
Homebuilders Pay The Price (Again) For U.S. Duties, This Time It’s Soil Pipes
JSW Unworried About Trump’s Tariffs As Domestic Demand Picks Up The Slack
Canada’s Metals Safeguard May Hit America Hardest
Soybean Politics Back on The Menu As China Cuts Duties, India Could Win
Grimaldi Optimistic About Scrubbers as ACL Market Share Holds Station
Trump’s Trade Deficit Success Faces Retaliatory Duty Test
NAFTA Watch: Mexico’s Trade Boom Depends On NAFTA, Which Depends on AMLO
Wan Hai Wants Higher Market Share, Could Be More Ambitious

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Harley’s tariff jump, Kansas City’s Mexican long-haul and chassis unite regional rivals
RCEP Deal Potential Improves on Xi-Modi Agreement, “Make in India” Still a Challenge
German Export Sentiment Wanes as Automakers Prepare For the Worst
Kansas City Southern Has An Eye To The Long Haul With Nuevo Laredo Terminal
HP and Dell’s Dilemma – Early Back-to-School or Preemptive Panic?
Trump’s Colombian Ambition May Be Sated With Jets and Cars
LaZBoy Awake to Tariff Risks, Imports Surging For Now

Monday, June 25, 2018

Hapag-Lloyd and CMA-CGM Delivery Surge Can’t Save Virginia From Decline
Panjiva Daily: Biting FAANGs, Yang Ming’s Worries and Car Wars’ Next Episode
Hyundai and GM Rely on Paik’s Persuasiveness Ahead of Section 232 Review
Canada Considers a Barrier Against American Wallboard
Volvo’s Evolving Supply Chain Can’t Prevent Tariff Risks
Car Wars Likely To Have Several Episodes as Trump Threatens 20% Duties
27 Likely To Become 28 As Protectionism Has Yet To Bite Global Trade Growth
Harley Hates Tariff Effect, Supply Chain Retooling Will Need Capacity Hike
Chassis Pool Opportunity Unifies Regional Rivals

Sunday, June 24, 2018

FAANGs May Be Bitten By Trump’s Proposed Tariffs

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: MSC’s Eagle grounded, Daimler’s triple tariff threat and bearing up in the face of duties
Singapore’s Second Slip Comes Ahead of Risks To Transit Hub Status
China Faces Another Grilling as Steel Racking Exports Are Investigated
  Daimler Facing Triple Whammy With China-U.S. Tariff War, NAFTA On The Road Ahead
Tariffs The Least of Hong Kong’s Worries as Port Volumes Slide
Yang Ming’s Tariff Battle Concerns Time Limited, Could Still Crimp Volumes

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

A Year of Living Miserably For Seattle and Tacoma Could Be Exacerbated by Tariffs
Panjiva Daily: Fedex’s tariff risks, bans and blankets are options for China and India’s nutty retaliation
No Respite For Shipyards as Chinese Domestic Orders Are Withdrawn
Cork’s New Terminal Provides Post-Brexit Global Shipping Opportunity
Fedex Profitability Fell in 4Q, Faces Tariff Risks to Recovery Outlook
MSC’s Eagle Grounded as West Coast Growth Slows, Trade War Beckons
National Security Review May Have More Bearing on Imports Than Commerce Case

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Bans and Blankets Provide China With Ammunition To Tackle Trump’s $250 Billion
India Goes (Elsewhere For) Nuts In Retaliation for America’s Metals Duties
Panjiva Daily: Finding Trump’s next $200 billion, Wilhelmsen’s tariff challenge and the Italy problem
America’s Unsurprising Aluminum Decision Cuts Chinese Supplies But Not Others’
Wallenius Wilhelmsen and COSCO Shipping Face Spillover from China-U.S. Trade War
Europe’s Italian Trade Problem May Spill Into Mexico Trade Negotiations
India Oil May Provide Respite to American Crude Producers as China Weighs Duties
Texas Gets Bigger As Hapag-Lloyd Leads Houston’s Port Handling Growth
Maersk Dances Ahead of CMA-CGM in Charleston as European Routes Turn Choppy

Monday, June 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: TVs off for Trump’s tariff war as China shows energy and drive
Construction Costs Grow, Imports Felled as Lumber Caucus Emerges
Osaka Earthquake Carries Risks for Marubeni, Nakanishi Supply Chains
Hapag-Lloyd Hikes to Profit From Evergreen Exit, Faces CMA-CGM Competition
Maersk’s Reefer Shift to China Comes as Duties Arrive, Demand Recovers
21 Months Of Indian Trade Growth Helped By Oil, Not Yet Hindered by Tariffs
Japan’s Trade Surge Shrugs Off American Metals Duties, May Be Tripped By Autos
Three Filters For Trump’s $200 billion Retaliation Against Retaliation
  China Has Energy and Drive For a Trade War With Trump

Friday, June 15, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Four issues in Trump’s China tariffs, and early auto review and Cali’s crummy month
NAFTA Watch: No Dates For Talks Should Be No Problem And Could Be Helpful
Midterm Optics, China Targeting May Drive Early Completion of Autos Security Review
Four Issues to Watch While Waiting For Trump’s China Tariffs
Televisions Off, Chips Thrown In – Trump’s China Tariffs In Three Charts

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Liners’ antitrust risks, Orient’s deal deadline and Maersk’s new Canada service
NYK Set To Capture Accelerating Car Carrier Demand With Europe-Brazil Service
Container-Lines’ Antitrust Exemption at Risk as Consolidation Continues
  Maersk Looks To Surf Rising Tide of China-Canada Traffic With New Service
Protectionist Actions Come Home To Roost As Import Inflation Hits Six Year High
Cali’s Worst Month Since September 2016 Comes as China Duties Loom
Trump’s Cheap Drug Objective Needs Domestic Focus As Imports Get Ever Cheaper
Savannah’s 19 Month Growth Streak Faces China Duty Risks

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Panjiva Daily: MSC rationalizes as ONE struggles, DPRK detente vs. defense and U.S-China tariff stakes
  Mylan and Cipla Get Regulatory Help As China Draws On Indian Medicines
  Mexican Pork Diversification May Prove A Rasher Strategy Than Paying Duties
Battle Royale Set For Holiday Videogame Sales as Nintendo Wanes, Xbox Scores
Plenty at Stake in China-U.S. Beef Debate Ahead of Tariff Conflict
Citgo, Valero Face U.S. Oil Supply Challenge Despite America’s Gushing Oil Exports
Suez Surge Shows Impact of Trump’s Metals Duties, Resilience vs. Conflict
Dover’s Woes a Sign of What’s To Come as British Port Traffic Reverses
Orient Overseas Surges Ahead as COSCO Deal Deadline Approaches
General Motors’ Mexican Export Success Hides Sales Issues, Regulatory Risks

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Cheniere and Dominion Are Potential Hostages In The s301 Tariff Battle
Xi-Rouhani Cooperation Maintains Oil Flows As American Sanctions Arrive
Damco’s China Rail Move Helps Maersk Fend Off Forwarder Threat To Ocean Volumes
Cheap Chinese Washers Protect Consumers from Duties As Samsung Roars Back
  Defense Industry May Be A Victim of Trump’s Metals Duties and DPRK Detente
MSC Calls For Rationalization as U.S. Containers Hit Record, ONE Struggles
Panjiva Daily: Expeditors hurries in May, Maersk’s defensive rail move and ABB’s unappetizing options

Monday, June 11, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Coal-for-nukes, the next Trudeau-Trump trade battle and Newark-NY’s lead
Xi-Modi $100 billion Target Achievable, Shows SCO Could Go Further
Ikea’s American Growth Surge Doesn’t Prevent Planning For Tariff Risk and India
NAFTA Watch: G7 Failure Raises Curtain on Next Trudeau-Trump Trade Battle
Coal-for-Nukes Deal The Best Outcome From Trump-Kim Summit
Kerry Goes Early, But Maybe Too Soon, With China-Turkey Rail Service
China Set To Seek More Imports From CEEC, EU Membership An Issue
Expeditors and Orient Express Hurry in May, Face China Tariff Brake Later
ABB Has Few Options To Transform Its Business After Trump’s Steel Tariff Shock

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Newark-New York The Growth Leader As Port Volumes Surge

Friday, June 08, 2018

Panjiva Daily: UPS goes small, ONE goes late and American imports from Europe go large
Brazil’s Farmers to Count Fewer Chicken Exports as China Hatches New Tariffs
May’s Metals Plea Borne of Less Exposure, Impact of Less Relevance
New UPS Routes Come As Less-Than-Container Loads Prove Less Than Thrilling
Fraught China-U.S. Relations Not Helped By Surging Surplus in May
India-Iran Trade Talks Could Boost Cars and Drugs, If Sanctions Can Be Addressed
Philippine Export Woes Centered on Japan Now, China Later

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Corker’s pop at Trump, deficit rise #14 and east coast strikes averted
  Japan’s Pork Farmers Might Not Link With U.S. Consumers Despite Rule Change
Pay Deal Cuts Peak Season Dispute Risk, Port Automation Yet To Be Addressed
Panama’s Record Beset By Commodity Volatility, Lackluster Diversions
ONE Not First on Fuel, Aiming To Make Up For Lost Time
Renewables Not Replaceable (At The Price) As Section 201 Tariffs Bite
Euro-panic About Tariffs May Have Driven 7% Surge in Seaborne Imports in May

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Tyson punched by Trump’s tariffs, COSCO’s copper concerns and Vietnam’s plastic pain
Chinese Wheel Exports Will Roll On As National Security Review Takes Priority
India Set To Produce Lithium-Ion Batteries as Imports Charge Upwards
Vedanta’s Copper Court Case Could Disrupt Glencore, Doha Cables Supply Chains
Jack and Harley Have As Much To Gain as Thyssen and SSAB In EU-U.S. Steel Detente
American Coffee Exports Less Perky After Canada Reacts To Trump’s Metals Tariffs
Brown-Forman Stocks The Cabinet To Preempt Metal Duties Retaliation
Good News Isn’t Always Good News As Canada’s Trade Activity Growth Streak Extends
Deficit Rise #14 Shows Trump’s On The Right Track In Tackling China and Europe
Corker’s Pop At Trump’s 232 Ability Aims To Avoid Auto Supply Chain Disruption

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Life from 1449 cuts, COSCO’s part to play and chips face chop in China
SCO Talks To Focus on Security, May Be Distracted by “Make in India”
Summit May Focus on Renewed China Steel Growth But Local Actions More Likely
Memory Chips Face Chop as China Mixes Antitrust and Trade Policy Objectives
Vietnam’s Plastic Pain May Be India’s Gain as Waste Streams Divert From China
COSCO’s Peruvian Port Represents a $2 Billion Bet on Copper
JBS and Tyson Pay The Mexican Price for Trump’s Metals Duties
COSCO May Need To Take More From The Team as Hyundai MM Supports Shipyards

Monday, June 04, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Making a stick from a carrot, antitrust rate risks rise and trade optimism slips
Mexican Farmers May Be Squashed by America’s Tomato Ruling
NAFTA Watch: Canada Opens Another Front in Agricultural Trade Battle
WTO Steel Appeal Real as Canada, EU and Japan Follow Solar Power Strategy
China Makes Stick Out of Carrot As Ross-Liu Talks Fail To Reach A Deal
MSC’s Fuel, Hapag-Lloyd’s Handling Surcharges Help Rates as Antitrust Risks Rise
  Auto Sales Slow, Imports May Recover After Trump’s Surprise Car Case
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in May 2018
Life From 1449 Cuts As Chinese Tariff Reductions Target Cakes and Shoes

Sunday, June 03, 2018

America’s Trade Optimism Fades as Trump’s Tariff Tactics Bear Fruit
55 Month Logistics Payrolls Growth Streak Faces Tariff War Kickoff Risk

Friday, June 01, 2018

Panjiva Daily: $23 billion of friendly fire targets, Kerry’s South African strategy and fading self-help
South Korea’s 19 Month Trade Surge Carries Risk of Another KORUS Review
Self-Help Goes Out of Fashion as Trade Petitions are Displaced by Trump’s Policy

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Xi wants cheap fridges, not Trump’s happiness and Hapag’s not-fuel surcharge
India Sugar Exporters Caned As Prices Fall, Brazilians Win
Chinese Managers Brush Off Protectionist Risks
Cheaper Fridges Rather Than Trump’s Happiness The Motivation for Xi’s Duty Cuts
Evergreen Chops Europe-U.S. Service, Can Focus on More Profitable Lanes
Maruti-Suzuki Looks to Toyota to Rev Up Indian Export Sales
Toyota Zooms, Suzuki Slows as Japan’s Automakers See Duties Down The Road
Kerry Follows DP-DHL In Regional Forwarder Consolidation, Faces Auto Review Risk
The $23 Billion of Exports That Will Pay The Price For Trump’s Metals Move

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump rattles the saber, Electrolux suffers buyers’ remorse and steel fireworks are ready
BMW May Be Forced To Follow Toyota’s Example to Keep Chinese Battery Plant Charged
Ozzie Miners May Pay Price for China’s Trade Deal With America
Brazilian Truckers’ Strike Disrupts Meat and Metals Supply Chains
Steel Fireworks Readied as Europe and America Reach June 1 Deadline
Panasonic May Simplify Tesla’s Supply Chain As Cobalt Demand Grows, Pricing Slows
Gush of Oil, Consumer Slowdown Can’t Prevent 19th Rise in U.S. Goods Deficit
Hapag-Lloyd’s Rate Rise Isn’t a “Fuel Surcharge” So Shouldn’t Derail Market Share Grab
Fragile 25 Month Sea- and Airfreight Growth Streak Faces Reality of Tariffs

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Toyota vs. Trump, CMA-CGM vs. bunker fuel and Hyundai MM vs. the Atlantic
Transatlantic Trade Troubles Takes Toll on German Export Optimism
  Toyota Has Most to Lose If Trump’s Auto Probe Disrupts Engine Supplies
Mexican Metal Export Surge Caps a Year of Trade Growth
Trump’s Pre-Ross Visit Saber Rattling Could Put Brakes on Chinese Muffler Exports
Maersk to CMA-CGM Switch Made No Difference as Electrolux Rails Against Rate Rises

Monday, May 28, 2018

CMA-CGM’s Halved Profitability Needs Bunker Surcharge And More Besides

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Hyundai MM’s Unsurprising Withdrawal From The Atlantic

Friday, May 25, 2018

Panjiva Daily: UPS rides the rails, ZIM illustrates Maersk’s problem and auto-parts hit a record
Gothenburg Pays The Price For Labor Unrest as Grimaldi Leaves
Foxconn May Find Defense Dollars More Compelling Than TV Tariff Risks
  Mexico’s Avocado-and-Banana Gambit in China Has NAFTA Policy Benefit
Maersk Follows MSC as ZIM Demonstrates The Bunker Fuel Problem
Transshipment Not Really The Point As India Dials Up Fewer Phones
26 Months Of Global Trade Growth Delivered, At Least One More Possible

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s 3 auto options, Maersk’s new service and Xi-Merkel talks
Merkel-Xi Talks Likely More About Tackling Trump Than Getting Together
Sinopec Faces Tough Supply Chain Choices From China’s Oil Promise to America
  Tanks Form The Next Front In America’s Assault On Chinese Steel Exports
President Trump’s Three Options For Autos – Security, Safeguarding or Credit
Containerized Export Surge May Bring First U.S. Deficit Drop Since September 2016
Kim-Trump Summit May Be Dead, But DPRK-China Trade Lives
Record Auto-Parts Imports Will Attract National Security Review’s Attention
Pork and Pills Key To UPS’s New Germany-Hong Kong Route Growth

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Maersk’s Med-Montreal Set To Fulfill A Promise As Yet Unrealized
Panjiva Daily: Panalpina and DP-DHL develop their networks while Russia and Turkey won’t chicken out
Deutsche Post DHL’s Colombian Deal Shows Smaller is Better and Necessary
Caterpillar Digs Deeply Into Global Supply Chain To Meet American Growth Needs
  Russia and Turkey Refuse To Chicken Out of Tariff Battle With America
Honda and Amperex Face Supply Chain as Well as Technology and Design Challenges
Wine’s China Opportunity Could Offset Transatlantic Policy Rift Risk

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Panjiva Daily: MSC’s last resort, China’s auto tariff cut and Savannah’s 2M target
  Ikea Plays It Cool As Surging Furniture Industry Frets About Trump’s Tariffs
China Car Cost Cut Helps European As Well As American Relations
Three Reasons Why Maduro Is Safe From Trump’s Big Oil Stick
ABB Keeps Stride With China’s March of the Robots
Suez Set To Face Pain From The Train At Home and Abroad
Trump’s 10% Metals Offer Likely To Be Dashed Against Malmstrom’s Rock-Solid Stance
Panalpina’s Mexican Airfreight Move Comes as Querétaro Traffic Takes Off

Monday, May 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Peace breaks out, prospects for TTIP 2.0 and Puget Sound punched
LNG Export Inflation Won’t Stop It Being A Political Football
Shipyards’ April Slowdown a Hiccup Not A Slump
Puget Sound Punched by Canada as Trade War Risk Averted
2M Should Be Savannah’s Target To Keep Growth Advantage Over Charleston
Charleston May Struggle to Dance Around Slowing Traffic Growth After Bumper April
MSC Hits the Emergency Fuel Button, Just in Time For Peak Season

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Car Parts and Metals Duties Can’t Hold Japan Back, Tariff War Might
Peace Won (For Now) With Repeat of Beans-and-Gas Deal Between China and U.S.
TTIP 2.0 or Just Another Beans-and-Autos Deal?

Friday, May 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 3PLs beat liners, COSCO’s post-deal options and Venezuela’s parlous food trade
White Goods, Not Pink Pigs, Drive American Review of Thai GSP Status
NAFTA Watch: Three Options for Next Steps
China’s Sorghum Case Cancellation Good For Chinese and American Agriculture
American Manufacturers Get Drawn Over the Coals As Steel Tube Case Closes

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Bunker busts Maersk, chips ahoy for China and fat chance for skinny NAFTA
Bunker Busts Maersk’s Margins As 1Q Profit Leaves Steep Hill To Climb in 2018
Best Buy Better Buy TVs Quicker as U.S. Duty Leniency Unlikely
NAFTA Watch: Fat Chance For a Skinny Deal, Termination More Likely
EU Sets Fourth “Final” Deadline For Trump’s Metals Duties, Raises Stakes
  Too Much of a Good Thing? COSCO Shipping’s Post Merger Market Share Options
  Venezuela Heads Hungry To The Polls
3PLs Beat Box Handlers as Container-Lines Struggle With Fuel Costs

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Ceva-spirational growth, MSC helps Houston and tariffs loom over Singer
“Make In India” Slows, But Doesn’t End, a 20 Month Trade Growth Streak
Tianqi’s Lithium Urgency Spurred By Korean Lead, Soaring Prices
Boeing’s Pain May Be BMW’s Pain as WTO Aerospace Disputes Trundle On
Zhejiang Pharma’s Loss May Be Amneal’s Gain As Trump’s Pharma Tariffs Approach
Singapore Slips on Oil, Threat from Indonesia-U.S. Direct Services Looms
Hong Kong Ports Already Struggling Ahead of China-America Tariff Battle
China Wants To Buy What America Can’t Yet Sell to Settle Tariff Spat
The 45 Billion Yen Price of Abe-Trump Talks’ Failure

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Panjiva Daily: President Trump’s drive by, beans means deals and Canada’s metals MAD
Korea Saves Oakland As Cali Port Activity Indicates Deficit Will Fall
Rocky Road Ahead for Rockport Suppliers as Financial Needs Weigh
Hyundai MM Addresses Profitability Issues With Busan Port Stake
NAFTA Watch: Canada’s Metals MAD May Allow A Final, Final, Final Deadline
COSCO Shipping Deploys Self-Help in Hong Kong as China Volumes Resurgent
Singer Sewing and Brother Face Supply Chain Risks as Tariffs Loom
HP Inc’s Reliance on Tech Front, Compal Raises China Duty Worries
Houston, Has No Problems as Mexico, MSC Support Growth Hike In April
Ceva Currently Panalpin-alike, Wants to Claw Its Way to K+N Profitability

Monday, May 14, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s lessons, ONE’s mishap and NAFTA’s dairy decision
Japanese Beef Tariffs May Hurt Relations After Abe and Trump Meet
Fewer Flanges at The Last Minute as Chinese Pipe Collars Choked Off
Manzanillo Tunnel Could Revitalize Rail Just In Time for NAFTA Disruptions
Mitsui-OSK’s New Port Brings Vietnamese Opportunities to ONE
Beans Means Deals as ZTE May Be Traded for China-U.S. Detente
Daimler, BMW Have Options Should Trump Drive Through 20% Duties
Hapag-Lloyd’s Competitive, Merger Disciplines a Lesson for ONE

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Virginia’s Modest Decline Includes ONE’s Maiden Month Mishap
Trump’s Drug Policy Aims To Export U.S. Payer Model Even as Trade Prices Fall
NAFTA Watch: Dairy Decision Needed to Get Moo-ving By May 17

Friday, May 11, 2018

Panjiva Daily: ONE’s poor start, two strategies for one Trump threat and 3X+ hopes for RCEP
  War on Drug Prices May Focus on Oncology After Imports Hit Record
Yang Ming’s Alliance Better Than Nothing, May Not Be Enough
77 Month High in Export Price Inflation Carries Seeds of Deficit Cut (Finally)
Threat of a Trade Case Enough to Slash Russian Uranium Exports to America

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Panjiva Daily: UPS and Expeditors get conservative, Harleys accelerate and Conoco takes on PdVSA
PdVSA’s Caribbean Withdrawal May Help ConocoPhillips in the U.S.
Harleys Accelerate as Ross and Malmström Struggle to Reach a Steel Deal
  Smucker, Starbucks Have Tough Choices as Brazilian Coffee Sours
Trump’s Tariff Demands Bring One Threat, Two Options for Transpac Supply Chains
Rapid Growth Can Be Seen As ITC Investigates Steel Wheels
ONE’s Poor Start Worked to Maersk, CMA-CGM’s Advantage
3X+ May Be Way Ahead for RCEP, India Remains the Challenge

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Iran sanctions’ impact, Expeditors shows discipline and ports face slowing growth
Philippine Export Slowdown a Sign of Future U.S.-China Trade War Risks
India Set To Draw Blinds on Chinese Solar Exports, Which Are Already in Decline
American Pig Outbound Shipments Down as China Tightens Inspection Rules
Maersk and MSC Lose Out In Brazil, But That May Not Be A Bad Thing
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Faces German Auto Threat After Losing Hyundai Volumes
UPS, Expeditors More Conservative as Orient Express Grabs Dwindling China Volumes
War on Drug Prices May Focus on Oncology After Imports Hit Record

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Fuel for the U.S-China fire and the limited effect of President Trump’s metals tariffs
Latest China Data Pours Fuel on U.S. Trade Dispute Fire
Brazilian Auto Exports Surge to New Record on Rising Demand for Renault and GM
Ports Face Slowing Growth, COSCO Saves Long Beach as New York Slides
Panama Has a Problem Adding Slots Won’t Change
Vestas, Siemens-Gamesa May Be Helped by Trump Tariffs on Wind Power Gear
China Trade With North Korea Starts to Recover Ahead of Kim-Trump Meeting
Iran Sanctions May Hurt Soybean Farmers, Italians and Container-Lines
Deutsche and Expeditors Show Discipline Enhances Earnings

Monday, May 07, 2018

Panjiva Daily: The magnificent 7’s failings, risky times for container lines and the return of 2016
  American Gun Buying Surge Ahead as Background Checks, Imports Rise
Steel Staple Case Fails to Contain Chinese Exporters
General Motors Leads Surging Mexican Auto Exports, VW Less Exposed to NAFTA
  Longi and Trina Hang On in America After Solar Trade Mission Accomplished
Worries and Exemptions Limit the Effectiveness of President Trump’s Metals Tariffs
First Sign of China Crisis Impact on U.S. Imports Seen in April
COSCO, Mitsui-OSK Show Container-Lines’ 5 Quarter Margin Streak May Struggle in 2018

Sunday, May 06, 2018

  Turkish Weapons Ban Matters Little for U.S. Arms Industry Helped by Trump’s Approvals
Global Trade Makes Like It’s 2016 After Air and Sea Volumes Slowed in March
Why Trump’s Magnificent Seven Struggled in 4 Charts

Friday, May 04, 2018

Panjiva Daily: XPO smashes sales and crushes profitability, Oakland’s cool and America’s 13th time unlucky
Oakland Expands Cool Handling as Reefer Traffic Heats Up
Wookie Struggling to Win After Toys’R’Us Failure
Avocados Twice The Size of Tequila as Cinco de Mayo Boom Continues
China Looks To Crush American Scrap Aluminum Exports
Old Economy Logistics Jobs Stagnate as U.S. Employment Growth Disappoints

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson pays the price, Skou’s subsidy critique and tying down ROOs
NAFTA Watch: ROOs Keep Jumping Around, Not Yet Tied Down
Rusal Wins Sanctions Reprieve As U.S. Imports Spike
Protectionist Pessimism, not Panic, Settling Over Global Trade Expectations
British Ports Face Brexit Uncertainty As Volumes Slide
CH Robinson Pays Price For Competing as Forwarder Margins Hit Four Year Low
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in April 2018
Argentine Rush Rewarded With Higher Metals Quotas Than Korea
XPO Smashes Sales Estimates, Suffers Forwarders’ Profitability Problems
Nintendo’s Fortunes May Switch As Patent Suit, Falling Imports Loom
NAFTA Watch: Canada’s Auto Woes Cut Chance for Compromise
13th Straight Rise In America’s Deficit Overshadows China, NAFTA Negotiations

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Skou’s Subsidy Critique Supported By Sliding Rates Even as Bunker Fuel Soars

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump kicks the can, DSV’s good disappointment and Yang Ming’s Canadian voyage
DSV’s Discipline Disappointing For Revenues, Great For Profits
China Dangles Drug Carrot While Keeping Duty Stick in Reserve for America
South Korean Trade Limps to 18th Increase as KORUS, Metals Duties Loom
Trade Petitions Pick Up Though Most Filers Are Awaiting Metals and China Decisions

Monday, April 30, 2018

Panjiva Daily: NAFTA’s lustrum limits, COSCO’s Long Beach price and metals exemptions expectations
Global Trade Growth Hits Highest Since 2011 on Annualized Basis, Outlook Uncertain
  Beef-for-Steel Swap Could Bring EU and America Back From Brink of Tariff Spat
Mexico Delivers Deals as the EU Triangulates Against Trump
NAFTA Watch: Lustrum Limits The Least of Its Problems After 18th U.S. Deficit Rise
Fanuc Flags Regulatory Risk as Rise of Its Machines Falters
Yang Ming Rings Up Growth For Rupert as SeaTac’s Suffering Continues
Sugar Relations Turn Sour As Brazil Calls for India Subsidy Cut While Price Dissolves
Trump Kicks Metals Duty Can Down The Road, EU Conflict Looms

Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Puma’s Trump Tariff Reaction May Kick Shoe Production to Vietnam

Monday, April 23, 2018

  COSCO Shipping Will Have To Leave Long Beach Without Leaving It

Friday, April 20, 2018

Self-Initiated Case Initiates Problem For Aluminum Buyers
Sanyo and Nippon Steel Weren’t Expecting A Metals Deal from Abe and Trump

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Panjiva Daily: China helps Tesla, Charleston loses to Savannah and JB Hunt shows forwarder risks
Honda Changes Gear, Rather Than Revving Up, in Brazil As Growth Remains Slow
  Kitchen Costs Set to Rise As America Investigates Chinese Quartz Exports
Hong Kong’s Slowdown Faces Gentle American Tariff Headwinds
Japan’s Trade Slows, May Decelerate Further As Trump Nixes CPTPP, Again
Shipbuilders’ Strong 1Q For Orders Not Yet Reflected in Exports, Consolidation Unlikely

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Three trade topics for Mar-a-Lago, defense review for Trump and Cali’s party may be over
  Volvo and BMW May Lose If Trump Strikes Steel Deal With The EU
Norsk Hydro’s Aluminum Woes Face Second-Tier Japanese Supplier Risk in Brazil
Hapag-Lloyd Seeks Transpacific Rate Rise as Global Routes Hit October 2016 Low
COSCO Shipping’s Port Handling Growth Slows Ahead of Protectionist Risks
China Helps Tesla, Hurts American Farmers With Classic Carrot and Stick
JB Hunt Does Better Than Expected, But Forwarders’ Trend Still Downward
Charleston’s EU Loss to Savannah May Turn To Advantage As Trump’s Tariffs Beckon

Monday, April 16, 2018

  American Farmers’ Chance to Pig Out to Argentina After Metals Deal
Panjiva Daily: Serving America’s CPTPP interests, Toyota’s engine challenge and ONE’s big problem
NAFTA Watch: Toyota and Daimler Face Tough Engine Choices Under Tiered ROOs
India May Need to Get Hip To Tariff Reductions To Retain GSP Status With America
American Interest in CPTPP May Be Better Served by Vietnam FTA
California’s Ports Have Little Outbound Traffic Support To Match China Duty Threats
Defense Review Will Give Trump Tough Choices on China Rare Earth, LED Supplies
Three Trade Topics for Abe and Trump to Discuss – CPTPP, Steel and Cars

Sunday, April 15, 2018

ONE Big Problem to Sort Out After Apparent Upheaval Started in March

Friday, April 13, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Container-lines’ 1Q winners, 3 things to watch in Peru and China’s trade slowdown
Weapons Export Approvals Surge Under Trump, But Shipments Yet to Improve
Mattress Suppliers Won’t Sleep Easy As Imports Fall, Tariffs Loom
Maersk Wins in Virginia as Port’s March Surge Closes Quiet Quarter
China Trade Slowdown Doesn’t Change Trade Surplus Politics
Disney Will Want To Know The Odds of Solo Film Merchandise Success
Sempra Invests In Mexico’s Fuel Export Future as Its Present Struggles
Hawaiian Volume Growth For CMA-CGM Will Need More Than Just Frequency

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Panjiva Daily: UPS and DSV take it easy, no sign of China-U.S. de-escalation and judging metals duties
Mechanical Tube Case Doesn’t Close Pipeline, Raises Costs For Buyers
Battle for SQM’s Lithium Heats Up as Chilean Exports Expand
  Rare Earths About To Become Less Rare, Breaking China’s Export Stranglehold
No Sign of De-Escalation From China as Trump Prepares Farm Support
Oakland’s Weak March Caps Better Quarter, Evergreen Loses to CMA-CGM
17th Month of Import Price Inflation Could Continue With Metals, China Tariffs
Three Trade Issues to Watch at Summit of Americas – CAFTA-DR, CPTPP and Venezuela
COSCO and Orient Lead Liners’ 1Q Growth Despite Deal Doubts

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Finding Xi’s next tariff cuts, LA’s slow March and Hyundai MM’s fleet doubling
  Marfrig Expands in America Just as Brazilian Beef Stampede Begins
NAFTA Watch: Mexican Engines May Lose Power In Rules of Origin Shift
Canada’s Lumberjacks Are Not OK As WTO Launches Softwood Dispute
Mobile Looks to Attract Automobiles as RoRo Port Interest Rises
Xi’s Next Carrot-and-Stick Tariff Cuts Could Come in Motorbikes and Cotton
Trump Metals Tariffs Nibbled Imports In March, Could Bite in May
UPS and DSV Take It Easy in 1Q As Forwarder Competition Remains Fierce

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Xi’s automotive carrot and stick, U.S. imports’ first slip in a year and Russian sanctions’ impact
Sixty Days of Uncertainty for the Television Market as Trump’s Tariffs Loom
NAFTA Watch: 80% Chance of Passage May Drive Further Surge in Mexican Auto Exports
Xi’s Bo’ao Speech Shows Liberalization Carrot Follows Tariff Stick
Hyundai MM Set To Double The Fleet, But At Whose Expense?
LA Has Slow March With Evergreen and Maersk As New York Leads 1Q Performance
  Rusal Sanctions Remove Need for Most Aluminum Duties Against Russia

Monday, April 09, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Shipping’s exposure to Trump’s tariffs, 83 days left for NAFTA and new DPRK sanctions
NAFTA Watch: 83 Days Left To Deal, Cars In The Driving Seat
Philadelphia Double-Up Proceeds, Needs Hapag-Lloyd and CMA-CGM to Succeed
Xi’s Tough Love for Kim Cuts Trade By Two Thirds in February
Container-Lines 5.6x More Exposed to Trump Than Xi in Pacific Trade Spat
Yildirim’s Investment May Bring CMA-CGM, Make Gulfport Less Banana Exposed
Neopanamax Prioritization, Less Maintenance Positions Panama For Recovery
Ceva’s IPO Hopes Lean on Profitable Competition Strategy
Tariff and Confidence Driven Slip in Trade Coming as Imports Have First Fall In a Year

Friday, April 06, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Identifying Trump’s next $100 billion, a soybean shortage and an Olympic deficit
Biodiesel Import Demand Grows After Argentina and Indonesia Chased Away
Severstal Yet To Sever Steel Supplies As It Loses Court Appeal
Trump’s Next $100 billion – Phones, T-Shirts or Polymers?
  Cauliflower Exports Build Up a Head of Steam
CMA-CGM Aims for Trans-Atlantic Competitive Space as Eagle Is Launched
Logistics Jobs Growth Beats Economy, Lags Air and Sea Freight Volumes

Thursday, April 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Four facts about China’s tariff retaliation and Mexico’s steel whack-a-mole
23 Month Run of Global Cargo Growth Faces Protectionist Hurdle
Starbucks Goes Guatemalan as Global Coffee Prices Slide
China Customs’ Coal Cut May Be Back as Fujian Restricts Shipments
No Surprise in No WTO Deal For U.S.-China Washing Machine Case
Blame China, Europe and the Olympics for America’s Blowout Deficit
Shortage of Soybeans May Draw Teeth From China Tariff Threat
Car Sales Recovery May Be Short Lived as South Korean, German Imports Slump
Canada’s Trade Growth Masks Auto Problem That NAFTA Might Fix

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Panjiva Daily: 5 facts about Trump’s China tariffs and a slow moving FMC review
Evergreen and COSCO Buck New York’s Declining Asia Traffic
JinkoSolar Jinks To Florida as Section 201 Duties Bite
Five Facts About Trump’s New China Tariffs – Watch Out for Blowback
Mexico Will Have to Whack-a-Steel-Mole as U.S. Duties Begin to Bite
Four Facts About China’s $53 Billion Trump Tariff Retaliation

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Panjiva Daily: China’s first retaliatory step, rate discipline doubts and unhappy Norfolk truckers
Busier March for Dumping Case Filings May Mark Start of “Post 301” Era
Discipline Doubts As 1Q Container Rates Fall vs. Last Year
  Americans More Worried About Trade War Than Chinese As Trade Sentiment Diverges
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in March 2018
Self-Initiated Aluminum Case Could Lead to Self-Inflicted Injury as Decision Delayed
Slow Moving FMC Review Could Change Port Fees, Philly and NOLA Worth Watching

Monday, April 02, 2018

Lowest South Korean Surplus Since 2012 Unlikely to Change Trump’s Mind on KORUS

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Hapag-Lloyd’s high hopes, Kerry’s sliding profitability and KORUS pharma vs. farmers
Sun May Be Setting On Corona’s Growth as Mexican Export Expansion Slows
Adore Me Imports Experience Rapid Growth in Brief History
  Toyota and Mitsubishi Lead Bad News Growth Surge For Japanese Auto Exports
Norfolk’s Trucking Folk Unhappy as Import Growth Drives Congestion
New Glycine Case Needed As Old Orders on China Fail The Acid Test

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Russia challenges Trump’s tariff legitimacy while China heads to the WTO
  American Goods Deficit Hits 10 Year High as Tariff Impacts Awaited
Volkswagen Goes Clean as Shipments Surge, Trump Looms
Kerry Logistics’ Profits Hit a Nadir As Apex Volumes Peak
Pharma, Not Farmers, Helped Complete The KORUS Deal
  H&M Faces Sudden Slowdown in Fast Fashion as Inventories Increase
Sinokor and Heung-A Take First Step On a Much-Needed Path to Korean Consolidation
Hapag-Lloyd Has High Hopes, Others May Be The Problem

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Art of the KORUS deal, EU targets Trump but may hit Xi, and ZIM faces harsh Savannah
Europe Past Peak Optimism As Tariff Worries Weigh on Business Sentiment
Mexico Crushed Under China’s Wheels as Accuride Launches Trade Complaint
China Heads To The WTO As Metals Exports to America Start To Wane
India Trims LCD Panel Duties as TV Imports Set On a Growth Path
Kansas City Southern Feels GILTI Pain, Awaits NAFTA Gain
Russia Bearish on Trump’s Metal Tariff Legitimacy
Mexico’s 10 Month Trade Boom Awaits NAFTA Decisions
Silt Today, Tariffs Tomorrow Form Challenges For Port Houston

Monday, March 26, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Thin end of the retaliatory wedge, server and phone risks and Mexican steel fall-out
The Art of The KORUS Deal – Steel Exemption for Autos Access
ZIM and CMA-CGM Face Harsh Savannah Outlook If China Trade Falls
EU Metals Review Aimed At Trump, May Hit Xi
  Indian Drug Trade Cure Is Also Its Illness As China Talks Continue
Montreal’s Short Term Congestion Pain Will Need Long Term Automation Investment
Phenol Case Marks a Move Upstream, Parallel To Trade Negotiations
Hyundai Truck Plans Face NAFTA, Not KORUS Risks

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Mexico Faces Fall-Out From U.S. Duties on Chinese Steel Exports
Silicon Metal Case Brings No Duties, But Hurts Aluminum and Chip Makers
  Servers and Phone Switches Are China’s Biggest Risks From Trump’s New Tariffs
Boeing May Find Comac Is A Much Bigger Problem Than Bombardier Ever Was
  $644 million Is The Thin End of China’s Retaliatory Wedge – Jets, Chips and Beans Next

Friday, March 23, 2018

SeaTac’s Reversal Respite May Prove Fleeting as China Tariffs Loom
23rd Month Of Chinese Container Growth Faces Seasonal, Tariff Driven Slowdown
24 Months of Global Trade Growth May Finally Crest On Holiday Slowdown, Tariff War
  President Trump Targets China – Utilities, Airlines and Callers May Pay The Price
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s tariff targets, Charleston’s not dancing and Heung-A hangs on

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Heung-A Hangs On, Restructuring and Partnership Options To Be Considered
ZIM’s Discipline Doesn’t Translate To Profits as Port Costs Rise
Charleston Not Dancing Any More as CMA-CGM and Maersk Traffic Slows
Panjiva Daily: Steel exemptions widen, Deere digs at tariffs, and Trump’s China tariff risk for apparel
Best Buy Says Buy-Buy to Huawei, Which Might Not Care
Uncompetitive Mexican Rail Activity Slackens as NAFTA Opportunity Beckons

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s Taiwan gambit, COSCO and SM Line’s deal and Fedex’s disappointment
Booming Saudi-U.S. Arms Trade As Exports More-Than-Double
Steel Consumers Beaten By Wire Rod Investigation While Flanges Still Fly
More Out Than In As Lighthizer Hints At EU, South Korea Metals Tariff Exemption
  Chinese Tilapia May Pay The Price For Ross’s Hatred For The “Fish Deficit”
Deere’s Dig At Tariffs Misses Risk That Tractor Orders Get Pulled
Trump’s Tariffs Only One Fifth Of The Problem For China’s Apparel Makers
LG Chem Charges Up China Exports as VW Deal Beckons

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Quiet KORUS, Venezuela’s blockchain blocked and Xi-Merkel steel detente
Blockchain Block Less Effective Than Oil Embargo If Trump Wants to Pressure Maduro
  Mario’s Next Boss Level Features President Trump’s Tariffs
Fedex Profitability Decline Bodes Ill For Forwarders’ First Quarter
Retaliation-Proof Almonds Increasingly Milking The Indian Market
Japanese Shipyards Lag South Korea’s, Needs ONE To Start Spending
COSCO / SM Line Asia Deal Could Lead to Trans-Pacific Specialization
Trump’s Taiwan Gambit Has Auto and Oil Opportunity, China Relations Risk

Monday, March 19, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Europe’s wider battlefront with Trump, APL pays off and Honam’s lessons
EU Widens Front for Tariff Battle With Trump Over Steel and Aluminum
Hong Kong Slowdown May Herald Way Ahead for China’s Ports
Good News for Shipyards’ Orders May Turn To Disappointment for Shippers
APL Pays Off for CMA-CGM in Trans-Pac Volumes, Better Profitability
India Rattles A WTO Steel Saber That It Can’t Afford To Swing
DP World’s Global Expansion Heads To Peru’s Cosmos, Where Growth Is Lacking
Knight-Swift Deal Adds to Slow Consolidation of Trucking Ahead of NAFTA Opportunity
Xi-Merkel Steel Detente Could Cut Chance for EU Exemption from Trump’s Tariffs
Quiet KORUS Cuts Risks for Hyundai MM as ONE, CMA-CGM and Kim Loom
Japan’s Trade Boom Starts to Fade
Brazil’s Food Exports in Another Flap as Chicken Exports Drop

Friday, March 16, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Solar tariffs (almost) work, Trump’s first WTO challenge and another deficit rise ahead
Dongkuk Steels Itself For Tough Negotiations With Customers
  Aluminum Foil Case Partly Successful, Consumer Costs Rise 30%
Stolt-Nielsen Addresses “Soft” With Focus
Maersk Tragedy Drives Stowage Shift, CMA-CGM and MSC Lead U.S. Inbound Routes

Thursday, March 15, 2018

  Jameson’s Is The New Guinness This St. Patrick’s Day
Panjiva Daily: Cali’s container boom, Kim and the KORUS conflict and Trudeau’s tariff troubles
Cobalt Deal May Help U.S. Offset China’s DRC-Reliant Import Lead
Taskrabbit Better Hop To It As IKEA Import Activity Accelerates, Tariffs Loom
DSV Ready for New NAFTA ROOs With New Facilities, Surging Mexican Growth
Canada’s Groundwood Paper Grinds Europeans Out of U.S. Market
Trudeau’s Metal Tariffs Aimed At Avoiding 232-Gateway Status, Exports Already Rising
Strongest Import Signal In Five Years Indicates Yet Another Deficit Hike
Trump’s First WTO Challenge Could Raise Costs for JC Penney and PVH
Solar and Washer Tariffs Perform (Almost, But Not Entirely) As Expected
Big Boats Help Singapore Container Surge Hit 15 Year Record

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Three Risks for Trump’s $60 billion tariff gambit and Orient Overseas’ Last Hurrah
Volkswagen’s EV Push Will Need NAFTA-Inspired Body Panel Supply Chain Shift
Adidas Boom Set To Continue, China Tariffs Shouldn’t Be A Worry
Three Big Risks from President Trump’s Long Awaited China Tech Tariffs
Cali’s Continued Container Boom Faces Peril of President Trump’s China Tariffs
Kim, Steel and Solar in the KORUS Pot, But Cars Will Driven The Outcome

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CH Robinson lets rip, South Korea’s CPTPP leverage and the $100 billion question
Tesla Magnet Choice Increases China Reliance, Brings Risks
Soybean Saber May Be An Ineffective Weapon in China’s Battle With American Tariffs
Qualcomm’s New White Knight Could Apply Tariffs Too
Special Relationship Won’t Mean A Special Deal For British Steel
Lithium Power Powers Ahead as New Government Arrives, Exports Surge
Hapag-LLoyd and CMA-CGM May Have Puerto Rican Opportunity From Jones Act Pass
Orient Overseas’ Last Hurrah Is Loud as Hapag-Lloyd Hangs Back
Suez Bulker Rate Cut Shows Canals Face Trump Tariff Risks Too

Monday, March 12, 2018

South Korea’s T-50 Jet Sale to USAF Could Founder on Trade Policy Demands
Panjiva Daily: Turnbull’s deal with Trump, last gasp for port growth and CPTPP’s complex passage
Norfolk’s Broad Export Problems Not Helped by ONE Big Slowdown
Turnbull Shows Heads-of-State and Weapons The Best Route to 232 Tariff Exemptions
Complex Problems of CPTPP Passage Pale Next To NAFTA’s Auto Mess For Mexico
CPTPP Could Give South Korea Leverage With China and America
The $100 billion (Partial) Answer – Chips, Cars, Comms and Chemicals
  Lesson Learned for UPS as CH Robinson Lets Rip and DSV Settles Down

Friday, March 09, 2018

Musk’s China Call Comes As Exports Flag, Section 301 Tariffs Loom
Panjiva Daily: Trump’s security choices, America’s import super-cycle and Deutsche Post’s discipline
Forwarders’ Hopes Supported by 9% Global Logistics Growth in January
Panama Honeymoon Over As Transits Drop, Diversions Plateau
Logistics Employment Surge Helps Dockers, Warehouse Growth Slowing
Ports Win On China Holiday, May Lose To Trump’s Tariffs

Thursday, March 08, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Panalpina’s way ahead, the steel tariff shuffle and China’s trade boom
GM’s Silverado Leads Mexican Auto Export Surge, Audi Less Exposed to NAFTA Risks
Bags Of Work To Do As Vietnamese Sack Shipments Surge
Panalpina Beats Expectations, But Still Has Far To Travel
No Signs Of American Import Super-Cycle Slowing, Yet
  Thai Tariff Plan Show Knock-On Risks from U.S. Steel Intervention
Builders’ Lumber Cost Woes a Lesson For Steel and Aluminum Duties
President Trump’s Bold Metals Tariffs Will Show Who His Security Friends Are
Deutsche Post Shows Discipline That Forwarders Need To Learn For 2018

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Panjiva Daily: CMA-CGM speed vs. COSCO scale, EU’s tariff levers and OECD overshadowed
OECD Steel Forum Overshadowed By Others’ Actions
  China-America Trade War Could Leave Alaskan Fish In The Cold
Cost Build-up The Price of Slumping Rebar Imports, Demonstrating s232 Risks
CMA-CGM Hopes Speed Beats COSCO’s Scale On Shanghai-LA Routes
111 Month High For U.S. Deficit, Olympics To Push It Further as Trump Ponders China
China Trade Boom Leaves Record U.S. Surplus That Cars and Oil Could Cut
Foot Locker Runs Down Imports, Tariffs May Stamp On Shoes
  If NAFTA’s Free Of Metals Tariffs, Who Will Pay?

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Panjiva Daily: NAFTA clock ticks, the $29 billion energy swing and China’s too-big-to-succeed deal
Rail Fix The Price of Success As Wilmington Recovers From Hanjin Service Loss
Whiskey and Maize Are Europe’s Biggest Levers To Tackle Trump’s Tariffs
Lego Overbuilds Inventories, 2018 Recovery Starts Slowly

Monday, March 05, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Europe vs. Trump, a $1500 auto tax and bouncing box rates
  America a New Target After Singapore Sucks in Chinese Gasoline
Rupert’s Rapid Rise Continues Canada’s Container Climb
Box Rate Bounce Ends, But Beats Bulker and Tanker Troubles
Xcoal, Blackhawk Could Pay Brazilian Coal Cost For Trump’s Metal Tariffs
  Apple’s Airpod Follow-Up Faces Tough Market, Tariff Risks
EAEU Wheels Out Its First Case Against China
Imports Flood The Pipeline As Antidumping Meets National Security Duties
NAFTA Watch: Timing Is All As Round 8 May Be The Last, For Now
NAFTA Watch: Mutual Self-Interest in Energy Chapter Locking in $29 Billion Gas Swing
$1.1 Trillion Deal In China Government Sights, May Be Too Big To Succeed

Sunday, March 04, 2018

BMW, Tata Face $1500 Cost for Each 5% “Tax on Their Cars” By Trump

Friday, March 02, 2018

Panjiva Daily: Trump’s $9 billion tariff action, the ITC’s quiet month, and the KORUS crash ahead
Silicon Metal Dumped, Buyers Face 13% Cost Hike
General Motors Saves South Korea as Other Options Limited
Europe To Tackle Trump Tariffs With Safeguarding – Bolts, Pipes and Plates May Pay
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in February 2018

Thursday, March 01, 2018

  Panjiva Daily: K+N joins its peers, Hapag-Lloyd best-in-class and Malmstrom needs the WTO
COSCO Shipping Increases Bet On China’s Surging Oil Product Exports
Quiet Month for ITC Petition Precedes Metal and China Tariff Storms
Imported Truck Record Arrives As Supply Chains Face Protectionist Risks
American Coffee Purchases Perk Up As Tea Drained
Tax Reform Enthusiasm May Hit Tariff Reality as U.S. Import Outlook Hits 11 Year High
Exemption Details Will Bedevil Trump’s $9 billion Metals Action
KORUS Crash Likely Undiverted By Five Year Low in Korea-U.S. Trade Surplus

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

China Beats Thai BPA Back, Mitsui and Mitsubishi Have The Bottle To Keep Buying
Fishy Timing, Big Opportunity in Vietnam’s Catfish WTO Case
Malmstrom’s Metal “Countermeasures” May Need WTO Support To Be Effective
Toyota and Mazda Lead Japanese Export Drive, Shippers’ Sea Battle Continues
  Rough Start For Trade Outlook As The Year Of The Dog Begins
Hapag-Lloyd Hits a High, Has Room To Be More Aggressive
  K+N Joins Peers With Great Revenues, Disappointing Profitability
  Panjiva Daily: CMA-CGM’s need for speed, Ryder’s Mexican rides and China’s been foiled

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

China Keeps Chicken Out as Agricultural Trade Tensions Simmer
2008 High For U.S. Deficit Due To Capital Goods and Oil, Could Trigger Trump
China Foiled, Russia and Brazil Gain While Consumers Lose from Aluminum Case
Ryder Raises Rides for U.S.-Mexico Auto-Parts As NAFTA Uncertainty Looms
MMA Fight Between China and Japan Goes To A New Level
CMA-CGM Relies on Need For Speed in Asia-Americas Service as Volumes Slow
Huawei’s 5G Ambitions Begin as 4G Lurches Back To Life
Mexican Business Investment Leads To Largest Deficit On Record
U.S. Wants Better Log Logging From Peru, Chinese Flooring Demand Matters More
  Panjiva Daily: Charleston’s music stops, the next national security review and Mitsubishi’s copper race

Monday, February 26, 2018

Qatar Gas Better Than Hoped, Faces Circumstances Beyond Its Control
Beantown’s Been Better as MSC Traffic Drops, Hapag-Lloyd Arrives
Trampolines Are For Exercise, Not Fun While Toys Might Become Political
  Ownership-Secured EV Supply Chain Race Accelerates As Mitsubishi Goes for Copper
Conductors and Filters Could Be The Next Front in National Security Trade Reviews
  Court Progress Could Take Shine Off Trump’s Solar Decision
Music Stops for Charleston as Volumes Fall Despite Hapag-Lloyd’s Big Ship Deliveries
  Panjiva Daily: Sanctions and surpluses, Mexico’s leverage and China’s pollution problem

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Arcelor and Thyssen’s Brazilian Mills Should Steel Themselves For Disappointment
Mexican Metals Leverage Could Foil s232 Review, Spill Over Into NAFTA Talks
Cracks Appear in Europe’s Export Boom As German and British Sentiment Slips
Mercosur-Canada Deal Will Have a Big, Agricultural Hill to Climb

Saturday, February 24, 2018

DPRK Shipping Sanctions Matter Less Than a 3.4x Leap in China’s Trade Surplus

Friday, February 23, 2018

BAIC Cooks Up A Mexican Factory After Initial Export Success
Six Year High For Global Trade Growth Set To Continue, For Now
Chinese Container’s Stellar Start to 2018 May Just Be A Calendar Catch
Tangshan Pollution Limits Have Outsize Steel Export Impact, s232 Will Matter More
  Panjiva Daily: Agri-vation for NAFTA, SeaTac’s tough 2018 and Matson slips as liners soar

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Biodiesel Lesson For America’s “Friends” In Solar and Steel Cases
Hand Truck Deliveries Prove Legitimate in Europe, U.S. Should Consider a Case
Commerce Doesn’t Have to Stretch To See Merit in Rubber Band Case
Indian Solvent Case Doesn’t Solve Import Problem, Chinese Supplies Set Record
NAFTA Watch: Agri-vation, Metal Mayhem to Join Origin-al Problems as Round 7 Looms
Matson Slips as Container-Lines Soar, Jones Act May Prove a Hinderance
SeaTac’s Tough 2018 Start May Get Tougher as Shippers Consolidate
  Panjiva Daily: K+N confident on containers, Hanwha’s haymaker and Mexican rail blockades

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Hanwha Q-Cells Made Hay While The Sun Shined, Dawn Up To WTO
  Apple Looks For Cobalt as Chinese Imports Climb 3.4x
Quanta Phone Network Exports Surge Ahead of Mobile World Congress
K+N Takes Confident Stance on Container-Lines, Cuts Exposure to Hapag-Lloyd
Rail Blockades Hurt Mexican Auto Supply Chains, Could Be Worse Under NAFTA 2.0
Hoegh Up, Wallenius Down In U.S. Car Carrier Share as EC Applies Fines
  Panjiva Daily: Maersk’s eastern option, metals retaliation risks and Savannah’s slowdown

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Strong Jets, Disciplined Ships Lead Expeditors To Beat Its Peers
ONE Will Be Number One in Savannah, Though Regional Growth Is Slowing
Ethanol Tariffs in Europe No Block to Surging U.S. Exports
PNG LNG Quandary for Exxon and Total As Chinese Imports Soar
American Bolts and Plates Could Pay The Price For Chinese s232 Retaliation
Maersk Could Look East For Its Next Deal, But Faces Pricey Options
  Panjiva Daily: Trump’s metal opportunity in 5 charts, UPS down in Virginia and Sanyo’s solar surge

Monday, February 19, 2018

Japan Has China To Thank for Export Boom, U.S. Relations Still a Problem
ITC Unplugs SA and Ukraine Wire Rod Exports, But 232 Complications Await
COSCO May Be Called on To Echo Hyundai MM as China’s Shipyards Exports Slump
“Fast Toys” May Be Difficult To Achieve With Seaborne Shipping Reliance
  5 Things You Need To Know About President Trump’s Metal Opportunity
Sanyo Joined The Solar Surge Ahead of Japan Filing a Section 201 Appeal

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Inflating Inflation, Depressed Port Data Indicates Another Deficit Surge Lies Ahead
UPS Down in Virginia, Exports Have Worst Month Since 2009

Friday, February 16, 2018

Post-Carnival Brazilian Bean Party Could Get Rowdier if China Blocks America
Chinese Evasion May Be The Least Of The Hardwood Plywood Industry’s Problems
  Panjiva Daily: GSP-Lite for Trump, Trudeau in India and CH Robinson Crushes Expeditors in Cali

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Odfjell Not The Odd One Out As Tanker 4Q Disappointments, 2018 Hopes, Continue
Resurgent January for Containers Doesn’t Mean China’s Dog Will Leap
Consumers Lose as Soil Pipe Fitting Costs Rise Due To Import Case
Apple Ponders Supplier Switch as Chinese Memory Chip Imports Hit a Record
HIT Shows The Way With Automation, Challenges are Labor and Capacity Need
Constellation and Heineken Benefit From Mexican Beer Boom, Face NAFTA Risks
Trudeau’s India Trade Trip May Slip On Peas and Other Tariffs
“Make in India” Preemption Drives Trade Deficit to 2013 High
COSCO and CH Robinson Crush MSC and Expeditors in Slower Cali Container Market
GSP-Lite May Be The Way Ahead for President Trump, Eventually

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

LOOP Set To Turn Oil Flows Around As Energy Independence Beckons
“Make In India” May Drive Ford and Fiat To Local Parts Production
South Korea Prods the Eagle Once More With Steel, Power WTO Case
Dell Set To Buck a Dull American PC Market That Saw Falling Imports in January
  Asian Geopolitics Drives Trump’s Curious Calm on Vietnamese Trade
  Venezuela’s Pain is Britain’s Gain as U.S. Oil Purchases Start To Shift
Belt and Road Rail Surge Supported by Cars, One Third Growth Expected in 2018
Food Fight May Spread to Corn and Rice as Well As Beans and Sorghum

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

MISC Continues Tanker Revenue Disappointments, Writedowns Indicate Slow Recovery
Hyundai MM Continues To Invest Even As Sales Drop, Profits Fall
Ribbon Case Not A Big Deal, But Tied Into Worsening China-U.S. Relations
The Steel Pipe That Might Break The Chinese Trade Camel’s Back
  No More Soft Toys, But Plenty of Chocolate for Valentine’s and Easter
Singapore Slips On Oil, Gets Carried Away By Containers
NAFTA Watch: Hawks Gather In The Northern Forests
  Land of Nod Wide Awake Even As Night Falls For Its Stores
  CMA-CGM, COSCO and Maersk Show 3 Stages of Mergers’ Effect on Competition

Monday, February 12, 2018

10 Billion Yuan Deal Helps Guangxi Exports, Pacific International’s Shipping Growth
Cheniere Signs Petrochina Ahead Of China-U.S. Trade Battle
  Scotch Whisky Pours Into China, But Irish and Mexican Competitors Loom in America
  Drug Import Costs Already Falling As Trump’s Advisors Call For Trade Policy Solution
Brazilian Shipping Needs More Than Day-to-Day Competition to Be Competitive
  K+N Steps Back as Kerry and Orient Express Grab Booming U.S. Market

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Improving CEVA’s IPO Beckons, But Deal With a Competitor Possible Too
South Africa’s Shipping Surge Still Has Few Liner Choices

Friday, February 09, 2018

NAFTA Watch: Mexico Concedes Need For Auto ROO Change, Industry Not Yet Worried
China Fruit Boom Leaves Out Europe But Tastes, Not Logistics, May Be To Blame
EU Duties Drill Into Chinese CORE Steel Exports
Remington Set To Unload Finance While Weapons Imports, Checks Decline
Panama’s Transit Drop, Smaller Diversion Effect Marks Slow Start to 2018

Thursday, February 08, 2018

Is THE-Plus The Answer To Tackle Maersk in Brazil?
American Imports Start 2018 With an 8% Bang, Tariff Barrage Yet To Be Seen
  Hasbro Has Less Force After Importing Too Much Too Soon
Malaysia May Get a Hand from Indonesian Palm Oil Rules
  Washers Finish Cycle, Solar Panels Fade in January as Trump’s Tariffs Bite
Maersk Mostly Avoids Competition Trap, Container-Line Discipline Still Needed
East Coast Ports’ Flying Start in 2018 Faces Automation Risk Later in Year
DSV Delivers, XPO Gives to Get But Consolidation Is The Question

Wednesday, February 07, 2018

  NAFTA Watch: Trudeau Should Visit Tennessee Not Cali on Campaign Tour
Make in India Blowback May Be Televised as Sony, Samsung Cut Back Panel Imports
China Kicks Out Indian Pesticide Precursor, Which Heads to America Instead
  Apple’s X Effect Suggests Strong Start to 2018 Smartphone Shipments
  Virginia Starts Capacity Lift, ONE and COSCO May Challenge Hapag for Supremacy
China Import Surge Can’t Stop Surplus With U.S. Hitting Another Battle-Baiting Record
  Tesla May Follow Toyota in Going Straight to The Source for Lithium
Late Call For Phones May Just Be Pre-Tariff Dash In India
Soybean Entree May Follow Sorghum Starter as China Ponders Food Trade Fight

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Acer Spin-offs Expose Tough PC and Display Business, China Tariff Risks
India Seeks To Crush Chickpea Imports, Australia Has Most to Lose
Longi Takes Shorter Route to Access Indian Solar Power Market
Canada’s Record Imports Won’t Stop Another Round of NAFTA Stats Arguments
China Joins South Korea and Taiwan in Washer, Solar Complaint as Imports Fall
House Heparin Supply Chain Worries Confirmed by U.S. Import Drop, China Export Surge
Solar Glass Case Fits “Make In India”, Should Be Aimed At China, Not Malaysia
Housekeeping HamSu Cuts Jacksonville Service as Venezuela Wanes
  Record Deficit Gives President Trump Reason to Act, Against China

Monday, February 05, 2018

Nissan’s Growing Popularity in China Shown By Imports, Absorbed Locally
A Curious Comeback as Bon-Ton Reaches Chapter 11
Tillerson Returns to Venezuela Oil Threats, Which May Prove Ineffective
Nehru’s New Terminal May Be Undermined by Modi’s New Tariffs
China Tightens North Korea Sanctions, $1.6 billion Surplus Financing A Question
  Coke and Coors Could Pay for Post-Crash Trump Trade Action
  PONY Trots to 2017 Record, COSCO Catching Hapag-Lloyd, Which Caught Maersk

Sunday, February 04, 2018

Sorghum May Be Stuck With China-U.S. Trade Relations Pain
  Baltimore Competition for MSC May Heat Up as New Cranes Arrive
  NAFTA May Chew Through K+N’s Chattanooga Service Rationale
Rupert Shows Montreal That Even Grand Capacity Plans Can Be Rapidly Used Up

Friday, February 02, 2018

BMW, Daimler May Need to Cut Prices as Chinese Independent Retailers Get Boost
Sinopec’s VLCC Shift As Chinese Fuel Exports Reach Record Levels
Honda Higher, Daimler Down as U.S. Imported Auto Sales Inch Ahead
Few Jobs On The Water as Truckers Trundle on and Couriers Accelerate

Thursday, February 01, 2018

Coffee Trade Perks Up At Year End of 2017, Mexican Producers Face Risks in 2017
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in January 2018
EU Blocks Iron Imports as Chinese Suppliers Cast About for New Customers
Jaitley Seeks To Grow Indian Exports Beyond Iranian Rice, American Shrimps
Fast Start to Dumping Petitions in 2018 as New Cases Come Down the Pipe
Boxes Beat Bulkers as Oil Rally Drags Fuel Costs, But Not Tankers, Higher
Taiwan Joins South Korea in WTO Complaint, Reasoning Not Clear
KORUS Busy, Going Nowhere as Korean Trade Surplus Hits 2011 Low
UPS Overcooks During the Holidays, Watch Out for Competition in 2018
Unsynchronized Expectations Put Global Trade Growth At Risk

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Boston Pays The Price for MSC’s Rapid Route Realignment
Aston Martin Seeks Add-Vantage in China
K-Line and NYK Provide Disappointing Start to Container-Line Earnings Season
First Call for Last Orders in Global Trade Growth?
Prospects for Dog Year in Exports as Chinese Expectations Turn Negative
Stolt Nielsen Cautious For Future, Doing OK For Now
  Maersk’s Service Redesign Could Transform South American Trade, Market Share
  Could Israel and Panama Fall Foul Of Trump’s “Fix Bad Trade Deals” Pledge?
British Beef, Cars and Ports May Provide Routes to Closer China Trade Ties
CH Robinson Bests Nippon Express For Revenues, Both Deliver on Margins

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

  MSC Overhauls Hapag-Lloyd as Houston Heads Higher
Maersk May Slim Its Port-folio Further, COSCO Shipping an Active Buyer
Nissan’s Tough End to 2017 Could Become a Difficult 2018 as NAFTA Rules Change
More Energy, Cheaper Drugs and Better Deals Factor In Trump’s State of Trade
Finding Trump’s Next Appliance Targets – Fridges, Stoves and Vacuum Cleaners
NAFTA Watch: Die Another Day After Appointment Made, Auto Compromise Missed

Monday, January 29, 2018

Chinese Scrap Limits Hurt Cardenas, Take Gloss Off Mexican Ports’ Stellar 2017
NAFTA Watch: R&D Weighting and Not Waiting for Elections Could Save NAFTA
Life Support for Medical Devices Brings “Make in India” To $18 Billion
  Waste Industry’s $22 Billion Problem as China Restricts Scrap Imports
Another Chinese Cast Iron Case in The Pipeline
Proof of Optimism Needed as ONE Kicks Off Liners’ 4Q Reports
  President Trump’s State of the Union in Trade Is…

Sunday, January 28, 2018

French Trade Sentiment Hits Pre-Crisis High as Brexit Talks Progress
  CMA-CGM Buys Brazilian Ports, Has to Tackle Maersk and MSC’s Carrier Share

Friday, January 26, 2018

Sunpower Hopes to Torch Trump’s Tariffs
  $71 Billion Reasons for President Trump To Accelerate Tariff Implementation
Unmoored Mines Could Accelerate Panama and Rail Shift Risk For Suez Canal
Record Mexican Energy Imports May Not Defuse NAFTA Tensions
Boeing Beaten By Bombardier, But May Get Salve of Canadian F/18 Order

Thursday, January 25, 2018

  New Record for Global Trade as Annualized Growth Hits Six Year High
America Takes Made-in-Russia to the WTO, Beans and Drills Could Benefit
  West Ain’t Best as COSCO Comes to Dominate Pacific Coast Shipping
CIT CORE Ruling Shows It Ain’t Over Even When It’s Over
Turning Tankers Hoped For as Euronav Delivers Positive Surprise
Make-in-India Tariffs Could Spoil Modi’s ASEAN Charm Offensive

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Shipbuilders Reach $75 Billion in 2017, South Korea Leads by May Falter in 2018
Destabilized Stabilization Agreement Toppled, Opens Door for Competition and Deals
  Cali’s 19 Million TEU Year Led by Ever-Expanding COSCO Shipping
Gas-OPEC of Little Interest for U.S. Gas Exports, Chinese Politics a Growing Risk
  Höegh Has Heightened Ambitions For Car Carriage, West Coast Calls Needed
UPS, Maersk and Chinese Toy Suppliers Most Exposed to Toys’R’Us Restructuring
Bombardier Tariff Offtake Will Need Dispute Panel Solution as Politics Loom
Japan’s CPTPP Gains Could Lose to Mexico’s NAFTA Pains

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Trudeau’s Primary Trade Focus In India – Be Less Primary Goods Focussed
Rail Could Be The Way for North American Supply Chains as Trucking Worries Weigh
Teekay Calls For Cash, Profit Recovery Conditions Yet To Be Seen
  Washer Wars! Korea Seeks $711 Million in WTO Remedies And Ponders 201 Complaint
Australian Wines Pour Into China, Facing Competition from France
Bacardi Tops Up With Tequila as Patron Catches Up with Cuervo
Modi Ready to Power Up Protectionism, Utilities May Pay the Price

Monday, January 22, 2018

No Easy Options for President Trump in Executing The Aluminum 232 Case
Philly Could Be Running Near Empty as Oil Imports Slowed Before Chapter 11 Filing
  Savannah Beat Charleston in 2017 As Hapag-Lloyd and MSC Lead Volumes
  201 Down, 6 To Go as President Trump Takes His First 2018 Trade Actions
  Hospitals Build Their Own Supply Chains Even As Most Drug Costs Fall
Iraq’s Drought Pain Provides New Market Opportunity for American Grain
  Panjiva Discussions: Global Trade Policy Outlook for 2018

Sunday, January 21, 2018

CPTPP Focus on Canada Misses NAFTA Conflict, Mexican Needs
New Orleans New Terminal Will Need Renewed Growth, 2M Cooperation
Stampede Started, Drive Needed as Japan-U.S. Trade Talks Continue
  Nintendo Relies on Cardboard To Renew Switch Growth as Xbox Expansion Returns
  NAFTA Watch: Autos Matter Most for Success, Automakers Don’t Appear Worried Yet
5 Policy Controversies Flowing Into One Pipeline Investigation

Friday, January 19, 2018

Seattle’s Grungy Year Ends With a Small Export Expansion

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Hapag-Lloyd’s 2018 “Started Well”, Discipline on Pricing and Cost Cutting Needed
NAFTA Watch: Railroads Warn Termination Could “Haunt Trump Politically”
SM Line Needs New Friends for Trans-Pacific Aspirations
  Star Wars Sales Lose Force, Solo Will Require Two Freighter Runs
  Trump at 1: 26 Trade Actions But The Deficit Keeps Rising
JB Hunt Starts Freight 4Q With Margin Disappointment, Competition Worries Remain
One China Compliance Complicates Taiwan’s Food Export Growth
CMA-CGM, COSCO Win the Battle for Charleston as 2M Loses Ground
TV Tariffs May Be Leverage for U.S. To Bring Vietnam to the Negotiating Table

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

  Trump’s “Not Sustainable” Call to Xi Could Lead to Action on Metals, Plastics
South Africa Clears ONE, Big Pink Now Has Rationalization Work To Do
Alcoa’s Supply Optimism Doesn’t Preclude Protectionism In 2018
Lucky 13 For Russia’s Commodity Boom That Faces Steel Tariff Roulette
King Coal’s Reign Returning as Export Orders Start To Flow
  The Opportunity For President Trump To Go Nuclear on Trade

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

AT&T Faces No Huawei Option for Phone Equipment as China Falls Out Of Favor
Toyota Goes Mining to Beat Chinese Auto Competitors to New Lithium Sources
Venezuela Starves Even As Oil Exports Are Worth Over 35x Food Imports
Americans Can Pig Out On Mexican Pork as USDA Lifts Import Restriction
American Farmers Worry About Russian Wheat – Mexican Buyers Are The Bigger Risk
Gothenburg’s Slump Raises a Red Flag for Port-o-Mation Strategies

Monday, January 15, 2018

Oil Record Will Only Become An Export Record With Trade Policy Patience
America Wants Relaxed Japanese Rules to Continue Beef’s Export Stampede
Lego Set for Growth With Tencent as Imports Build To A Record
India’s Trade Oil Fuelled Export Growth Offsets Sickly Pharma Performance
COSCO Shows China Port Activity Remains Robust, Rail The Next Challenge
Steel Sanctions Could Complicate KORUS Conversations

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Container Rates Start 2018 With A Bang, 8% Fizzle Will Be Later This Year
Evergreen Goes Large(r), May Need to Scrap To Maintain Profitability

Friday, January 12, 2018

South African Box Handling Rises 6% in 2017, CFTA Could Bring More in 2018
Korea Shipping Resolution Needed As Hyundai MM – SM Line Relations In Doubt
China’s Trade Boom Slows, But Export Growth May Still Draw American Protectionism
Ikea May Need to Assemble A Different Supply Chain If Trump Acts on China Tariffs
Unsurprising Aluminum Decision Is Already Drawing In Higher Sheet Imports

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Cemex Helps Tampico Upturn as Steel Weighs on Altamira and Cardenas
Macron’s China Trip Provides Points of Principle, Few Deals for Airbus or Areva
NAFTA Watch: Magna International, Already Struggling, Faces a “Lose-Lose-Lose”
Panama Canal Outpaced Suez in 2017, More to Come in 2018 as Rail Threat Looms
  Supply Chain Skill Matters More Than Detroit Show Flash for Electric Vehicle Success
Trump Won’t Take It To the Wire On Steel Action, But Could Take It To Steel Wire
NAFTA Watch: Red Lines and Red Herrings as Trump Leaves Door to Delay Open
Hapag-Lloyd Leads Virginia’s New Handling Record in 2017
  Steamships Need Tie-ups as MSC, Maersk Lose Share to CMA-CGM, Hapag-Lloyd

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

CES 2018: Lenovo Needs to Miix It Up As U.S. Imports Lag Dell, HP Inc
Toyota and Mazda Head to Alabama, Cutting NAFTA Risk and Imports (Eventually)
Groundwood Paper Grinds to a Halt as Commerce Decides on Small Part of Case
NAFTA Watch: Mexico Isn’t Going Soft on ROOs, Just Recognizing The Rise of EVs
Global Freight Surges Ahead in November as Tailwinds Help Sea and Air Carriers
  NAFTA Watch: Did Canada Just Blow Up NAFTA With a Self-Defeating Technicality?
  Forwarder Consolidation Still Needed After Record 2017 Volumes
American Imports Set To Finish 2017 With Another Increase as Prices Rise

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

CES 2018: TV Supply Chain Stretched by Larger, Later Sets
CES 2018: Samsung Diversifies as Chip Shipments Surge
Mexican Trucks’ Wonder Year Faces NAFTA Niggles in 2018
Nippon Express Joins K+N and Hyundai MM on the China Rail Bandwagon
CES 2018: Kodak’s Blockchain Move a New Solution to an Old Problem
  Houston Leads as U.S. Port Handling Delivers Record 27 Million TEUs in 2017

Monday, January 08, 2018

NAFTA Watch: Could Canada Be Better Off Out Than In?
70 Month Deficit Record Raises Questions for Trump: If Not Now Then When? If Not China Then Who?
Macron’s China Wins Could Include Deals for Airbus, Peugeot and Railfreight
Trump May Call for Whole-of-Government Push As Military Jet Exports Hit 2012 Low
  “Ship Later” Strategies At Work as Seaborne Imports Rise 4% in 2017
CES 2018: Huawei Needs a Different Way Into The U.S. as AT&T Balks
Colombia Aims to Retain a Peace Dividend Flattered by Weak Oil and Coffee Competitors
Flanges Fly as Case is Delayed Ahead of Trump Action on Steel
GoPro Gone as Discounts Needed, Supply Chain Data Showed Early Woes
Coffee Industry’s Dark Time May Be About to Perk Up
Hyundai, Samsung Limit U.S. Room for Maneuver in KORUS Update Talks

Sunday, January 07, 2018

Tighter Sanctions Not Yet Biting Into China’s $1.5 billion Surplus With North Korea
  2018 Outlook: The View from Panjiva’s CEO
  2018 Outlook: 8 Issues to Watch in Global Supply Chains
K+N Looks East, Would Compete with Panalpina and DSV For Deals

Friday, January 05, 2018

Record Month for Chinese Phones and Servers Faces Spectre, Meltdown Risk
Ports The New Home of Jobs Growth as Trucking, Couriers Slow
2018 Outlook: 5 Black Swan Risks for Global Supply Chains
  CES 2018: TV and Smart Speaker Exports Surge as Connected Home Languishes

Thursday, January 04, 2018

Hyundai Hurries as U.S. Auto Sales Slow Ahead of KORUS Talks
Seeds of Trump’s Tax Reform to Bear Fruit of Rising Deficit as Import Sentiment Soars
Indian Sugar Tariffs Bring Sour Taste to RCEP, BTIA Talks
10% Jump in American Car Sales in South Korea Unlikely to Relieve KORUS Pressure
Lack of Fear Factor, Import Data Suggest U.S. Gun Sales May Continue to Drop in 2018
KORUS Today, Pain Tomorrow as Korean Trade Surplus Remains High Despite Falling
2018 Outlook: Disruption Matters From Blockchain to Port-o-Mation and Cybersecurity
American LNG Opportunity in India Wanes as GAIL Pulls Vessel Plans

Wednesday, January 03, 2018

India May Join America in Restricting Solar To Help Domestic Industry
RCEP May Be a Better Target Than TPP For Post-Brexit Britain
Chinese Chemicals Producers Unlikely to Dye Because of India Trade Case
  Trump’s Pakistan Actions May Eventually Impact Adidas and Walmart
Cold Snap Increases Attraction of U.S. to International Oil, Domestic LNG Suppliers
Trade Boom Set To Continue As Chinese Sentiment Reaches Highest Since 2012
Trump May Renew GSP, India Could Miss Out
  Space Supply Chain Isn’t Just Rocket Science For Orbital ATK and SpaceX
2018 Outlook: Discipline and Mergers Needed to Ensure Shipping Profits Recover

Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Container-Lines Had A Tough 4Q After Rates End Down For The Year
2018 Outlook: Watch Out for More Consolidation in Logistics
2018 Outlook: Three Marine Modal Battles to Watch

Monday, January 01, 2018

2018 Outlook: President Trump’s Seven Options For Action

Friday, December 29, 2017

2018 Outlook: NAFTA – January or Bust
Unfestive Ribbon Case Wraps Up 2017 Surge in Trade Petition
Groundwood Case Grinds to a Halt, Avoiding NAFTA Nastiness
Butanol Case is Business as Normal Rather Than A Trade War Signal
2018 Outlook: The Alphabet of Global Trade Deals

Thursday, December 28, 2017

  2017 Review: What We Got Wrong, And Why
  2017 Review: Industrial Supply Chains in 12 Most Read Research Reports

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

  2017 Review: Logistics in 12 Most Read Research Reports

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

  2017 Review: U.S. Trade Politics in 12 Most Read Research Reports

Friday, December 22, 2017

2017 Could Be The Brightest Year Since 2011 For Trade, 2018 Looking Cloudier

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Kazakh Customs Fix Needed To Unleash China Rail Trade Potential
Bombardier Jet Case Continues On Its Path, Plenty More Flying Time To Come
Tough Times for Tankers Push Euronav And Gener8 Together
Trade Action Stations Ahead as Ports Data Indicates 14th Deficit Rise on Horizon
  2018: The Year of Good Intentions as Yoga Outpaces Running
Optimistic End to Sweden’s Logistics Year After Strike and Vodka Hangover
UN Sanctions Need to Address the $1.4 billion North Korea Trade Finance Question
  Americans Raising More Glasses These Holidays, Tequila The Winner
Tighter Bean Rules May Be China’s New Year Message For Trump

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Houston’s Humming, Tougher Trump Could Change the Tune
Hyundai MM Goes Large(r), May Need Closer Alliance Deals as Well as Vessels
Trump’s Critical Mineral Order May Need “Hard Buy” As Well As Domestic Mining
Thailand’s Trade Tear Hits 16th Month, Regulatory Risks Ahead
Bon-Ton’s Financial Fail Follows Sudden Surge in Imports
  Nintendo Sets a Higher Score, May Not Have Cleared the Final Level
Spotting The Sweet Opportunities to Drive Sales From China’s Tariff Cut Commitment

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Maersk Hangs Back in Brazilian Boom Month As MSC Grabs Share
85 Miles and 37% Apart, Charleston Beats Savannah for New China Traffic
Greenyard’s Dole Bid Isn’t Bananas But May Be About Diversification, Not Growth
SeaTac Proves Far From Sound After Further Loss of Share to Canada
Ocean Alliance Adds Bigger Boats to Deal With Success, Further Development Needed
  Phones Looking Less Smart After Trade Slumps, Apple Phases iPhone

Monday, December 18, 2017

COSCO Shanghai and Hong Kong Show Limits of Asia’s Trade Bounty
NAFTA Watch: Round 5.5 Wrapped Up in ROOs
  THE Alliance Inches Ahead in First Year, Adds New Routes for Second
Worst Month In A Decade For Shipbuilders Doesn’t Mean Bad Times Ahead
Japan’s Ending The Year With A Bang, More Noise To Follow
Trump Already Has Global Trade Tactics To Go With His National Security Strategy
  Has Lego wrapped up The Holidays from Mexico?
India Prepares to Expand in Solar, Import Duties Are Possible

Sunday, December 17, 2017

KORUS Conversations Ready To Start, Autos The Only Word That Matters
Container Rates Pass Negative Benchmark as Transpacific Routes Prove Far From Stable
First Shot in 2018’s Trade War? China Cuts Metal Export Tariffs Before U.S. 232 Decision

Friday, December 15, 2017

India Brings Old Fashioned Protectionism To Encourage New Technology Manufacturing
Tax Weight Lifting from Indian Exports, Apparel Still Struggling

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Hyundai MM Finds Rail the Best Way to Europe, Tackling K+N and Ceva
  NAFTA Watch: State Governors Step Up, Michigan Has Much to Lose
  Could Croatia Pay The Price For Netanyahu’s Teva Request?
An Unwelcome Trade Gift Awaits Trump as Import Inflation Indicates Deficit Gain
Deal Needed, But Unlikely Soon, To Keep Britain Great in China
China-South Korea Deal Could Help THAAD-Hit Malaysian Cocoa Farmers
Chinese Shipbuilding Off The Bottom, Tough 2018 Ahead
Hapag-Lloyd May Need California Edge To Beat MSC in Mexican Market
  Last Chance for Last Jedi Missed As Merchandise Imports Slump

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Will Ross Preempt KORUS With A Self-Initiated Autos Investigation?
WTO Watch: EU and Japan Hand Trump a Stick to Beat China With
  Surging Activity Doesn’t Mean Cali’s Healthy as Fires Rage
Singapore Soars While Becoming More Reliant on Pacific Basin Routes
WTO Watch: The Unintended Consequences of a Missed Opportunity
Maersk Leaves Ineffective TSA, Future May Be Limited Anyway
  India The New Prize for American LNG as Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Awaited

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Boks’ Box Boom Over, MSC and Maersk Most Exposed
EU Excise Worries May Make Trade Aspect of Tax Reform More Attractive to Trump
Charming Charlie’s Troubles Visible Since February in Supply Data
Shanghai Handling Record Leads Chinese Container Surge, Though Rate Is Slowing
WTO Watch: India vs. America Matches Food Security vs. Trade Policy
Yang Ming’s Express Service Seeks to Build Share in $22 Billion Lane
  Panjiva Discussions: NAFTA – Deal, or No Deal? Webinar and Q&A
  Trump’s Energy Independence Hope Grows Closer as American Oil Exports Triple

Monday, December 11, 2017

Stevedores’ Payrolls Return to Growth While Warehouses Beat Bikes
Expeditors’ Cuts Volumes as Tax-Reform Driven Competition Looms
Oakland Felled as Port as Export Handling Drops 10%
Autonomous Port May Not Alleviate Shanghai’s Congestion Woes
  Apple Needs A Little Help From Its Frenemies To Secure Indian Parts Duty Deferral
Maersk Lags in U.S. Share, Joins COSCO and ONE In Facing Post-Deal Challenge

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Maersk’s Pressure Pockets, Positive Fundamentals Come As Container-Rates Droop
Lackluster Exports Nearly Break Virginia’s 9 Month Growth Run
Evergreen May Shoot Ahead as Taiwan’s Trade Activity Surges
Panama Continues Battle with Suez as Southeast U.S. Diversions Rise

Friday, December 08, 2017

Ford Shifts Supply Chain Once More as Mexican Exports Lag General Motors
Brexit Steps Ahead, EU Internal Position on New Trade Deal The Big Hurdle Now
China’s Trade Surge Brings Surplus vs. America to Record-Breaking $274 billion
  Toy Supply Chains Face Failing Toys’R’Us, Mattel-Hasbro Deal and Lackluster Imports

Thursday, December 07, 2017

Nova Scotia Fishes For $2.1 billion China Opportunity
Steel Cheating Decision Made After Switch Visible For 26 Months
  South Korea Goes Into Bat For Hanwha Q-Cells As Solar Tariffs Loom
Softwood Spat Done in U.S., But Not Over as Rot Starts To Set Into Exports
  Long Beach Goes Further For Longer as U.S. Port Handling Surges 8% Higher
WTO Watch: WTO Doesn’t Need To Make Global Trade Great Again, It Already Is

Wednesday, December 06, 2017

  SQM Ponders Lithium Projects as American Battery Buyers Lose Out
NAFTA Watch: Mexico’s “50-50” View Reflects Hawkish-Yet-Optimistic Stance
Samsung Heavy’s New Capital May Be Good For No-One In Shipping
Thailand Undermines RCEP Before It Even Begins, Nissan May Pay The Price
The Great U.S-Canada Dogfight Takes Another Barrel Roll
  NAFTA Watch: The State of Play and The Future of Negotiations in 11 Charts
Apparel Unfolding, Protectionist Absence Drive 6% Seaborne Import Growth

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd and K+N’s CO2 Commitment May Mean Hard Capacity Choices
NAFTA Watch: Canada’s Trade Recovery Belies Autos Slump, Hawkish Response Likely
Toyota Toys With U.S. Market As Auto Sales Outlook Dims
Xiaomi IPO Could Support Indian Strategy Shown By Its 195% Export Growth
Deficit Surge Raises Need For Urgency In Trump Trade Policy Action

Monday, December 04, 2017

  Samsung Displays Vietnamese Growth Potential
Descending Airfreight Lags Box-Shipping’s Growth For a Second Month
Tankers Tank Once More as Rates Defy OPEC-Inspired Oil Surge
NAFTA Watch: Red Lines or Blood Trails? Canada’s Sticking Points
Xi-Trudeau Failure May Be a Matter of FTA Philosophy, Not Negotiation
CAT Looks To Extend 120% Overseas Auto Battery Sales Growth With New Factory
10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in November 2017
  Holiday Cheers, Not Sneers, as Supply Chain Efficiency Means Decorations Arrive Late
Less Hard Luck for Hardwood as ITC Doesn’t Back-Date Duties

Sunday, December 03, 2017

South Korean Trade Growth Returns, KORUS Talks Not Back Yet
Global Trade Growth Looks Secure Even as U.S. Managers Become Less Positive
Small Sodium Case May Be Last of Year, or First of a New Rush
Dark End to The Year In Prospect for Container-Lines

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Busan Export Drop Leads Korean Port Activity to Lowest Growth Since February
  Battery Battering Risk for Tesla as Potash Considers SQM Options
Container Freight in Rude Health as Global Port Growth Hits 18th Straight Increase
Houston Goes Large With One Fifth Jump in Container Handling
Small Sentiment Gain Suggests Chinese Export Boom Not, Quite, Over Yet
Hapag’s Target More Ambitious Than Maersk’s as Transformative Deals Progress
  Fewer Shots in the Americano as Global Coffee Trade Dries Up
Trudeau Should Get Away From The Basics With China
  Mexican Powers Up as Electricity Trade Reaches a Balance

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Yang Ming Offering Brings Maritime Sector 2017 Capital Raise to $7.1 billion
  Tool Chests’ Open and Shut Case Not Quite Closed
Curve in The Road, Or Crash Ahead for Japan’s Auto Exporters?
Gulf Surge, Puerto Rican Recovery Drive Mexican Container Handling To New High
USTR Looks Before Trump Leaps on Solar, Washer Tariff Action Opportunity

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

NAFTA Watch: Barra and Marchionne’s ROO Concerns Likely Fell on Deaf Ears
Unlucky 13th Rise in American Deficit Shows Need for Policy Action
  The Curious Case of the Aluminum Sheet Exports from China
Peugeot Steps on the Chinese Gas to Meet European Engine Needs
Confidence in Steel Inaction Leads German Trade Outlook to Six Year High
  ABB and Kawasaki Join Forces as Robot Army Grows
G20 Steel Resolve Unlikely to Prevent Trump Tariff Action

Monday, November 27, 2017

Mexican Export Record Great for the Economy, Bad for NAFTA Negotiations
American Builders Knock On Wood For Canadian Government’s Dispute
American Ports Have a Ball After 8th Handling Hike
Maersk Waved Through By South Korea, Brazil Exclusion a Surprise
  San Miguel Seeks Beer Sales in America, China Looks Frothier

Sunday, November 26, 2017

  NAFTA Watch: Trade Rules Help Enshrine Mexican Energy Reform, Boost Investment
ZIM and CMA-CGM Help Liners’ Profitability Growth Beat Forwarders and Tankers
Global Trade Sets 4th New Record, Fastest Annual Growth in 6 Years Ahead
Polluting Petcoke Put to One Side in India, Helping Natural Gas
  187 Ways to Grow $35 Billion of China-Bound Exports

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Navios, Frontline on Back Foot as Tanker / Bulker Profits Slide
Indian Exports of Peas Have a Chance, For a While
Thailand Avoids China’s Fate, Could Still Get Washed Up
Peak Pig Passed as China Constructs Bigger Farms to Offset Imports
It’s Up TEU for New York, But Not Because of China

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Shipyards’ Renaissance Extends As Annual Deliveries Reach $78 Billion
NAFTA Watch: Auto Questions and Data Mean Nothing to Philosophy
India May Apply Onion Duties Now To Avoid Tears Later
40% Rise in Trade Petitions Will Help Manufacturers, Could Hurt Buyers
NAFTA Watch: More Energy Will Help After Round 5 Sagged
$2.9 Billion Opportunity if Tax Cut Whets Chinese Appetite for Dried Grains
Trump Trade Strategy Embodied in a $90 Washing Machine Tariff
  Patriotic Poland Helps American Weapons Exports Shoot the Lights Out

Monday, November 20, 2017

Government Crackdown May Offset Rapid Growth at China’s Ports
Global Surge, Shanghai Surprise As Container-Rates Head Up and Down
Japan’s Trade Surge Won’t Help The Chemistry of Aso-Pence Talks
Business Booming, as Usual, as Charleston Prepares for Further Growth
  Black Friday – The Day to Buy Dumped Washers, Leftover Laptops
SeaTac’s Not-So Lucky Seven Sees Shipments Slide

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Agricultural KORUS Controversy Could Kick Start of Talks Into 2018
A Year of Growth for Canada’s Ports as Rupert and Vancouver Beat SeaTac
Maersk Takes Preemptive Action in Brazil, Hapag-Lloyd Steps Up
Trudeau Follows Trump in Search of China FTA
  NAFTA Watch: 41 Changes Don’t Change Trade Trumpenomics

Friday, November 17, 2017

Resin Still In a Sticky Situation After Imports Only Fall a Little on ITC Case
India to Weighs Exports of Iron Ore Or Tax Income in Duty Decision
Trump’s Unsung Asia Success – A Deal with Duterte
  Cardinal Makes a Virtue Of Exiting The Fast Growing Chinese Pharma Market

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Tax Reform May Help Hard Spirits Drinkers, and Mexican Tequila Makers
Brexit Far From the Only Game in Town for the EU as EPA, BTIA Progress
Steel Users May Lose After Ross’s Warnings, Global Excess Action
12th Trade Deficit Rise in the Balance as Prices Inflate, Ports Slow
Cold Truth of Ross Steel Doctrine Confirmed by Mechanical Tube Decision
$600 Million At Stake in EU-China MES Spat
  High Score Potential for Videogames Thanks to Nintendo Switch Surge

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Building Supply Cases Validate Chinese Worries, But Not The End of The World
China Trade Considerations – The View from Shanghai
  California Party Over as LA Exports Drag
  Downhill Trend For Winter Sports Gear Imports
  Panjiva Discussions – China Trade Opportunities Webinar and Q&A
India Exports Interrupted By GST Refunds, Pharma Price Competition

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

  Trump’s Trip in 5 Charts: Message Delivered, Contracts Signed but No Deals
China’s Trade Policy – Managing Both Sides of the Pacific
NAFTA Watch: Round 5, The Trouble With Trade Tribbles
Hapag-Lloyd Takes the Profitability Crown After Absorbing UASC

Monday, November 13, 2017

Singapore’s Shipping Surge Includes Crude Record, Little Panama Effect
China Makes the Most of a Bigger Playground as Toy Exports Hit Record
China’s 18x Pharma Sales Opportunity Comes Backed With Export Aspirations
Whatever Happened to Chinese Apparel Exports? (Spoiler: Vietnam)
Yang Ming May Invest Its Way to Higher Profitability, Strategic Issues Remain
Fingerlings Point to the Lead As Fisher-Price Zoom’s In At The Last Minute
Russia Crowds Out Saudi Oil from Chinese Market, U.S. Supplies Could Struggle
  X Doesn’t Mark the Spot as Two-Stage iPhone Release Cuts Chinese Exports
Hasbro Toys with Mattel as Rising Purchases Fail To Turn Into Sales

Sunday, November 12, 2017

NAFTA Watch: CPTPP OK ex NAFTA ROO SNAFU
APEC Action Needed to Match Trump-Compliant Words After Vietnam Follows China
  The $4 Trillion Chinese Trade Opportunity in 5 Charts
  MSC’s Volumes Fly as Maersk Focuses on Profits

Friday, November 10, 2017

MSC Grounding Drags Boks’ Box Handling to Year Low
America vs. Asian Acronyms as Trump Preaches Bilaterals, Xi Aims for Multis

Thursday, November 09, 2017

Ukrainians Hang Tough as India Doubles Wheat Tariffs
Two Stories for Three Tankers as DS Norden and Teekay Miss, Odfjell Beats
Savannah’s Sudden Surge Sees China Volumes Crowd Out Europe’s
Panama and Suez Handle a Flood of New Traffic, Neopanamax Transits Hit a Record
  UPS Takes Share from Expeditors as Deutsches Duke It Out, But At What Cost?
Yang Ming’s Recovery Continues Apace as Hyundai MM Stuck in Doldrums
Norfolk Nets New Record as Chinese Volumes Surge

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Boeing May Need to Prep Next Trade Case as FAA and CAAC Ink Agreement
  New Record for Imports Likely As Protectionist Risks Fail To Arrive
New Record for China-U.S. Trade Surplus Looms Over Xi-Trump Meeting
Expeditors Leads the Forwarders Forward With Disciplined Ocean Freight
Trump Gets $253 Billion, But No Reset in China Trade Relations From Xi
Bronze Performance from Golden Week in Taiwan
  Jaxport Leads Nation’s Ports to Eighth Straight Handling Expansion

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

No Fireworks, But Maybe More Missiles, From Trump’s Meeting with Moon
Maersk May Lose Its Profit Crown To Hapag After APMT Struggles

Sunday, November 05, 2017

So Far, So Little as Trump-Abe Meet in Japan
SCI Revenues Saved by Liners, Profits Cursed by Tankers
Trump’s China Trip Matters as U.S. IP Exports Hits Lowest Since 2010

Friday, November 03, 2017

COSCO’s Deal Makes Cogent Sense, But Needs a Growth Boost
Denier Fibers Down as Commerce Applies Duties, Manufacturers Head Elsewhere
Duty Dispute Casts Cloud Over Indian Solar Growth
MISC Leaves Tankers for Dust as LNG Delivers Cool Results
Canadian Exports a Car Crash, Will Loom Over November NAFTA Negotiations
  Mahindra Heads to Detroit, Expanding a Tractor Supply Chain to Cars

Thursday, November 02, 2017

  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in October 2017
  Coffee Turns Sour as Exports from Brazil, Vietnam Slump
Imported Truck Sale Surge Keeps on Rolling
Mexican Gas Surge Starts as New Pipelines Awaited
Boxes Beat Jets For First Time in 13 Months as Global Trade Growth Continues
GoPro Imports Go Slow as Sales Outlook Disappoints
NAFTA Watch: Lumber Let-Down Looms Over Round Five

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Putin Follows Panama As Latest Threat to Suez Canal Volumes
Evergreen Issuance Brings Marine Capital Raise to $7 Billion in 2017
CH Robinson Beats the Street (Again), Still Has Far to Travel
Container Rates Pull Out of Nose-Dive, Bunker Costs The Next Challenge
Under Armour Under The Weather As Imports Zig When Sales Zag
World Trade Growth in German Hands as American Managers Step Back
Steady Sailing for Seaspan as New CEO Prepares to Come Aboard
Trump’s Asia Trade Trip in 6 Charts – Watch Energy, Beans, Chips and the Deficit
India Dials Up Domestic Smartphones as Component Imports Surge
Trade Boom Quiets in South Korea Ahead of KORUS Talks, Trump Visit

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Clear Skies and Holidays, Not Concerns, May Explain Cooling China Optimism
NYK Kicks Off Forwarder Consolidation At Below-Sector Valuation
Two Tales For Three Shippers as K-Line Diverges from MOL and NYK
Tax Changes Needed for Indian Apparel Exports to Be Dressed for Success
  Steel Makes the Difference As Altamira Leads Mexican Port Growth
Euronav Blows The Lights Out, But Times Remain Dark for Tankers
Trump May Not Have The Answer He Wanted, But Will Beat Panels Anyway

Monday, October 30, 2017

Korean Container Flows Show Alliance-Driven Consolidation of Routes
American Sales Slow Japanese Auto Exports as Subaru Recall Beckons
COSCO Shipping Does Enough To Buy Boats, Finance Orient Overseas
Mattel Fills Its Own Toy Cupboard as Retailers Tighten Up
China Will Seek to Foil U.S. Aluminum Case at the WTO
Europe and a Bridge Matters as Much as Panama For New York
  Nikon Cures Selfie-Evident Problem as Camera Exports Shuttered

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Modi and Trump’s Help Needed to Reboot India-U.S. Trade Policy Progress
Tax Reform The Enemy Of Steel as Commerce Grapples With Cases, Awaits 232
  Wonder Woman Vanquishes The Clowns, But Minions Still Rule This Halloween

Friday, October 27, 2017

Orient Overseas Revenues Soar As Competition Remains Fierce
DSV’s Deal Desire May Be Thwarted By Panalpina’s Financial Flexibility
Happy German Engineers Predict Further European Export Growth

Thursday, October 26, 2017

DP World Rides The Rising Tide of Global Trade Growth
Vive l’Optimisme! French Export Orders Hit February 2008 High
India Cracks Down On Stainless Steel After Earlier Duties Fail
Immediately Tangible Results for Trump in China May Preclude Chip Opportunity
DSV Beats K+N and Panalpina, Confidence-Driven Acquisitions Awaited
Hurricanes and Earthquake Limit, But Don’t Defeat, Mexican Trade Growth
Deficit Jump 11 Follows Fastest American Capital Goods Import Growth in 5 Years
COSCO Follows Hapag and Hyundai MM, Stock Offer Could Exceed $1 billion
Container-lines’ Profit Outlook in 4 Charts
  Five Years After Sandy Storms Remain a Disruptive Fact-of-Life For Ports

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

13% Spread In Container Handling Hints At 11th Deficit Widening To Come
Charleston Bests Savannah as China Imports Hit New High
Prabhu and Ross Need to Deliver Modi and Trump’s Comprehensive Review
COSCO-Orient Leaps Antitrust Hurdle Despite China-U.S. Number 1 Position
  California’s Wildfires and Europe’s Harvest Could Make Wine a Rarer Commodity

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Global Trade Hits a New Record As Growth Streak Hits 19 Months
China Record Helps Savannah Hit 11th Straight Month of Growth
Bahri Shows Tanker Profits Heading Off Course to 2012 Lows
  Hasbro Hasn’t Had a Good September, Holiday Hopes for Sales Sliced
Xi Gives COSCO Cover for Further Bids as Deals Reach $13 billion in 3Q
Return to 2015 Exports Sees Shipyards Extend Recovery After Orders Resume
NAFTA Watch: Trump May Have Cut “Terminate” In Favor of “New NAFTA”
  PdVSA Debt Payments Matter to Venezuelan Food, and U.S. Gasoline
China Baby-Food Boom Bested by Milk and Butter as U.S. Exports Resume
Biodiesel Refiners Show Faith In A Deal That Doesn’t Yet Exist

Monday, October 23, 2017

EC Accuses China of Trying to Get a Cheap Ride in E-Bikes
Tesla Tests the Mold With Shanghai Supply Chain Innovation
Commerce Reapplies Tariffs After Dumpers Tarnish Stainless Market
Tanker Profits May Hit Worst 3Q Since 2014 As Rates Drop, Bunker Rallies
  Mexico Looks to Change the Gas Script After Pipes Smoke Boats
Competition Between LNG Buyers Could Heat Up as Temperature Cools
Ecotec Exit Means Ford Will Lose Its Indian Export Crown
India Looks to West to LatAm, Apparel May Be The Growth Route
NAFTA’s Auto Outcome Could Leave Brunswick Expansion as Hero or Zero

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Resin Case Will Prove Stickier for Indian Than Chinese Suppliers

Friday, October 20, 2017

Skechers Draws an Upward Line as Imports, Earnings Soar
USTR Cuts Oroza’s Illicit Timber Exports, Indirect Shipments Must Be Tracked
Seattle and Tacoma Go Their Own Way As Container Volumes Stagnate
CMA-CGM May Win, Ningbo-Zhoushan Lose as Shanghai Free Port Status Expands
Rotterdam Likes Big Boats as Growth Accelerates for Eighth Straight Quarter

Thursday, October 19, 2017

WTO BAHA Brouhaha Unlikely To Change Trump’s Purchasing Policy
Beantown’s Been Increasingly Bound to Chinese Imports
Chinese Flat Steel Not Flattened as India Implements Import Duties
Exporters Can’t Decide What to Do With Their PET as ITA Launches Case
Paper Delay Avoids NAFTA Controversy, Raises Import Risks
Autos Fall Behind Japan’s Export Surge, Pharmaceuticals Look Healthy
Alcoa’s Improved Aluminum Outlook Doesn’t Cut Need for Trump’s Tariffs
  Nissan’s Japanese Quality Woes Raise Mexican Output Opportunity

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Japan-India Pact May Drive Significant LNG Trade Growth
A Bit More BTIA Will Help India’s Lackluster Export Growth to the EU
Shipping Capacity Worries Should Grow as China Vessel Orders Hit 16 Month High
NAFTA Watch: A Useful Delay for the Wrong Reason
K+N’s Asia Rail Expansion Brings Unwelcome Competition for Ocean Carriers
  Rooms-to-Go Import Record May Be Tabled If Trump Takes Tariff Option
Panalpina’s 11th Miss Shows Fierce Forwarder Competition

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

NAFTA Watch: America Plays Chicken With Canada As Talks Wind Up
Potatoes Delivered, Small Cars Needed After Pence-Aso Talks
Inflating Inflation Could Precede a 12th Month of U.S. Import Growth
  Winter Sports Retailers Hit Slopes Earlier, But Lower
  Hanwha’s Solar Surge the Unintended Result of American Safeguarding Case
Rupert and Vancouver Could Vanquish SeaTac as Canadian Handling Hits High

Monday, October 16, 2017

Panjiva Discussions – The Indian Trade Opportunity
Pence’s Beef With Aso May Be Beef, And Cars, And the Deficit
  Hurricane Opportunities, NAFTA Risks Drive Mexican Auto Exports to New High
K+N’s Growth Comes At A Cost, Profits May Have Fallen Behind Peers
Trump Wins as Bombardier Pairs With Airbus in Alabama
Small is Better as COSCO Shipping Ports’ Growth Reaches 3 Year High
  Oil Import Demand Grows, May Not Stop a Bad Quarter for Teekay and MISC
Houston Handling Hike from Hurricane Recovery, China Diversions
Strong Container Growth Belies Weak South African Export Economy

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Rate Downturn Hits 11 Weeks, Is It January 2015 Again?
Long Beach Surges as SoCal Becomes Ever More China-Dependent
India Joins Asia’s Export Party With Oil Greasing the Wheels

Friday, October 13, 2017

Shenzhen Hits Record as Chinese Container Handling Has September Surge
Monster Capital Raise Good for Hyundai MM, Not For Container-Lines
Xi Takes The Five Year View, Needs To Deal With Trump in Months

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Pacific Basin Fills Up With Higher Priced Contracts, Quietly Confident for Future
India Urges Import Vigilance As Chinese Fireworks Fizzle
NAFTA Watch: Ross Hawkish on ROOs, China and Consumers May Pay
Virginia’s Growth Relies on Europe as China Crawls, Exports Drop
Hatchimals Surprise Isn’t a Surprise, But Toys’R’Us Is
Pharmas Harvest Lower Prices as Mexican Suppliers Grow Their Market Share
Oakland’s Athletic Performance Sees China Return, Empties Leave

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Surging Energy Bolsters Russian Trade Against Sanctions, Steel a Risk
Koch Aims To Be The Real Thing in Mexican Fuel Trade
Ford’s Transit Case Has Lessons for Bombardier, But May Be Moot
CMA-CGM Credit Cloud Lifted, Supports Small Deal Strategy
  One Year On From Hanjin U.S. Shipping Reaches New Consolidation Peak
New Record for Taiwan’s Exports Relies Less on China, Trump Risk Low
  Risk of Global PC Glut as Dell Imports, Quanta Exports Surge

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

No WTO Complaint Capitulation Likely As China Leaves Grain Quotas Unchanged
UPS Heads Up, Expeditors Loses NVOCC Share as Panalpina and DSV Debate Deals
  8 Beats 8, X and 2 as Smartphone Release Season Starts
Catalan Independence Raises Questions for A Fifth of Spain-U.S. Sea Trade
No Deal, or Just Brexit Technicalities?

Monday, October 09, 2017

Weapons Orders Rocket on THAAD Deal, But Arms Exports Yet To Takeoff
Stolt-Nielsen Strikes Downbeat Tone From Dark Quarter For Tanker Operators
Sponge Unsqueezed Has Lesson for Bombardier Case’s Long Landing
India Beats Back Chinese Steel Rod Exports
NAFTA Watch: Round 4, Time To Drive a Bargain

Sunday, October 08, 2017

  Record Year Ahead? U.S. Imports Boom as Protectionism Remains Bottled
Rapidly Recovered Hurricane Upheavals Means Port Growth Continues

Friday, October 06, 2017

Brazil Runs Silicon Metal Gauntlet as Commerce Takes Postponed Step Forward
Foil Case Delay Won’t Hurt Reynolds, Already Costing American Wrappers
Forged Steel Appeal Forges Ahead After 232 Review Stalls
Panama’s Incentives Sap Suez’s Share of Traffic, Rekindles Diversions
Logistics Avoids Surprise Payrolls Decline, Sailors and Stevedores Do Best

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Australia Needs Deals Once The Energy Export Extravaganza Ends
India Adds Weight to Duties as Winter Wheat Awaited
Tasty American Garlic Market Draws in Chinese Exports Despite Duties
For KORUS, How “Amended” Is “Amended” Matters as Much as The Amending
Olympic Absence Trims American Imports, But Chinese Deficit Hits New High
Washer Result Requires Another Spin from Samsung, LG Strategies
  Tchibo, Lavazza and Smucker Turn Backs on Brazil as Coffee Supplies Slide
Reasons for Canada to be NAFTA-ssertive As Export Sales Suddenly Slow

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Silico Manganese Review Comes As South African Exports Surge
Hurricane Damage a Boon for Truck and Car Importers
Rapid Action Needed As Section 201 Review Leads to Washer Import Surge
“Crazy”, Deficit-First Narrative Needs to End for KORUS Talks to Succeed
Global Box Handling’s Growth Stretch Hits 16th Month, Still Lags Airfreight
COSCO Leads Brazil’s Bumper August, While Maersk Takes a Subtle Path
  Declining American Weapons Imports May Turn After Las Vegas Atrocity

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Trump’s Surprising Thai Tone Suggests Big Deficits Aren’t a Cause for Conflict
  Indian Gas Demand To Rise, America May Not Be Able to Assist
Lighthizer Puts Latin America on Warning, Panama The Likely Main Target
U.S. Complains About Canadian Wine Retailer
Iran Growth Opportunity For Chinese Exporters as Rail Services Expand
Panalpina’s Deal Hunger Could Be Satisfied by Asian Partner
  Mylan Shows Aurobindo The Way as Pharma Gets Left Behind in India’s Export Revival

Monday, October 02, 2017

Tankers and Bulkers Beat Boxes as September Rates Rally
September Bunker Surge Outpaces Shippers’ Slump
Plenty of Trade, Liners Can’t Get Paid
South Korea’s Surge Will Be Red Rag To Trump’s Bull
Slowdown Interrupted – China’s Export Hopes Reach Six Year High
CMA-CGM Shows Bigger Isn’t Always Preferred When Making Acquisitions
  8 Global Trade Issues To Watch in 4Q 2017
America Joins The World In Making Trade Great(er) Again
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in September 2017

Sunday, October 01, 2017

Steel Flange Case Adds Edge to Imports as Indian Shipments Double
Good Month Baltimore – Container Handling Hits New High as European Traffic Surges
  ArcelorMittal Turns Up Heat in Mexican Steel, Metal One Has the Most to Lose

Friday, September 29, 2017

Ikea Buys TaskRabbit as Imports Hop Ahead of The Herd
Plastics Makers Hope Complaints Will Resin-ate With ITC
U.S. Port Handling Growth Slows in August, Hanjin Balances Hurricanes in September

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Japanese Auto Export Acceleration Hits November 2015 High, U.S. No Help
EPA Could Double Biofuels Exports, Meeting Three Trump Targets
It’s Up TEU, New York Sets Record for Container Handling
Hapag-Lloyd Shows The Secret of Good Finance Is Timing
  NAFTA Watch: Round 3 Makes Progress, But Not In The Areas That Matter
German Brass Shines as ITC Polishes Off Duty Review
Georgia Was On a Roll in August, But Mind Out For Hurricane Disruptions in September
  India’s Goes For Domestic Telecoms Growth, Apple and Foxconn a Case in Point
Capital Goods Record Can’t Prevent U.S. Deficit Rise, Or Need for Policy Focus

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

European Trade Outlook Beams as German Electronics Makers Brighten
Busan Leads South Korean Port Growth, But Lags International Peers
Jet Battle Will Rumble On, Sales War Moves On To China
  Orange Juice Imports Face Sticky Situation After Storm Damage Cuts Crops
Mexico’s Trade Surge Continued in August, Surplus vs. U.S. Expands Once More
America’s Export Container Handling Drops 5% As Charleston Follows the Pack

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Ross and Li Could Chip Away At Trade Balance Ahead of Trump’s Visit
Panama Adds Bait As It Seeks To Capture More Big Fish
Harvey’s Houston Harm Drags Exports Down to Worst Since June 2009
Bunker Reaches 2015 Highs on Hurricane-Driven Oil Price Spike
South African Break-Bulk Breaks as Containers Continue to Grow
Maersk Takes a Step Closer To HamSu in Brazil, South Africa The Next Hurdle
Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria Recovery Hampered by Reliance on Dominican Republic
Regulatory Burdens on Chinese Food Postponed, Not Cancelled

Monday, September 25, 2017

Obama-Era Grain Dispute Adds Another Front to Trump’s China Trade Battle
China Applies New North Korean Sanctions as Imports Boom
DP World’s Ecuador Expansion Adds 40% to National Handling
Global Trade Climbed By Fastest Annual Rate Since 2012 in July
Orient Overseas’ 12x Margin Advantage Shows Way Ahead for COSCO
Jet Decision Today Only Part of Long Haul Trade Spat
  Indian Autos Meet Mexican, European Buyers’ Needs
Mexico’s August Port Gains Belie September Woes To Follow

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Another Complication For U.S. / Canada Relations Emerges from the Wood
  Trump Solar Decision Could Lead to Post-Monsoon Rush to India
ITC Gives Trump His Expected Solar Ammunition, Some Curious Conclusions

Friday, September 22, 2017

Steel Can Kicked Down The Road, Won’t Be Any Easier To Pick Up Later

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Steel Buyers Win as Commerce Tube Case Fails As a Deterrent
Thai Export Boom Makes Government Look Conservative, But Has Commodity Risks
South Korea Calls for KORUS Talks, Trump Wants It Straightened Out
NAFTA Watch: Round 3 – Attack of the Hawks, More Hawk Food to Follow
  The Rising, Diversifying Oil Trade in India
Sunrise on a Dark Day for Solar Power Equipment Exporters

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Japan’s Exports Accelerate at Fastest Rate Since 2013, Policy Cost Looms
Maersk Sells Tankers For Its Own Valuation, But a Fraction of Tanker Peers
  $704 billion of Indian Trade in Five Charts
Shipyards Becalmed in August, But New Wind For Sales
  The Fall and Rise of the Indian Textile Industry
Puget Sound’s Quieter Activity As Exports Slump
CETA Comes Into Force, For a Given Value of Force

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

  India Tires of Chinese Exports, Joins EU and U.S. In Applying Tariffs
Handheld Weapons Regulations Recruited to the U.S. Deficit Cutting Cause
Trump Ready for “Further Action” On Venezuela, Faces Oil vs. Food Conundrum
Tariffs Fail to Brake Seamless Steel Pipe Imports, New Case Needed
BAHA, Section 232 Action Needed From Trump as Russian Steel Shipments Surge
Export Prices Outpace Imports, But California Data Shows Deficit May Not Fall
China’s Surging LNG Demand Needs U.S. Supplies as Cheniere Shrugs Off Harvey
Lighthizer Affirms Autos, China IP Policies As Major Items for Trump Trade Action

Monday, September 18, 2017

Russia Shipping Support For Grain May Be Export Diversification Move
Playtime May Be Over For Toys ‘R’ Us
  Tesoro Takes Valero’s Volumes as Hurricanes Howl
British Politics Meet Canada-U.S. Aerospace Trade Spat
Canada’s Western Ports Head North as DP World Boosts Prince Rupert

Sunday, September 17, 2017

  America’s Booze, Tobacco and Weapons Trade Hits New High in July
  India’s Commodity Export Boom Continues, But Challenges Lie Ahead
Trade Petitions Wanted as Titanium Sponge Move Mops Up Last New Case
Hapag-Lloyd’s Reefer Expansion Faces Shrinking U.S. Market
Tsakos Brings Disappointing End to Disappointing 2Q For Tankers
CMA-CGM’s Sales Success Has Many Parents, Raises Liners to Two Year High

Friday, September 15, 2017

Toolboxes Only A Partially Shut Case
NAFTA Watch: Softwood Offer Adds Trees to The NAFTA Wood
Singapore Handling Growth Resurgent, Refocussed on SoCal Over East Coast
Chinese Shipbuilders’ Orderbooks Expand, For The Wrong Reason
COSCO Paces Mainland as Hong Kong Hates Hato

Thursday, September 14, 2017

ESB Rubber Case Partially Erases Imports, But Tire Costs Will Bounce
Toyota’s LNG Carrier Push Meets Fuel Rule and Shipping Demand Growth Needs
America Has Another Rattle of the North Korea Trade Saber at China
Better Back to School Season After Late Summer Shipment Surge
North Korea, 301 Review and Statistics May Swamp Ross’s China Trip
  Fingerlings Point to Better U.S. Toy Import Season, Hatchimals May Surprise
NAFTA Watch: Sunset Casts Shadow Over Round 3

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Trade Case Delay Has a High Cost For Steel Tube Producers
California’s Export Slump in August Not Just a Hanjin Thing
Trump Could Act Soon on Solar, But Easy Actions Risk Negative Reactions
  Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Have Tough August as MSC Thrives

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

  Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos Closed, Disrupting 4,200 TEUs of Daily Handling
China Ports’ 17 Month Growth Run May Slow Soon
New Weapons Sales Locked, Exports Not Yet Loaded
Apple X Anticipation Slows U.S. Phone Imports, While Samsung Grows Note-ably
Jet Salesman-In-Chief Secures $9 billion Order
15 Month Global Container Growth Streak May Be Near An End
  Expeditors and Schenker Lead NVOCC Growth, Panalpina and DSV Under the Weather
UN Snips North Korea’s Role as China’s Seamstress

Monday, September 11, 2017

KORUS Future Uncertain as South Korean Surplus Slides
Panama Canal Usage Slips, Diversion Effect Matures
  Hurricane Irma’s 10,600 TEU Daily Closures May Hurt Building Materials’ Availability
Diverting Story of Storms and Canals Boosts Virginia’s Ports
Taiwan Ports’ Decline Accelerated in July, Lagged Asian Peers
NAFTA Watch: Ottawa Needs to Be All About Autos
  Houston’s Harvey Loss is Miami’s Gain as U.S. Ports’ Handling Climbs
  American Shipping Shrugs Off Harvey To Deliver Another Record in August

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Food For Hawks As China’s Exports to U.S. Hit High, Will Soar Higher

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Intellectual Property Decline Highlights Trump Trade Policy Deficit

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Weak Peak Doesn’t Mean Queasy Quarter as Shipping Rates Slip in August
  10 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in August

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Lego Lags, Last Jedi or Late Shipments Could Save the Year

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Prince Rupert’s Royal Growth Outclasses SeaTac Ahead of DP World Expansion
China’s Export Expectations Slow While Import Appetite Accelerates
  Harvey Still Felt in Higher Logistics Fuel Costs, Limited Draft Port Access
Big Auto 7 Deliver Sixth Month of Japanese Export Growth
Rebar Case Done After a Year, Builders End Up Paying
Peña Nieto and Xi May Agree on BRICS, Disagree on Autos
Pumpkin Spice Needed to Revive Weak August for Coffee After July’s Jolt
NAFTA Watch: Round 2, Hoping for No Knockout
  Americans Raise More Glasses as Beer Imports Accelerate Into Labor Day

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Titanium Sponge Imports May Be Squeezed as ITC Case Petitioned
Bayonne Bounce Absent As New York Growth Matches National Average
Steel and Auto Worries Cut German Export Outlook
  Hanjin Shipping’s Legacy in 7 Charts
Frontline Steps Back, Hopes To Leap Ahead in 2018
Forestry War Spreads to Newsprint Ahead of NAFTA Talks
First Chance for Last Jedi Toys May Prove Second Rate, Imports Need A New Hope
ZIM Zooms, COSCO Climbs as 2Q Rates Recover

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Capital Goods Imports Rise Fastest in Five Years, Pressuring Trump to Act
Mexico’s Surplus Slams Into Reverse as U.S. Auto Imports Surge
Two-way Structure of Xiamen Rail Link to Help Diversify Russia-China Trade
NAFTA Watch: Lumber Left to Grow as Softwood Decision Delayed
North Korean Import Limits May Be Next Piece of Sanctions Puzzle
Hapag-Lloyd Experiences Asian Rate Rise, UASC Benefit
  Harvey’s Container Disruption Extends, LNG Should Be Safe
Slowing Container Growth In South Korea as Hanjin-versary Approaches

Monday, August 28, 2017

  Houston’s Harvey Closure Disrupts 6,500 TEU Per Day

Sunday, August 27, 2017

  Rooms-to-Go Growth May Go if Chinese Furniture Tariffs Arrive

Friday, August 25, 2017

Global Trade Hits Another New High, Signs of a Slowdown Emerging
  Hurricane Harvey Havoc Threatens Valero, Exxon as Crude Oil Importers
Texas Grab’em As Houston Builds China, Europe Handling Share
CMA-CGM and Hapag-Lloyd Seek to Maintain Brazilian Momentum

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Brazilian Sugar Beats American Corn as Ethanol Tariffs Weigh
No Sign of Export Letup as Brits Stay Cheap, French Stay Happy
China Leaves Door Open to U.S. Trade Talks, Deficit Will Drive Sentiment
NAFTA Watch: Michigan, Ohio Have Most to Lose From Trump’s “Terminate” Stance
Odfjell Not Odd as Chemical Tankers Outperform Oil
Port of Tallinn Share Sale Comes as Volumes Slow
Japan Finds Chinese Plastic Isn’t Fantastic
  Lenovo’s Growth Reboots After Semiconductor Shortages

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

NAFTA Watch: Trump’s “Termination” Probably a “Friendly Reminder”
Commerce Declares Victory as Half of Biodiesel Case Completed
Options to Extend North Korean Sanctions Limited by Potential Food Shortages
Puget Sound’s Off As Asian Traffic Heads to Cali
Brazil Finds Maersk / Hamburg Sud Deal “Complex”, Will Deepen Its Review
Thai Export Growth Slows, Agricultural and Electrical Risks Rise
Typhoon Hato Brings Disruption Risks to Flextronics, Gree
HP’s PCs are OK as Sales Surprise, Imports Rise
  Slow June Heralds Rise of Expensive Phones from Samsung, Apple

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Higher Fiber Tariffs May Give American and EU Suppliers Indigestion
MOL Loses Car Shipping Ground to NYK and K-Line as South Korean Fines Bite
Wire Hanger Enforcement First of Many Duty Evasion Actions by CBP
Laredo Rail Improvements Face NAFTA Risk, and Opportunity
Trump’s Terror Strategy Could Target Pakistan’s Trade Surplus
WTO Back in Favor With Trump Administration When Facing Chinese Food Needs
  Honda Puts a Hole in Manzanillo as Altamira Leads Mexican Port Growth
8 Numbers That Explain the KORUS Negotiation Failure

Monday, August 21, 2017

Case Delay Makes Rod for Steel Suppliers’ Backs as Imports Hit New High
Tool Chest Delay May Not Be Boxing Clever
Suez Canal Slashes Fees Just As Panama Diversion Effect Slows
Port Everglades Snaps Up 2M Traffic From Miami
NAFTA Watch: Disputes To Be Settled Before Agreements Agreed
  Game On as Microsoft Launches Xbox One X Into Videogame Import Renaissance
Maersk Less Bouncy, More Boxy After Oil Sale Agreed
  Disney Leads Peak Toy Season Kick-Off, Will Trump Be The Grinch?

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Consultants May Be Losers from 301-Inspired Trade War

Friday, August 18, 2017

Air Wars Widen as Brazil Takes Canada to WTO, Matches U.S. Case
LNG Shipping Growth Returns as Qatar Boosts Sales in China
Lighthizer Lights Up KORUS Talks, Don’t Expect Fireworks

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Trump’s Infrastructure Order Speeds $38 Billion of LNG Exports
Surplus Cloud Hangs Over Japanese Export Growth Run
Chinese Shipbuilding Starts to Slow as Order Drought Continues
D/S Norden’s The Best of a Bad Bunch
Second Flange Case Has Precedent, Data Backing But May Hurt Exporters
Hawkish China Stance Could Target Concentrated U.S. Export Lines
State Support Sends Shipyards’ Sales Soaring
  Venezuela Loses to Iraq, Could Lose More of U.S. Oil Business

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Lumber Deal Likely Lost in NAFTA Forest as Imports Chopped
Boxes Beat Bulk as ‘Boks Handling Leaps
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Record, Beats China Average
Danish Discipline Means Maersk Grows, Offsets not-Petya’s Blow
American Arms Trade in Decline Even as Order Books Are Reloaded
Pharma Fails, Farmers Help As Indian Export Growth Slows

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Biodiesel Buyers Win as Argentine Exports Rush to Beat Delayed Case
Russia Export Growth Slowing Even Without American Sanctions
KORUS Can Stumble on Stats Before It Trips on Terms
China Container Handling Hits New Record
Plain Sailing May Be Over for Savannah As EU Imports Slump
Import Inflation Surpasses Exports for a 12th Month, Deficit Rise Beckons
Ill Wind of Drug Import Price Deflation Gives Dr. Reddy’s a Cold
Late Registration, Full Backpacks as Back-to-School Imports Rise 10% in July
  Introducing the Panjiva Sindex of Trade in Alcohol, Tobacco and Weapons

Monday, August 14, 2017

Train Feeling the Strain as China Rail Reliance Grows
South Korea Has Little Bearing On U.S. Auto Components as Trade Case Rolls On
Evergreen Shoots Ahead as Container-Lines Recover
Singapore Slings Less Oil As Container Trade Condensed
  Hanwha Q-Cells May Face Trump’s Ire in Solar Safeguarding Case
  Trump’s 301 Call is Furious, But Not Fast
  NAFTA Prospects Dim With U.S. Deficit Focus, Canadian Rights Demands

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Cali Port Boom Masks Export Sag, Oakland Lag

Friday, August 11, 2017

  Europe Wants No Truck With Chinese Tire Exports
Volumes Melt, Prices Firm as ITC Acts on Polyester Staple Fiber
China Steel Rusts on EU Decision, But New Customers Will Be Found
Above-Normal Hurricane Season Can Hurt Containers as Well as Oil

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Ford May Re-Connect With Customers After Court Cuts Transit Tariff
No Thanks to the Yanks as British Deficit Widens
2013 Low For Exports Takes Shine Off Virginia’s New Port News
Venezuelan Sanctions Creep Wider, Oil May Not Be An Effective Instrument
Pollution Matters More Than Trump Tariffs for Chinese Steelmakers
Euronav Repeats Tankers’ Bad-But-Better Pattern
Philippine Export Slowdown Arrested by PC and Chip Buyers Outside China
Yang Ming Gets Back to 2015, Tracks K-Line
AGL Will Face CNOOC and Petrochina When Competing for Australian LNG
  MSC Makes Hay While Hapag-Lloyd Loses Market Share in July
SCI Applies the Science of Diversification for Revenue Growth

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Obama-Era China Aluminum Case Sidelined as Annual Imports Hit New High
India Makes Fiber as the Trade Case Delay Shines
Big Boats, Not Bigger Terminals, To Drive Oakland’s Steady Growth
MISC Shows LNG Strength as Oil Tankers Slide
  A Decade After the Crash in 5 Trade Charts
Silicon Metal Case Cuts Imports, Doesn’t Deter Australians
  New High for Chinese Foil Shipments to U.S. as Commerce Case Inches Ahead
  Expeditors and CH Robinson in the Driving Seat as NVOCC Volumes Fly in July

Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Americans Can Pig Out on Mexican Pork
German Export Slowdown Still Leaves U.S. Surplus 10% Above Recent Lows
Panama Canal Diversion Effect May Be Played Out One Year On
Expeditors Leads Forwarders’ 2Q Performance Despite Rate Turbulence
  Trucks’ Monster Mexican Export Month Crushes Cars
SoCal So Good as U.S. Ports Break 2.3 Million Inbound TEU

Monday, August 07, 2017

Venezuela’s Mercosur Exit Unlikely to Worsen a Bleak Food Situation
North Korea Sanctions May Change Little as Billion Dollar Deficit Already Exists
Chinese PET Unwanted in Japan
China’s Slowing Trade Doesn’t Prevent U.S. Surplus Rise, or Protectionist Measures
  Drugs and Steel Could “Fix” Taiwan’s Growing Surplus vs. The U.S.
  Imports Break the Bar as Trump Administration Ponders Action

Sunday, August 06, 2017

Higher Costs for Consumers Coming Down the Soil Pipe
Brazilian Auto Export Dash Led By Renault, VW Prefers to Sell Locally
Aramco Aims for PetroChina Refinery to Arrest Crude Oil Import Share Slide
  Toyo-zda Car Factory Could Displace 10% of U.S. Auto Imports from Japan

Friday, August 04, 2017

Korea Shipping Partnership Provides Scale Solution for Hyundai MM
COSCO’ Dalian Ports Deal Needs to Address Growth Deficit
Seasonal Shift or Systemic Slowdown in U.S. Logistics Employment?
Canada’s Surprise Deficit Provides No NAFTA Comfort
American Deficit Finally Heads the “Right” Way, Except for China and NAFTA

Thursday, August 03, 2017

First Signs of an End to Australia’s Export Miracle as Ore Sales Slow
Teekay Brighter Than Hoped, Outlook Dark For The Tanker Sector
Adidas’s Sales Sprint Seen in Rapidly Rising Imports
Teva Tumbles as Price Deflation Catches Up With Imports
Tastes, not Tariffs Are The Challenge for Scotch Whisky Exports
Valero Avails Itself of Veracruz Port Capacity
  Loss of Reintegra One of Many Problems for Brazilian Steelmakers
Evergreen and COSCO Play Catch-up In Brazil as MSC Slips
  6 Big Trade Projects for Trump’s Next 100 Days

Wednesday, August 02, 2017

DSV Back on The Acquisition Road Again, Targets: China or LatAm Forwarders
A Dispute Over Dispute Settlement Needs a Settlement to Avoid Sinking NAFTA
  Trump’s 301 Gambit Easy to Execute, Difficult to Implement Without Consumer Pain
China Trade Deal Won’t Be Built with BRICS
Global Container Growth Hits 14 Month Growth Streak, Airfreight Soars
  20 Most Read Panjiva Research Reports in July

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

South Korea’s Lowest U.S. Surplus Since 2013 Helpful Before KORUS Talks
Mexican Trade Success Heighten NAFTA Talks Tension Risk
American Business Sees Low Tariff Risks from Trump Administration
Under Armour Plays Defense As Other Brands Attack
Trade Case Delays May Prove Costly for American Foil, Silicon Metal Producers
If Softwood Is This Hard, What About NAFTA?
South Korea’s Container Shipping Surge Subsides
Unlucky 7 For U.S. Autos as Sales Drop, Imports Surge
China Sales May Have Given Tesla a Shock in 2Q
U.S. Port Handling Climbs 9%, Only Puget Sound Volumes Lower
  Mexican Ports’ Handling Surge Propelled by Steel

Monday, July 31, 2017

K-Line Leads Japanese Shipper Performance as Achieved Rates Rise
Nippon Express Shows Freight Forwarders’ Revenue Growth is Sustained
Coffee’s Rush Continues, U.S. Buyers Unconcerned About a Hangover
Peak Season Rates Show Container Competition Curtailed, Tankers Troubled
China-Led Export Boom Has More Noise to Make
Ukraine Coal Deal More Significant for U.S.-Russia Politics Than For Energy Supply
  UPS Global Shipping Offer Comes as U.S. Wine Wanes

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Flat iPhone Outlook May Be Pessimistic As China Phone Exports Surge
Half Million TEU Strikes Won’t Return to Cali Until After 2022
  Nicotine Business Wheezing as U.S. Cigarette, Brazilian Tobacco Exports Drop
Embargo’s First Month Leaves Car Makers Worse Off Than Qatar Gas

Friday, July 28, 2017

Orient Overseas Volume Success Raises Regulatory, Profitability Concerns
Honda Leads Japanese Auto Exports by Going Rogue
American Stampede Leads Japan to Apply Beef Tariffs

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Taiwan Trade Talks with U.S. May Focus on Drugs in Tough-to-Cut Deficit
Deficit Rise Number 8 Includes Weaker Consumer, Need for Capital Goods Promotion
Coastal Contrasts as SeaTac Slips and Virginia Vaults
Weak Wheat Harvest After Bumper Exports May Have Long-Term Consequences
Collar Placed on Steel Flanges After Trade Case Acts as Partial Deterrent
  Trump Faces Venezuelan Conundrum – Cutting Oil Means Cutting Food
  Foxconn Factory Addresses Close-to-Customer Need as Panel Trade Slows

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Trudeau and Trump NAFTA Comments Risk Transactional Deal
Peanut Fungus Could Prove Toxic For EU-U.S. Trade Relations
Daimler, BMW Fear of Trump Dissipates as German Optimism Hits 2011 Highs
American Farmers Should Drink a Toast to Brazilian Ethanol Tariff Delay
  Getting Wasted Copper Not a Problem, Scrap More So for Chinese Manufacturers
China Closes Door on Australian Beef, Rounds Up New American Suppliers

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Nakilat Revenues Inflate While Bahri Skids on Oil Tanker Rates
2017 May End Up Looking Normal, At Least for The Peak Shipping Season
Cycles Take a Turn for The Worse
  Cuervo Sales Pitched a Curve Ball as Tequila Exports Slammed
Dark Clouds Gather in India for Chinese Solar Power Firms
British Bulldogs Pull At Leash As Export Optimism Hits Four Decade High
Savannah Follows TexiCali Trends as Container Growth Accelerates
16 Month Streak in Global Trade Growth Looks Set to Continue
No Anglo-American “Major Trade Deal” Yet, Global Trade Detail Focus Needed First
Deficit Hike Number 8 On The Way as U.S. Exports Lag Imports
  Argentina Needs Bean Bounce After Grape Exports Were Crushed

Monday, July 24, 2017

Wilmington Will Grow Once More With CSX Rail Service
Australian Gas Limits May Aid Trump’s LNG Export Push
  Trump’s Defense Review May Mean Trade Defenses Needed as Rare Earths Get Rarer
Specter of EU / U.S. Trade Spat Looms Over Russia Sanctions Bill
Ross Needs to Find Ways that Mean Significant Action in Steel
Divis Dives as U.S. FDA Limits Drug Exports

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Taiwan’s Rebar Bar Won’t Make Much Difference to U.S. Industry
  Fanuc Beats Yaskawa As Industrial Robot War’s Arena Expands

Friday, July 21, 2017

Border Disputes, TPP Competition Needn’t Derail RCEP Trade Talks
Unsung Success for U.S. Trade Policy in Access to Growing Chinese Rice Market
Skechers Could Have Sketchy Start to 3Q After Lower June Imports
Blue June for New Orders at China’s Shipyards

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Panamaniacs Return Growth to Charleston Port Handling
Thai Trade Surprise May Be Washed Out By U.S. Regulatory Disappointment
70% Surplus Jump Won’t Help Japan’s Case with Pence
Auto Supply-China Trade Case Won’t Have a Big Bearing on Import Levels
Comprehensive Dialogue Proved Too Comprehensive, Too Deficit Focussed
Shipbuilding’s First $10 Billion Month Since 2012 Driven by Korean Finance
Fox-Lighthizer Talks to Focus on Process, Not Dealmaking
Trump’s Push for Japanese Auto Market Access Doesn’t Mean They Will Buy
  No Trumpcare, But At Least Imported Drugs Are Getting Cheaper

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Venezuela Could Rely on China to Offset U.S. Oil Sanctions
Arcelor Finds New Home for Brazilian Steel as EC Prepares to Flatten It
Panalpina Breaks Trend of Disappointments, Outlook Upbeat
  Trump at 0.5 – Export Delivery Beginning, Import Action Wanting
  American Buyers Increasingly Prefer “Made Someplace Else” Furniture

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Malaysia Engages to Avoid Getting Run Over By the Omnibus
COSCO’s China Port Growth Lags Mainland as Hong Kong Drops Behind
K+N’s Strong Second Quarter Not Enough to Cheer Management
  NAFTA Deal Could Meet Deficit Test With a One-Off 4% Growth in Exports
Houston Hits High for Loaded Imports as Panama Plays Out
COSCO Shipping Energy’s Warning May Already Have Been Heard
Deflating Inflation Raises Risk of Another Deficit Increase
Niche Pipe Fittings Make 14th Active Steel Case for ITC
  Trade Case Clouds May Lead Trina to Challenge Sunpower for Mexican Solar Share

Monday, July 17, 2017

Trump’s Made in America Week Needs Chinese Aluminum, Not Just Steel, Focus
Thai Acid Shippers May Get Sour Taste from U.S. Dumping Probe
Mexico’s Miraculous Fiber Return Preempts China-Targeted Trade Case
CMA-CGM Steps Up in Reefers, Overtakes Maersk in June
Cali’s Magic 8 Conceals Shrinking Export Handling
  Growth Reboot for PCs As Chromebooks Shine

Sunday, July 16, 2017

  India’s Export Slowdown Needs Modi-Trump ‘Comprehensive Review’ Catalyst
South African Port Growth Stalls Even As Deepwater Stays Afloat
Commerce to Crush Olive Imports That Are Already Falling
LNG Lights Up as U.S. Exports Jump 9x and China’s Purchases Double

Friday, July 14, 2017

Secondary Sanctions, Primary Problems for China-U.S. Talks
Autos Not The Only Fruit for Limited KORUS Renegotiation
Boxes Beat Barrels in Singapore Traffic Handling

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Oil Independence Distant as Imports Rise Fastest Since 2010
Expeditors’ Fightback Begins While Dealmaking Proves No NVOCC Panacea
China Export Jump Takes Surplus vs. U.S. to October 2015 High
Yang Ming Capital Raise Would Cut Debt, Suggests Independence
  Top Carriers Tighten Grip on U.S. Market, Even Before Mergers Materialize

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Oil Sales Hold Key to Food Imports as Venezuela Credit Rating Cut
  Chips Key to Last Push in Xi-Trump 100 Day Successes
ESB Rubber Case Fails to Deflate U.S. Imports of Tire Ingredient
Arms Trade Slowing in the U.S., Export Growth a Prospect
Shanghai Lags Peers As Congestion Bites U.S.-Bound Traffic
Russia’s Fall into Deficit May Worsen With Trump Policy Action

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Europe Fails To Corrode Chinese Steel Exports as New Customers Found
Philippines’ Record Deficit May Prove to Be Fleeting
NAFTA Strategy Made Real as Mexico Prepares for Argentine Wheat
Fusion Fused as Ford Falls Behind Fiat’s Mexican Export Growth
Gothenburg Shut-Out Shows Cost of Port Labor Disputes
  Virus or Habits? Something Has Changed For 2017 Back-to-School Imports
  New York’s Summer of Joy Ahead as U.S. Port Handling Rises for a Fourth Month

Monday, July 10, 2017

German Trade Boom Set to Continue, Relations With U.S. Could Improve
G20 Steel Capacity Call Overshadowed by Unilateral U.S. Policy Moves
Foreign Electricity May Be American Aluminum’s Biggest Problem
  COSCO’s Orient Odyssey Faces Regulatory Challenge, Needs Strategic Clarity
Taiwan At The Tail-End of Asia as Box Handling Slips
Canadian Lumber’s Decline Set by Tariff Risk, Wildfire Disruption
TPP Reboot Offers Japan Access But Faces RCEP, EPA Competition
  Trade Sabre Rattling Likely Drew in More Steel, Autos in June

Sunday, July 09, 2017

Samsung Struggles to Dial Up Growth as Google’s Pixel Shines
  Maersk Bitten in Brazil by Spain as CMA-CGM Cruises Past

Friday, July 07, 2017

Sailors and Stevedores Left Behind in U.S. Jobs Boom
Taiwan’s Hot Chips Bring Surplus To New Record
Another Rail Notch in the Belt and Road Strategy
  Short Term Political Gain, Long Term Legislative Pain for EU-Japan EPA
New Record for Global Container Handling as Brazil Lets Side Down

Thursday, July 06, 2017

Maintenance Cut Panama Canal Traffic, Diversion Trend Still Effective
  Renault Helps Brazil Captur a New Quarterly Record for Auto Exports
Penultimate Pre-NAFTA Deal Data Shows Surplus Surging in Canada
Food for Trade Hawks as U.S. Deficit with Mexico and China Grows
Australia’s Coal-Fired Export Surprise Faces Upcoming LNG Threat
Tactical Rather Than Technical Motives Apparent in Trade Case Delays

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Stolt-Nielsen Improves, No Thanks To The Tanker Market
  5 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in 2017, So Far
  Metals Should Be on The Trump-Putin Agenda, Not Just Hacking
North American Airlines’ Ascent Accelerates as Air Beats Sea
Yildirim Price For CMA-CGM Stake May Be Less Than Container-Line Average
Chinese Electronics, Autos Could Form Hub of New North Korean Sanctions
  American Steel Bolt, Aluminum Plate Exports At Risk in Metals Trade War
Never-Ending Fight to Protect EU Seamless Pipe Industry Continues
American Ethanol Producers Face Second Blow as Brazil Mulls Tax

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Qatar’s New LNG Target a Challenge to Trump Administration’s Gas Plans
Spanish Container Volumes Rocket in May Ahead of June’s Strikes
  Meaty Growth, Speeding Autos To Underpin EU-Japan Trade Deal
Boeing Makes Bombardier Jet Dispute a NAFTA-Timed Affair
Hyundai Runs Inventory Risk, While Nissan and BMW Tap U.S. Export Brakes

Monday, July 03, 2017

Japanese Trade Outlook Brightens, But Lags Global Peers
  20 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in June
American Manufacturing Rebound Hopes Driven By Better Export Outlook
Coffee Exports Get a Shot In The Arm from Indonesian Recovery
Calm Container Rates Hide Storms Beneath as Bulkers Rule 2Q Performance
  Targeting, Timing of Steel Trade Offensive Remain Uncertain as WTO Looms
CMA-CGM Heads Out of Port, May Set Sail For More Acquisitions
KORUS Future Uncertain After Moon-Trump Meet, But Surplus Down 35%

Friday, June 30, 2017

Trump Acts On $11.7 Billion of Potential Energy Exports
PoNY Starts to Gallop Ahead of Bayonne Bridge Reopening
Three Weeks to Start, Years to Finish British-American Trade Deal
Taiwan Weapons Sales Help Booming U.S. Arms Industry
Chinese Checkbooks Open As Managers’ Trade Optimism Rises

Thursday, June 29, 2017

  Xi’s $8 Billion Trade Opportunity With Putin
ONE is First Unconditional Shipping Deal for EC in Two Years
$10 Billion Ghana-China Bauxite Deal a Threat to Australian Suppliers
Veracruz Cars, Altamira Metal Drive 11th Growth in Mexican Port Handling
Third Time May Be The Charm for Chinese Coal Import Restrictions
Toyota, Suzuki Run U.S. Inventory Build-up Risk as Japanese Exports Climb 9%
EU and U.S. Hunger for Relaxation of China Food Inspection Rules
LNG Salesman-in-Chief May Tackle Russia’s Gas Dominance in Europe

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Tobacco Trade’s Pause for Breath or The First of Its Last Gasps?
  Cerveza and Bier Fill American and Chinese Buckets for Summer Celebrations
Expanding Deficit Actually A Sign of a Strong U.S. Economy
FDI Could Form Deutschland’s Initial Smoothing of Way to New TTIP Deal
BMW Increases Spartanburg Commitment as Auto Imports Slide
Low-Melt Polyester Fiber Prices Firm as Trade Petition Brought
CAFTA-DR Labor Appeal Loss for U.S. Shouldn’t Mean Renegotiation
  Moon May Meet Mexican Reception in Trump Meeting

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Maersk’s Petya Pain Impinges on Terminals, Disruptive Not Transformative
  Trump’s Drug Order May Come as Oncology Bucks Falling Pharma Costs
Europtimism About Exports Hits 2011 Highs in Germany and France
Turbo-Charged Mexican Exports May Prove Unhelpful in NAFTA Negotiations
Nestle Brings Extra Fizz to Perrier as Exports to U.S. Underperform
Bite Already Taken Out Of Citric Acid Imports Before Commerce Review
CEVA Shows Rail the Way To Go as China Exports Double
Modi-Trump Talks Suggest Further LNG Growth to Come
Resolute FP Bucks Falling Timber Trend as U.S. Applies Duties

Monday, June 26, 2017

  Mexican March of the Robots Advances in May, Could Start to Slow
July 4 Celebrations Could Go With A Bigger Bang
Slowing Exports Could Bring Higher U.S. Deficit Ahead of China, NAFTA Deals
Busan Beats Best as South Korean Shipping Surges
Ratifying Rather than Agreeing The Main Challenge for EU-Mexico Deal
$35 Billion of Exports Already in Reach for Trump’s Energy Week
Steel Tube Producers Gamble on Section 232 Outcome

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Staple Fiber Price Drop, Import Rise Trigger Trade Investigation
Bunker Fuel at Nine Month Low as OPEC Worries Reign
China Seeks to Stop Styrene Import Cup From Overflowing
The Unusual Case of Spanish Olive Exports
  Vietnam May Get Thrown Under the Omnibus as U.S. Assesses Its Deficit

Friday, June 23, 2017

LatAm The Only Let-Down as Global Trade Climbs 3% in April

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Winner from USDA Action Against Brazilian Beef is American Sales to China
Ikea Looks to Augment the Reality of Growing Imports
Jinko and Trina Have Much To Gain If China Eggs EGA On
Slow Start to Back-To-School Imports, But Only June (and July) Will Tell
  Diageo Hopes Clooney Can Continue Tequila’s Trade Transformation
Tacoma Takes Step Back vs. Seattle As Empty Handling Hits High
Brits’ Bright Outlook Hits 22 Year High as Brexit Doubts Looms
Rubber Causes Bounce, Electricals May Short Circuit, Thailand’s Exports

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Charleston Dances to Its Own Tune as Exports Beat Imports
  $47 Billion At Stake in Trump Meetings With Modi and Moon
No-NAFTA-Deadline Statement May Be Just Pre-Talk Tactics
COSCO-Orient Overseas Deal Difficult to Justify
40th Month of Growth for Network Gear Leaves Ericsson, Huawei Behind
Wilmington Will Return to Growth With Zim’s Help
Steel, Cars, Furniture and Wood At Risk in Continued Swedish Strike
ONE Not Wanted by South Africa, Concerns are Industry-Wide

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Vietnam’s Apparel Acceleration, Needs More From Adidas, UA and Hanesbrands
  Ford, Tesla Feel the Call of China For Different Reasons
Plywood Imports Go Against the Grain as Dumping Discovered
LNG Export Limits From Australia Will Help U.S. Suppliers to China
Malmstrom Threatens Steel Retaliation as EU Exports to U.S. Recover
Steel Trade Doctrine of U.S. Faces Turkish Test at WTO
Special Relationship, But Special Treatment Unlikely in U.S.-U.K. Talks

Monday, June 19, 2017

South Korea Steers Shipbuilding Recovery, May Run Aground in China
Lumber Talks Have Long Climb Ahead as Imports Grow To New High
  Weak PC Performance Apparent Below the Surface
Maersk and MSC Face Routing Challenges as Spanish Strikes Continue
AGOA Rights At Risk in USTR Recycled Clothing Case
Steel Bends Japan to Deficit While Balance With U.S. Eases Friction

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Shipbuilding Slump Continues in China as South Korea Surges
Finalized Sugar Deal Wasn’t In Doubt, But Still a Cautionary Tale
BRICS+ Likely to be Security-Centric; Trade Focussed on Commodities
Farmers Dodge Bullet as Trump Cuban Policy Shift Limited in Scope
Nucor Wins as Rebar Import Prices Rise, But Builders Lose
  Pegatron Dials Up Growth While Americans Pay Up for Pixel
Dairy Farmers Ready to Milk the Chinese Market to Extend the 100 Day Deal
Two Stage Brexit Means Delay for Dealmaking, But Quicker Deal

Friday, June 16, 2017

COSCO’s Long Beach Shift May Be Operational, Not Environmental In Nature
Suez Rate Cut Yields Success, More To Come As Panama Matures

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Foxconn May Put on a Display in Wisconsin as Panel Imports Climb
Kroger’s Imports Rocket as Sales Grow But Outlook Disappoints
Executive Order May Prove Double-Edged Scalpel for Generic Pharma Producers
Nike Just Does It With Kicks Cut as Import Slide Slows
Maersk Making More Market Share, Skou Says
Indian Exports to U.S. Accelerate Ahead of Modi-Trump Summit
U.S. Import Growth Slowing as Prices Start to Fall
Big China Soy Deal Just in Time for 100 Day Plan Delivery
Qatar Military Jet Deal a Boon To Shrinking U.S. Arms Exports

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Ranchers May Carry the Can for Cuba Policy Reversal
  14 U.S. Trade Events for Your Summer (and Beyond) Calendar
China’s GMO Move Adds Food Choice, May Help U.S. Trade Policy Too
CMA-CGM’s Purchase From Maersk Good For Everyone’s Strategy

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Empty Handling Boosts California’s Ports As Less Leaves Oakland
  All Change in U.S. Oil Trade as Valero Beats Chevron, Teekay Bests MISC
Loaded Magazines Lead Ammunition Imports Down as Background Checks Rise
COSCO Looks for Further Piraeus Victories with Shanghai Venture
Shanghai Shines as Chinese Container Handling Hits New High
Arctic Shipments Blast Russian Port Handling to Highest in Over 2 Years
Panalpina Expectations May Disappoint Street, But Follows Tough Year So Far
  Trump’s Aluminum Urgency Validated By 37% Export Increase
Chinese Beef Rule Completion Could Add 12% to U.S. Exports
Hapag-Lloyd Service Nice to Have, but Not Transformative for PortMiami
  Expeditors Loses U.S. Import Ground to Robinson and DB-Schenker in May
An Empty Feeling in Virginian Port Handling Growth in May

Monday, June 12, 2017

Microsoft Hopes X Marks the Spot for Consoles as Imports Already Running Down
Russian Export Growth Slows, But U.S. Risk Remains With $10 Billion Surplus
Fewer Jets Streamed In Ahead of U.S. Complaint About Bombardier

Sunday, June 11, 2017

OPEC Impact of Qatar Move More Important Than Shipping Rate Effect
Steel Sheet Shoots to South Korea as EU Extends Duties Against China
Taiwan The Odd One Out After Container Handling Fell in April
Boks Bounce Back as South African Container Handling Rises
  Bigger Still Better as Alliances Add Market Share in U.S. Container Shipping

Friday, June 09, 2017

China Supports Philippine Export Growth Even as Chip Shipments Slow
May May Bring a Further Slowdown in British Export Expansion
Germany May Be Breaking “Bad” by Not Being as Good
Remy Cointreau’s Brandy Hopes for China Face Pre-Congress Austerity Risk
  Multi-Party Government May Mean Single Market Deal for U.K.

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Panama’s Purpose Sinks SeaTac, Serves Savannah Superbly
Savannah Springs Ahead to New Record, Bodes Ill for U.S. Deficit
2M Losing Grip, Or Swinging for a New Vine in Brazil?
  Rising Tide as Long Beach Leads Ports To Second Highest Ever Handling
French Trade Inches Ahead as U.S.-China Dynamic Turns, and Turns Again
Debbie Damage Doesn’t Destroy Australia’s Export Growth
Country Hopping Samsung May Land in America
  President Trump Previews Steel Study As Imports Ignite
Maersk’s TradeFin Offer Based on Lower Debt Than Hapag-Lloyd, CMA-CGM
Three Out of Four Election Scenarios Mean Brexit Outlook Could Change
An Inconvenient Truth – China’s Surplus vs. U.S. Is Rising

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

  U.S. Tariff Axes Set To Swing Leads Auto and Steel Imports to Rush In
27th Straight Month of Container Growth Shows Global Trade’s Strength
Pemex and Aeromexico May Be Key to Guajardo’s NAFTA Surplus Aim
Taiwanese Electronics Exports Keep Growing, But Are Slowing
Could Trump’s Solar Wall Spur Mexican Renewable Energy Spending?

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Sugar “Deal” Shows NAFTA Can Be Done, But Year-End May Be Ambitious
Kia and Compass Kick Mexican Auto Exports Into Overdrive
Brazil Motors to Another Record, Peugeot and VW Lead
  VW and Daimler to Drive Merkel / Peña-Nieto Talks as NAFTA Looms
  Qatar LNG Cutoff Opportunity For Cheniere Likely Limited
Apple HomePod Brings Extra Choice to Expanding Speaker System Imports
  Ross Sweetens Sugar Talks With Mexico as Brazil’s China Deal Sours
  Steel and Biodiesel Trade Cases Paused – Waiting for Something Harsher?
Scent of Thai Dumping in Household Product Ingredients May Be Investigated
Hyundai Races By Peers, But South Korean Auto Exports May Yet Reverse

Monday, June 05, 2017

Malaysian Exports Riding High, A Fall Would Make RCEP Look More Attractive
Brazil’s Coffee Woes Finally Drag Global Exports Down
Impact of Gulf States’ Qatar Embargo May Depend on Chinese LNG Purchasing
Canada’s New Export High In Jeopardy Once Energy Flattens, Trees Fall
Logistics Employment Growth Slowing Down in the U.S.
China Boosts U.S. Trade Deficit, Ross Shows Patience For Now
Panama Canal Wants To Go Extra Mile for Carriers As Utilization Rate Stagnates

Sunday, June 04, 2017

Steel Tube Imports Likely to Be Capped by U.S. as Prime Example of Dumping
  Sanctions Could Cost Venezuela $10 billion, Limit Options for Valero and Chevron

Friday, June 02, 2017

Spanish Ports’ Growth Doesn’t Have Spain To Thank
  20 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in May

Thursday, June 01, 2017

U.S. Loses Patience With Diet of Foreign Staple Fibers
Jets Stream More Cargo, Adding To Evidence of Continued World Trade Growth
It’s What You Make, Not How Much as U.S. Imported Car Sales Crash
American Managers Still Rocking, May Soon Be Rolling
  Not All Trade Surpluses Are Good as U.S. Tobacco Exports Hit High
Canada in Control of NAFTA Timing As Ross, Guajardo Target Year End
No Big Deal from U.S-Vietnam Summit, But Vietnam Not Out of the Woods
Siemens Races Against Wind Impact of Trump’s Paris Decision
South Korea Left Fighting Last Year’s War Even as U.S. Surplus Slides

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Slow Container Rate Action in May Could Accelerate in June
  American Steel Finds a Mexican Home in Tampico As Port Volumes Soar
TTIP “Makes Sense” For Ross, Progress Seems Unlikely in 2017
Daimler Plans to Buy American More, But Not Because of Trump
Whirlpool Hip to Hopping, Asks Commerce for Safeguard Case
Domestic Led Chinese Growth Bodes Ill For Supplier Nations
Busan Bump Brings South Korea Shipping Surge

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Sunny 2017 Seen for Shipping as 1Q Revenues Climb 6%
New Jet More Relevant to Russia-U.S. Trade Deals Than to Boeing
  Trade Policy Is Not a Game for Toymakers Hasbro and Mattel
Toyota In The Driving Seat As U.S. Imports of Japanese Autos Return to Growth
Merkel-Li Trade Talks Likely To Be Big Picture, Not Nitty Gritty
Shanghai’s Success Causes Problems
Trump Administration’s First WTO Case Is Solar, China May Lose Out
Sugar Tax Matters More Than Trump for Cuban Exports

Monday, May 29, 2017

Wildfires May Have Taken Heat Out of Chile’s Forestry Exports
Cyclone Mora Brings Potential for Bangladeshi Apparel Supply Disruption
Nothing Special About New York as Growth Hits 14 Month High

Sunday, May 28, 2017

  “Very Bad” Germany May Be The Wrong Target

Friday, May 26, 2017

Routes vs. Rates Conundrum for Carriers May Be Set by Congress
Bunker Far From Busted As OPEC Extends Cuts
Commerce Chest Beating Hasn’t Deterred Toolbox Exporters Yet
Chinese Wishlist May Make U.S. LNG and Semiconductor Dreams Come True

Thursday, May 25, 2017

  Tequila and Brandy In, Vodka Out As American Booze Imports Change
Surprise Mexican Surplus Carries Bad Economic, Good Political News
Sixth Deficit Jump Shows U.S. Needs Export Promotion, Not Just Import Barriers
Brazil Looks for Sweet Deal from China as Sugar Exports Fall
Brexit’s Bite Too Far to Fear For German Managers
Everglades Glides to Growth as $438 Million Investment Approved
Steel Producers Win, But Consumers May Lose from Flange Case
Steel Yourself For Summer Trade Cases as U.S. 232 Review Rolls On
  Hapag-Lloyd Pays 2.1x Sales for UASC, Maersk Paid 0.7x for HamSu

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

  Americans Quaff More Foreign Wine While Selling Less Overseas
  NAFTA Trilateral Talks Will Really Be Bilaterals-of-Interest
Suniva’s Call On Trump Gets A Hearing After Import Values Collapse
  Global Trade Grows Fastest Since April 2011, More of the Same Possible

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

New Zealand Keeps Milking China for Growth Ahead of New Trade Deal
  Clean Teeth and Automakers’ Supplies at Risk From World Trade Bridge Disruption
  Uncertain Times for Beer as Constellation Faces NAFTA, BAT Changes
Venezuela’s Food Imports Fall as Trade Surplus Jumps Above $1.2 billion
Daimler’s Electric Vehicle Challenge is Lithium, Not Lithium Ion Batteries
CMA-CGM’s Aztec Return Brings Ocean-2M Alliance Link
Steel Review Starts After U.S. Imports Fell, But Just In Time For Next Rise
  RCEP Heading For Swift Conclusion, If China Assuages India’s Concerns
Ningbo Follows Hong Kong In Finding Growth Outside Trans-Pacific Routes
France Takes An Optimistic Pause For Breath in May

Monday, May 22, 2017

  Cheaper Drugs May Be Key To Revised Israel-U.S. Trade Deal
  Agriculture Aggravations Avoided in Canada-Mexico NAFTA Talks
Savannah Growth Outstrips Norfolk In First Month of ECGTA Operation
Thailand Cooks Up a Storm, Just Not as Windy as Hoped
Policy Acceleration Possible If U.S. Deficit Makes It Six In A Row
  Expeditious Expedition for TPP to Reach Destination
Vietnam’s Export Growth Hopes Carry Seeds of U.S. Tariff Attention
Brazilian Sugar Wave May Swamp Other Shores as China Hikes Tariffs

Sunday, May 21, 2017

$9 billion Month for Shipbuilding May Be Sign That Refinancing Works
Japan’s Trade Heads in The “Right” Direction, From a U.S. Perspective
  Dorel and Ikea Hope For Bumper Spring as Imports Outstrip Sales
CMA-CGM Falls Behind Containerlines as Industry Expands 6% in 1Q
Fewer Alaska Calls Make For Quieter Puget Sound

Friday, May 19, 2017

Stihl Chops Into An Expanding U.S. Powertool Market
Jets May Be a Soar Point in Canada-U.S. Relations Ahead of NAFTA
  Lots of Wood to Chop If Lumber Deal to Beat NAFTA Start
  Volvo and Outokumpu Face Gothenburg Port Strike Risks

Thursday, May 18, 2017

  Adidas and Skecher’s Put a Spring in Imports’ Step
  138 Days to Negotiate NAFTA, Maybe No Impact Before February 2019
  China Charges Charleston’s Traffic Growth
  Nearly NAFTA Negotiation Time, Peso-Watch On The Table
H&M and PVH Most Exposed to Bangladesh Sustainability Compact
Korea Move Unlikely for U.S. LNG, China Displacement Possible
  China Coal Curbs Coming, North Korea Cuts Insufficient For 10% Target

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Teekay Okay On Long Haul, Recovery Will Be A Long Haul
  A New Disruption for Ford as Spanish Port Workers’ Strikes Are Back
Nintendo Switches on Sales, Struggles With Imports
  Siemens Gearboxes Could Outpace Hanwha Panels as Renewables Stabilize
COSCO Capital Needs May Be Behind Cryptic Comment
Hyundai MM Doing Better, But Still a Long Financial Road Ahead

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Turkish Steelmakers Have No Fear of U.S. Rebar Duties
  G7 May Bear Brunt of Trump’s Trade Ire In First Overseas Trip
  Phone Importers Dial Up Expensive Handsets As Taiwan Pixel-ates
Epson On It As Printer Imports Hint At Recovery
U.S. LNG Opportunity as Gor-Gone For A Month
Single Shots Only As Vietnamese Coffee Stockpiles Wane
  ADM and Tate & Lyle May Urge Restraint to Ross on Sugar Deal
Boxes Beat Tanks as Singapore Handling Inches Ahead
  ECJ Makes Brexit Even More Complex With 22 Months To Go

Monday, May 15, 2017

Trade Case Fails to Chip Away At Silicon Metal as Decision Delayed
Belt-and-Road Needs More Than Just Tariff Cuts to Deliver for China
  Desktops Make a Comeback as Laptops Head Upmarket
30 Month High for Indian Deficit Has Oily Source
  Abe Wants TPP By Year End as Big 4 Deals Progress
Asia the Key to Hong Kong Container Growth as COSCO Recovers
EU Forces China to Pipe Down, Though Steelmakers Have Bigger Problems
New Depths Plumbed as China’s Shipbuilders Lose Share to Korea’s

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Cheaper Chinese Staples Boxed in By Competitors
  Saudi Oil Growth Dominates in March, Shifting Motiva-tions in April
  A Wealth of Common Drivers for Virginia’s Container Handling Growth

Friday, May 12, 2017

Wan Hai Struggles to Make Progress as Containerlines Sail On
Tsakos Strikes Upbeat Tone as Revenues Rebound
California Checks In More Cargoes, But It Sees Fewer Leave
Lighting the NAFTA Path After Lighthizer Approved
  $2.4 billion Extra U.S. Exports Possible from New China Beef-and-LNG Deal
Spanish Rod Rush Precedes Steel Wire Case
Hapag Lloyd Outpaces Maersk Despite Slower Rate Development

Thursday, May 11, 2017

South African Port Growth Falters as Exports Reverse
Odfjell Inches Ahead Before Rates Begin to Fall
  Robinson and DHL Outpace Expeditors as NVOCCs Head Forward in April
10 Billion Reasons for Putin and Trump To Talk Trade
U.K. Exports Hit New High, But Following Winds May Subside
Philippine Export Computations Show China Matters Most
Commerce To Give Cold-Drawn Steel Tubes the Cold Shoulder
  Maersk The Fastest Growing Liner Even If Drilling Drilled a Hole in Sales

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Drug Imports Drop as American Health Care Act Uncertainties Reign
  Top 20 Shippers’ Share Nears 65% on U.S. Inbound Routes
7th Rise in Imports Ahead As Energy Fuels U.S. Prices
ABB Leads as Rise of the Machines Reaches New High
  McCain May Hold Keys To NAFTA Progress That Mexico Needs
  Ross-Wang 100 Day Meeting Part of Planning, Not a Planned Party
French Export Boom Helped By Italian Painters, Hindered by China

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Beretta and Glock Imports Load-up as SCOTUS View Awaited
MSC Slips, But Future Shape of Shipper Market Share in Brazil Set
  SeaTac and NOLA Left Behind In Bumper Month for Ports
Gener8 Rates Escalate
  Forwarders Fly as Nippon Express Expresses Growth Hopes
232 Reviews Roll On, Malaysia Has Most To Lose If Semiconductors Investigated
Mexico-EU Deal Could Be Signed This Year, Ratification Uncertain
  RCEP Nearer Conclusion, If China Still Cares
German Trade Jumps But U.S. Friction May Fall

Monday, May 08, 2017

Fiat Chrysler, Ford Accelerate Mexican Auto Exports
Taiwan’s Export Spurt Continues as Long as Chinese Imports Stay Strong
  Tariff Race Back On, Making American Imports Great Again
  Trudeau’s Coal Investigation Just a NAFTA Skirmish, Not a Full Battle
Panamania Subsides as Extended Disruption Planned
Kia And Hyundai Pull Away from GM as South Korean Auto Exports Grow
Long-Awaited Cut in Cut-to-Length Steel Imports Made
  Xi’s Got 100 Day Problems As U.S. Surplus Jumps 18%

Sunday, May 07, 2017

  Mitsui’s Pipes, Ford’s Parts Boost Mexican Ports’ Handling
Brazil Sees Kombi-nation of Strong Auto Exports, Weak Local Sales
Port Employment Left Behind Despite Jump in Handling Activity

Friday, May 05, 2017

  Alliances’ Antitrust Allowance Takes Step Towards Annulment
Chinese Apples Face Crunch Time as India Blocks Imports
C919 Jet Helps China Trade Negotiations, A Little Bit
Falling Oil, Downbeat Chinese Managers May Slow Malaysia’s Export Miracle
MISC Betters Tankers, But Not Because of Tankers
OPEC Absence Drowns Tanker Rates As Oil Price Sinks

Thursday, May 04, 2017

  Cinco de Mayo Shippers Need NAFTA Diversification for Future Parties
Canada’s Export Miracle Is Actually An Energy Miracle
  Deficit Fuel for Trump’s Fire Despite Bankers’ Hard Work
  Global Ports’ 10% Expansion in March Shows World Trade Alive and Kicking
  Does Ross Want NAFTA 2.0 To Be Bilateral TPPs?

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Commerce May Tool Up to Tackle Chinese Chest Exports
Bahri Beats Peers As Tanker Rates Rally
Debbie Disruption Looms Over Australian Export Boom
  Will Luke’s Return Bring the Force Back to Star Wars Imports?
Busan’s Bounty Bested by Singapore and China
Protectionism Yet To Be Felt As Global Air Traffic Achieves Liftoff
Brazil’s Robusta Shortage No Block to Rising Global Coffee Exports
New York Set to Go Larger, Earlier After Port Volumes Stall
Brazil’s Cars and Planes Offset March’s Meat Scandal
Today’s Imports Are Tomorrow’s Discounts As Auto Sales Slump
3J Not Hanging Around As FMC Blocks Early Move
D/S Norden Bucks A Bad Trend Among Tankers With Baltic Bonanza

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Expeditors and DSV Head Forward, Leaving Panalpina the Odd One Out
  20 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in April
Export Explosion Expected as ISM Reaches Five Year High
Mexican Sugar Could Parallel Canadian Lumber as NAFTA Skirmish
  Trump’s New Order Overlaps But Extends the Omnibus Review
Suppliers to China Beware – Import Optimism is Falling
South Korea Data is Good News for Deal Negotiators, Bad for Shippers

Monday, May 01, 2017

  Container Rates Rise on Routes Less Travelled

Sunday, April 30, 2017

KORUS Cancellation Would Hurt Aerospace Engineers and Farmers
GoPro Inches Ahead After Flying in March

Friday, April 28, 2017

COSCO Shipping Beats Orient Overseas, But Far From Being the Best
Maersk Gets Hamburg Sud for Two Thirds of Revenue
K-Line Lags Mitsui-OSK As Container-Line Revenues March On

Thursday, April 27, 2017

China Export Bonanza for New Zealand Might Not Last
Mexican Trade Surplus Evaporates As Electronics Imports Soar
  Aluminum Security Threat Assessment Simple, Execution Complex
Argentina Could Sour Mexican Lemon Exports
  Engineers Need Presidential Help as U.S. Deficit Jumps 15%
Japanese Auto Export Joy Not Shared by U.S. Buyers
  Trump Takes Long View With Non-Nuclear NAFTA

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

New York Blown Away as Port Handling Drops
Suniva Seeks Presidential Help To Avoid Import-Inspired Bankruptcy
Frontline Back To Its Offer, Still Wants Youth and Scale from DHT
Hanjin Hangover Hurts Seaspan Still
  12 Tasks for President Trump’s Next 100 Days
  Widodo Puts Indonesia’s Head In The U.S. Trade Lion’s Mouth
Euronav Steers Cautious Course But Matches Tankers’ Sales Disappointments

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Auto Optimism Slump Drags on German Order Outlook
Japan Needs American Potatoes After Harvest is Mashed
Global Trade Expansion Continues to Run, Could Sprint
Macron-Mania As Export Hopes Hit June 2011 High
  Malmstrom and Ross Open TTIP Door But Local Elections Matter More
  Ross Swings the Axe Rather Than Burying The Hatchet

Monday, April 24, 2017

  China Starts to Make Good On Its Steel Promises
Brazil Needs New Markets as China Sours on Sugar Imports
Nakilat May Prove Best of a Bad Bunch as Revenues Steam Ahead
Thai Presence in American Kitchens Expands as Exports Boil Over
Success Breeds Optimism as British Managers’ Hopes Surge
China Yet to Be Foiled as Brazil Paints a Silicon Target
  Bad Luck Britain – You’re Not Bad Enough To Get a Deal

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Panama Canal Interruption a Fleeting Comfort for Suez
  A Tricky Balance for Trade As Economists Expect Expansion
Charleston Dances to Another Handling Record
Sweeter Puget Sounds As Tacoma’s Asian Handling Accelerates
Shipbuilding’s Green Shoots in March Really a Korean Phenomenon

Friday, April 21, 2017

  Stricter EU Line Delays, But Doesn’t Change, Brexit Trade Deal Prospects
Mobile Gets Moving as THE Alliance Pays a Call
Spain Still Has Growth Energy But Is Wearing Out In Autos and Paper
Panalpina’s Miss Is A Hit, Brings Doubts for DSV, Expeditors
  Mnuchin Hints at Tax Timing, But Will The BAT Swing?

Thursday, April 20, 2017

  232 Sooner Than 1/15, Brazil and Russia Could Be Targeted by Ross
Ericsson’s Networking Not Working for Imports, Yet
Japan’s TPP 2.0 Push Will Complicate RCEP 1.0
K+N Sets High Hurdle for Freight Forwarder Revenues
Seventh Dumping Accusation Targets German Tube Shipments
  Trump’s 360 Day Assault on Steel Imports Could Target Russia
Bear Bankruptcy, Russian Ferrovanadium Charge Add to Metals Case Pressure
Another Kick Of The Wooden Can, For NAFTA’s Sake

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Asia Lifts Japanese Trade Growth as U.S.-Bound Autoparts Drag
  Gust of Wind Power Imports Despite Trump’s Clean Power Roll-Back
Daewoo Shipbuilding Complaints Continue, No WTO Move Yet
La Dolce Vita Close To An End for Italian Exports
Russian Rod Not Yet Beaten As Commerce Pursues Steel Case
Chinese Exporters Fail To Be Floored by Commerce Decision
  Risk Rises for NAFTA Talks Without TPA
  Aso May Not Accommodate Pence’s Push As Asia Matters More

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Savannah Looking Plain as Handling Growth Slows
7% Surge Seen for Shipping Revenues in 1Q 2017
Brexit’s Too Easy, Let’s Have An Election Too
COSCO Ports Falls Behind Mainland, Looks to OBOR For Growth
Trump’s Paris Decision Could Determine LNG Exports’ Fate
HP CEO Worries About BAT, Most Reliant on Chinese Screens, Singaporean Printers
Pence’s KORUS Concerns Could Draw 10x Investment Initiative

Monday, April 17, 2017

Did the European Commission Help Boost Shipping Rates?
Chinese Shipbuilding Orders Accelerate, But Still Taking On Water
Currency Manipulation Finds No Guilt, Picks Wrong Targets

Friday, April 14, 2017

Billion Dollar Chance for Trump Administration to Prove Trade Sovereignty

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Biodiesel Buys Begin to Decline as ITC Takes Up Case
Nintendo Imports Switched On
China Calls for IP Rule Relaxation As Part of 100 Day Plan
Dell Dull, Lenovo Light-Hearted as PC Imports Have Tough Quarter
Cali Ports’ Performance Heralds Higher Trade Deficit Nationally
Currency and Cars to Face Investment and Options in Pence-Aso Talks
Indian Deficit’s Oil Explosion Masks Strong Underlying Trade
Renault, PSA Given Colombian Auto Opportunity
Mnuchin’s Spotlight Still Shines as Trump Dismisses China Manipulation
Singapore Port Handling Returns to Growth But Lags China
Shanghai’s Surprise as Chinese Container Handling Hits High
Chinese Export Party May Leave Xi With U.S. Surplus Headache

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Sixth The First Consumer Test for U.S. Commerce Resolve on Trade Cases
Tsakos and Tesoro Oil Outliers as U.S. Independence Steps Closer
Taiwan Hits Second Spot in Asia Container Growth Ranking
5 Year High For Import Inflation May Spur Deficit Jump
WTO Becomes Less Certain By Becoming More Optimistic
Seeds of Gymboree Failure Lay in Port Strikes
Myanmar Pipe Helps China Diversify Oil as Brazil Rises, Iran Falls
First Sign of Ross’s Robust Commerce Coming Down the Pipes

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Lumber Leaps as Canadians Await Commerce Case
Plenty of Little Wins To Aim For In EU-Mexico Trade Talks
U.S. Weapons Imports Rise, Ammunition Slows Ahead of Gun Rights Cases
Schenker Shoots Ahead In NVOCC Rankings
Window for NAFTA Narrows If Lighthizer Is To Lead
Philippine Export Growth Disappoints Even As China Sales Soar
Volvo Echoes GM’s BAT Comments As XC SUV Imports Climb
Can Tacoma Tackle Maersk’s Alaska-Driven Move?
Norfolk Growth Not New Port News as Tie-Up Approved
Maersk Clears EC Hurdle By Cutting LatAm Routes

Monday, April 10, 2017

Consolidation Marches On Top 20 Shippers Grab 63% of U.S. Market
3J Leaps Brazilian Barrier, U.S. Ports The Big Remaining Challenge
Taiwan’s Export Growth Relies on Chips for Now, Lighthizer for Later
Turnbull Needs Modi to Diversify Australia’s China Energy Reliance
Maersk Trims Cabotage, International Share Intact After CADE Approval
COSCO Commentary Adds Credibility to Consensus Calculations
Trump-Xi Sets Foundations, Rapid Construction to Begin
Panama Canal Effect Now Fully Shipped

Sunday, April 09, 2017

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (But Not for Port Workers)

Friday, April 07, 2017

Long Beach Beats the Blues and Overtakes New York
Mexican Auto Exports Reach New High as NAFTA Talks Awaited
Great British Exports Beat Europe, Face American Slowdown
Macronomix, Not Frexit Needed as Exports Dip
German Trade Growth Let Down by Europe, Boosted by U.S. and China
Xi’s Auto Offer Follows Chinese Appetite for American BMWs and Teslas

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Holidays or Hang-Ups? U.S. Phone Imports Slump in February
Brazilian Auto Exports Make Like Ayrton As New Record Set
Unlucky Mr. President, Americans Are Buying More Overseas
Did Kia Overestimate U.S. Sales for March?
Pacific Basin Highlights Need for Bulker Ordering Discipline
Deal on Rice Would Be Nice for Mexico and Brazil
Chinese Steel Rolls Out of Europe, Into Vietnam
Stolt-Nielsen Disappointment Shows Difficulty of Turning a Tanker

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

A Battle for the Existence of Alliances, or Just Posturing?
Supply Chain Opportunities for Kate Spade If Hitched to Coach
Climbing Airfreight Utilization Raises Aerospace Trade Deal Stakes for Trump
Payless Failure Foreshadowed By Imports, But Difficult to Trace Exposures
Malaysian Export Record Driven By Energy, Helped By Chips
Tanker Tankan Tanks as Overall Export Outlook Brightens
European Shipping Crunch Brings Supply Chain Risk for BMW and Wyeth

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Maersk Market Share Cut Needed As Brazil’s Top 10 Break 90%
Passed “Peak China”? U.S. Deficit Dips After China Trade Shrinks
Canada Eats and Drinks Its Way to a Deficit As Energy Saves the Day, Again
Xi Looks For Finnish Trade Opportunities as EU Battle Starts
WTO Trade Disputes Get Even MES-ier
Commerce Case Doesn’t Cause Korean Phos-Copper Collapse
Australian Export Boom May Run Into Cyclone, Sentiment Challenges
Could Hyundai Head Higher After U.S. Auto Sales Disappoint?

Monday, April 03, 2017

Brazil’s Record Defies Sliced Meat, Cold Coffee But Relies on Oil
U.S. Export Orders Rocket, Joining Global Gains Despite Policy Uncertainty
Breathing or Gasping? Container Rates Slide as Bulkers Fly in March
U.S. Staple-Maker Wants China to Pack It In
Turkey Switches Off Chinese Solar Exports
South Korean Data Reduces Currency Accusation Risks
Cyclone-Hit Tracks Will Disrupt Japan, China Coal Exports
Trump’s Cudgel or Xi’s Scalpel? Bringing Trade Policy Into the North Korea Issue

Saturday, April 01, 2017

25 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in March
Shipping Revenues Accelerate in 4Q, Even More Expected in 1Q

Friday, March 31, 2017

Trump’s Cherry-Picking Spreadsheets Run Risk of Ad-Hoc Retaliation
Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better as Busan Loses Out to Smaller Ports
COSCO Shipping Surprises With Strong Asian Rates
China’s Managers Party Like It’s 2012, Will Xi and Trump Take the Punchbowl Away?
Uniqlo Unique In Threatening To Quit U.S. On BAT Plans

Thursday, March 30, 2017

With 2 of 13 Months Left in Steel Case, Korea Already Back In Market
The Secret of Good Trade Negotiations Timing Is
U.S. and Brazil Putin a Difficult Spot By Sino-Russian Seeds Deal
NAFTAmnesty? Trump Draft May Avoid New Deficits Rather Than Cure Old Ones
March Madness for Japanese Autos After February Fillip For Exports
North Korea Oil Sanctions Planned, May Already Be Happening
Lululemon Squeezed As Imports Drop in “Slow Start” to 2017
New Administration, Old Schedule So Far for Ross’s First Two Trade Cases

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

It’s Up to New York to Boost Its Handling Growth
Food Feeds Veracruz’s Leadership of Mexican Port Growth
Coal To Play Offense In Trump’s Energy Export Gameplan
Will Steel Wire Case Be The First That Secretary Ross Accelerates?
Automakers Push German Export Optimism to January 2014 High
Debbie Devastation May Cut China-Bound Iron and Energy Exports
2M-HMM Cooperation Not The Same As Collaboration, FMC Points Out
Ready, Steady, Wait for Post-Brexit Trade Deal as Divorce Takes Precedence

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Brazil’s Meat Crisis Abates After EU And Hong Kong Slice Restrictions
Trump’s First Deficit Drops, But Ross’s NAFTA Review is AWOL
Mexican Cucumbers Highlight the Risks From a Hawkish NAFTA Stance
Cowboys Want Trump To Ride Into China, May Be Bucked in Trade Deals
Big Easy Has Big Challenges as Container Volumes Slide
3J Clears Singapore Hurdle, FMC May Be A Barrier

Monday, March 27, 2017

Venezuela Generates $850 million Surplus, Struggles for Food
Is Mexico’s Surprise Surplus a Portent of Export Reversal to Come?
TrumpCare Uncertainties Lead Generic Drugs to Stay Away
New Zealand Ready to Diversify China Trade, RCEP Talks Are A Hurdle
China Jet Readiness Puts 14% of U.S.-China Exports At Risk
Brazilian Bags Drag as U.S. Coffee Buyers May Be Stockpiling
Samsung S8 Shipment Surge to Follow 39% Vietnam-to-U.S. Vault
Hapag-Lloyd 2% Achieved Rate Rise Lags 25% Market Gain, For Now

Sunday, March 26, 2017

World Trade Growth Accelerates, Maybe More to Come in February

Friday, March 24, 2017

Slowing Shipments Could Depress Trump’s First Deficit
Ross and Lighthizer May Have Steel Excuse as Japan’s Worries Surface
Kids and Adults Love Them So, There’s a U.S. Factory Coming For Haribo
Dupont Brings Refrigerant From Mexico as Chinese Competitors Left in The Cold
Biodiesel Bounce Draws Anti-Dumping Allegations
Missed Platform Explains NZ Trade Dip, Ozzie Agriculture the Real Game

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Savannah’s Growth Still Peachy, Outlook Fuzzy
Arms, Aerospace, Agriculture and Tech Hold Keys to Lighthizer’s Taiwan Aims
Mobile Port to Get Moving As Wal-Mart Sets-Up Shop
Is Li Offering Australia Agricultural Access for Property Purchases?
British Managers Buoyant Before Brexit, French Frown
Brazil Meat Exports Butchered as Corruption Crisis Continues
Puget Sound Slips as Seattle Surrenders Chinese Share
Compass Treats Itself to Market Share as Chinese Imports Stoppered
Maersk Gets Tyra Tax Break, Can Move On With Oil Demerger

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Shipbuilding Has Its Worst Month Since 2008 as Daewoo Reaches for Lifeline
RCEP Won’t be TPP v2 – Simplicity Wanted by Negotiators
Have Reduced Trump Tariff Risk Perceptions Lead Ikea to Cut Imports?
Could Maersk’s Concessions for Hamburg Sud Include Brazil?
Nike Sales Outlook Disappoints, Imports Open New Quarter Lower
Thai Exports Drop Despite Samsung Dishwasher Strategy
Japanese Trade Nears Deals with China and EU But Could Reach Conflict with U.S.
Will the Box Club Be Clubbed by the Department of Justice?

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Rise of the Robots Continues as U.S. Imports Climb for a Seventh Month
U.S. LNG Exports Jump as Global Demand Inflates
SM Group Wants to Go Large, But Options Are Limited
Elections Will Shift 53% of Brexit Trade Goalposts by 2019
Peruvian Floods Put Copper, Zinc Exports at Risk
Spanish Imports Grow at Fastest for 6 Years, More to Come
39% of U.S. Trade is Up for Review as Trump Nears Executive Order

Monday, March 20, 2017

AET Builds Share in U.S. Oil Handling As MISC Frets About Market
Little Sign of Sunrise for Solar, Except for Hanwha
ZIM Looks for Zip in Its Market Share By Adding Carolinas
Li Wants An Australian Deal For Assets and RCEP, Not Exports
DP World Caution After Slow Quarter Precedes Reality of Protectionism
Mnuchin’s Hawkishness More Worrying Than G20 Communique Language
Brazilian Beef Controversy Could Put New Deals at Risk
No TTIP v2 – Trump and Merkel Have Other Deals to Handle
Hapag-Lloyd Inches Towards UASC, Blaming Paperwork for Slow Progress

Friday, March 17, 2017

Mexico Bares Agricultural Teeth Before NAFTA Talks
Fiat-Chrysler’s Mexican Factories the Secret to Further Italian Export Growth
Squeeze Reprieve for Mexican Lemons as Argentina Waits
China Shipbuilding Orders Sink to New Depth

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Dell Does Well in U.S. PC Imports, But Acer is Ace-r
Northwest Let Down by The Sea Side as Panjiva Combined Cargo Index Drops
Emptiness the Secret of Charleston’s Happiness
Quanta Reboots Chinese PC Export Growth
Nokia Downbeat on Phone Kit, But Could Ericsson Dial Up a Surprise?
Navarro’s Powerhouse, Trump’s CAFE May Mean Less Disruption for Automakers
Chile Wrap Has Little Flavor of Future Trade Deal Prospects
GoPro’s Growth Prediction Soars Above Import Evidence
Techtronic Tools Up for U.S. Production After Exports Hit High
Hyundai MM Brings Korea, Thailand and Indonesia to 2M

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

U.S. Keeps Door Shut to Chinese Magnesium, Which Heads to Canada
iPhone Imports Likely Jumped in January as Samsung, Google Lagged
Lighthizer Wants to Promote Ags Exports, May Be Forced to Play Defense
India’s Export Boom May Be Oil-Fired as U.S. Shipments Slowed
Foxconn Flies, Huawei Higher as Chinese Smartphone Exports Climb
China Doesn’t Want a U.S. Trade War – It Has Too Much Else To Do
Hong Kong’s High Kicking Growth Beats COSCO Pacific’s Sluggish Yangtze
Maersk Yet to Announce HamSu Financials, Regulatory Hurdles Remain High
Long Beach Beats LA, While California Tariff-Driven Import Boom Slows

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Nintendo Fails to Switch On the Videogame Market
Virginia Slips as Brazil, Singapore Container Handling Slides
Singapore Port Container Handling Slides, Bucks U.S. Shipment Trends
3J Efficiency Plans Emerging, Costs Already Falling
Will Mnuchin Use the G20 As a Currency Manipulation Campaign Kick-off?
China Port Growth Confirms Tariff Pre-emption Strategy

Monday, March 13, 2017

China May Not Grab TPP in Chile, But It Does Need to Address NAFTA 2.0
Is Lego’s Import Growth as Simple as Black and Gray?
Has the U.S. Ammunition Import Craze Started to Subside?
Expeditors Loses U.S. NVOCC Share to Danmar, DSV as Competition Hots Up
Nunes’s Trade Opportunities Could Add 3% to Brazil’s Exports in 18 Months
May’s Finger on the Brexit Start Gun as British Trade Booms
NAFasTA Deal Making?
Orient Overseas Flags Shipping Industry’s Balancing Act Risk
Are Bulk Shipping Rates Defying Gravity?

Friday, March 10, 2017

CMA-CGM Revenues Expand a Little, Will It Buy More?
Logistics Jobs Shift From Warehouses to Wheels
Ferroglobe Petition May Mean Foreign Companies Benefit from U.S. Case
Faster Foil Findings May Be Result of U.S. Aluminum Case
British Exports’ Fastest Surge Since 2011 Face Brexit and U.S. Hurdles
German Export Jump May Make Merkel’s Meeting Messy

Thursday, March 09, 2017

Apparel Brings Blowout Philippine Exports, Future Less Certain
Suez Swamped by Shippers’ Panama Push
Merkel-Trump Meeting Could Make Dark Clouds Disappear
The Big Get Bigger as U.S. Carrier Share Consolidates Further in February
Higher Prices Might Not Thwart Trump’s Desired Deficit Dip
Busan Losing Share to Peers in South Korea Container Handling
Vietnam Warns of Slow RCEP Progress, May Hold Sway Over China
Ross-Joo Meeting May Be The Reality of U.S. Trade Dealings

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Maersk Needs Tyra Answer Before Addressing HamSu Finance Questions
Sales Success, Tariff Risk Drives Wanfeng Auto’s U.S. Spending Plan
Did Wilbur Ross Punt NAFTA 2.0 Into 2018?
Port of LA Experiences First Drop Since June While Philadelphia Flies
RCEP “At An Early Date” A Far From Simple Deal
Brazil’s Auto Exports Jump, For the Wrong Reasons
Downturn Ahead, or Just Turbulence in French Exports?

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

China Exports Weak At First Glance, Stronger on Examination
Trump Rush Effect Wanes in February as U.S. Shipments Slow
Well Oiled Canadians Face Drug and Car Slowdown
5 Year High For U.S. Deficit Adds Impetus But Can’t Accelerate New Trade Deals
South Korean Trade Dispute with China Likely to Remain Low Key
China Chips Mean More Than Trump for Taiwan Trade
Mexican Sugar Exporters Look Elsewhere as U.S. Investigation Delayed
Navarro Calls Out Samsung, LG For Trying to Maximize Profits

Monday, March 06, 2017

Ford Loses Fusion Power in Mexican Exports While Chrysler Journeys On
CMA-CGM Could Consider Deals as Brazilian Consolidation Continues
Shipbuilding Rebound Likely To Be a Holiday Effect
Heavier Laden Jets Face Protectionist Storm on the Horizon
Will Ross Use Stainless Steel to Strip Failure from Trade Case Record?
Will Discipline Hold as Hyundai MM Gets the Money It’s Been Promised?
China Looks For Steel Export Leadership with 5% Cut in Production
Cardenas About To Play Best Cards as Maersk Terminal Opens
Bird Flu Opportunity Becomes Risk for U.S. Farmers

Sunday, March 05, 2017

General Motors Has Supply Chain Issues to Address After PSA Deal
Trump Cap Yet to Arrive as Panjiva Combined Cargo Index Advances 7%

Friday, March 03, 2017

Miami Misses but Savannah Succeeds in Boosting South East PCCI
Malaysia’s Export Acceleration Depends on China’s Success
Ford, DAK May Face Spanish Port Strike Risk

Thursday, March 02, 2017

Rapid Commodity Rebound Boosts Brazil’s China Business
Adidas Sourcing Teardown Reveals Shoes From 27 Countries, T-Shirts from 30
Boeing Wants ExIm But Trade Deal Exposure Matters More
Rebar Investigation Fails to Demolish Imports
30% Growth Opportunity For Trina, Hanwha Q-Cells as EU Tariffs Phased Out
Kia Losing In U.S. Auto Shipments, Road Ahead No Better
Australia Profits From Commodity Boom, But Buys More Than Expected
Panalpina Doesn’t Pan Out, Outlook Panned

Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Less WTO, More Wrestling with South Korea Previewed in Trump Trade Tract
Who Can Sate CMA-CGM’s Hunger for U.S. Number 1 Spot?
Los Angeles Carries California As PCCI Advances 3%
Shippers’ Confidence Not Borne Out By February Rate Performance
20 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in February
Global Trade Daily Podcast Now Available!
Chinese Managers Upbeat, Americans Seek To Beat the BAT
Did Trump’s Speech Support BAT? It May Slow New Trade Deals
K+N Strikes Cautious Note for Shipping After Soft Quarter
Seaspan Slips, Saves Before Spending
LG Invests in U.S. Before Trump Takes Them To The Cleaners

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

South Korea Shipment Success May Breed U.S. Currency Contempt
The Steel’s Gone But the Controversy Will Linger
GM Teardown Reveals Border Tax Exposure to Chinese Wheels, Korean Batteries
Audi’s Q5 Factory Causes Veracruz Port Traffic Acceleration
Colombia Truckers May Push Douwe Egberts Further into Peruvian Coffee
U.S. Deficit Defies Expectations as Seaborne Shipments Surge
Hapag Lloyd Beats The Street, Flags Need for Discipline

Monday, February 27, 2017

New Zealand’s Appetite for Oil, China’s Desire for Dairy Drives Trade
Savannah and Norfolk Form Tag Team to Take on Charleston and Philadelphia
U.S. Trusts Itself 16 Times More Than The WTO
Play-Doh Returns to U.S. After Imports Build Up
Japanese Auto Exports Slow as Toyota Taps the Brakes
Fuel Needs Drag Mexican Trade Deficit to New High
Thailand’s Expansion Continues, Future Growth Likely From Asia

Sunday, February 26, 2017

RCEP Talks Continue: Success Not Guaranteed, But China Still Needs Growth

Friday, February 24, 2017

Venezuela’s Oil Cash Flows But Imports Still Fall
Cuba Faces $2.6 Billion Trade Deficit, Swaps Chinese Tractors for U.S. Food
Obama-Trump Bridge Trade Figures Likely to Expand
Magna Sourcing Teardown Reveals Austrian Axles, Chinese Transmissions
Lumber May Not be Lumbered with NAFTA Negotiation
Global Trade Growth in 2016 Set to Continue in 2017, at Least in January
In Merkel They Trust – German Managers’ Export Optimism Rises

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Caterpillar Sourcing Teardown Reveals Japanese Buckets and Chinese Gears
Have Makita and Black & Decker Tooled Up to Tackle Border Tax?
New Zealand Aims to Take Bigger Bite of China Apple Market
Mnuchin’s Currency Manipulation Net May Be Cast Wider Than Before
Maersk Sees Brazil Activity Held Up By Equipment Shortage
Dupont’s Refrigerant Opportunity Expands As Chinese Exports Cool
APM Investment Could Boost NY/NJ Imports by 15%
French Managers the Happiest in Over Five Years, More Smiles to Come

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

U.S. Skips Tire Tariffs as China Crushes Foreign Competition
Circumvention May Be Circuitous as Commission Considers Tube Case
WTO Cuts Red Tape, But Big Ugly Wall of Trade Barriers Grows
Longshoremen’s Short Strike a Long Term Ploy
Mexico and Canada Lack Leverage for Trilateral Trump Talks

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Generic Drug Imports Fall as Healthcare Costs Expected to Rise
Fanuc Fans Flames of U.S. Industrial Automation
New FTZs to Tackle China Trade Slowdown
EU Approval for Maersk’s HamSu Bid May Hinge on Brazil
Peru Has Copper Opportunity, Asparagus Risk With Trump
Evergreen Upbeat, Rate Rally Pauses

Monday, February 20, 2017

Could China Shock Tesla Analysts?
Trump’s Deficit Definition Definitely Of Limited Use, Shows Job Risks
Less Below Normal Than Normal Export Stance for Managers Before Brexit
Spain’s Wobbly Growth Continues in December, More to Come In January
Kim Jong-un Faces $1.8 billion Choice as China Implements Sanctions
Japanese Exports Disappoint As U.S. Auto Shipments Slump

Friday, February 17, 2017

Jets Wash Out Panama Effect as Northwest PCCI Climbs 5%
Are Department Stores Hoarding Ahead of BAT?
Trump Not the Only Enemy For China as Remedies Rise
India Commits to Steel Tariffs, Keeping Up With The U.S. and EU
Kate Spade Sourcing Teardown Shows Hong Kong Matters Most
Mexican Gas Price Hikes Look Unavoidable as Imports Leap

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Charleston Has Best Month Ever on China, Panama Growth
Has Hanjin’s Demise Helped the Shipping Industry?
Border Tax Risk for Ikea, Rooms to Go as Furniture Imports Soar
Hamburg Sud’s Brazilian Domination Extends
Global Clean Tech Spending Slump Led by U.S. Imports

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Italian Trade Ends 2016 On a High, More to Come In January
Brazilian Coffee Imports a Relief, But Not Significant
CETA Still Not Certain as Growth Goes Against the EU
LNG Demand Lights Up, Will Trump Let The U.S. Play?
Nintendo Switches Up Its Imports Ahead of New Console
Being Small But Simply Formed Makes Messina Attractive to MSC
Indian Export Growth Slows, But Faces Trump Trap Risk
COSCO Ports Grow With Toys, But Lag China As a Whole
Siemens Powers Ahead in Mexico, Room To Grow Further
Has Hyundai MM Already Lost the Battle for Walmart’s Custom?
Hong Kong Hurdles Holiday Hiatus As Growth Continues

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Glycine Imports Fall, But Tariffs May Not Be Working
Long Beach’s Long Nightmare Ends as Container Growth Returns
Ericsson Grows, Nokia Shrinks as U.S. Phone Network Imports Hit (Another) High
Did Samsung Beat Apple in 4Q U.S. Smartphone Shipments?
Hyundai MM Receives Government Largesse, Bad News for Everyone
EU Ready To Go Into BAT Against Trump at WTO
Tweaks Not Tariffs From Trudeau-Trump Trade Meeting

Monday, February 13, 2017

Maritime Oil Out of Favor with U.S. Refiners as Tankers Consolidate
Trump’s Narrowed Oil Target Still a Long Way From Completion
Christal Shines as NVOCCs Beat Industry
Printers Spool Up While HP Runs Out of Ink
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy for Japanese Liner Rates
Savannah’s Sweet Sixteen as Trade Hub Status Grows
North Korea Sanctions Yet to Bite as Missile Launches Continue

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Did Abe’s Investment Sword Counter Trump’s Currency Sabre?
Panama Canal Succeeds After Seven Months

Friday, February 10, 2017

Last Chance to Blame Obama for Higher Imports
NAFTA Not the Only Risk for Mexican Avocados
LNG Lags, Making MISC Miss Expectations
Strong U.K. Exports May Mask Rot Underneath
Duterte Has China To Thank for Philippine Export Growth

Thursday, February 09, 2017

China’s Trade Rebounds, Guess Who Won’t Be Happy…
Laptop Apathy in 4Q Meets Trump Tariff Panic in January
Americans Buy More Ammunition, Fewer Guns from Abroad
MSC’s Remarkable Market Share Bounce Leads Industry Consolidation
Geogrid Case Shows Need for Speed
Nisshinbo Applies the Brakes in Mexico
Freeland Takes Hawkish Stance, Canada Could Squeeze U.S. Tech
Hyundai MM Past The Worst As Revenues Bounce 18%

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Navarro-Baiting Record German Trade Surplus Faces Slow-Down
Savannah Surges, Seattle Sinks in January Port Rankings
Cuervo’s Tequila Exports Surged Ahead of IPO
Will Brazil Need a Pick-Me-Up Coffee?
Ford, Nissan Mexican Exports Slump Ahead of Trump Deal
Southwire, Nexans Preempt Chilean Copper Mine Strike

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Trina, Hanwha Hope for Brighter EU Solar Future
Maersk’s Miss Doesn’t Demonstrate Disaster, Outlook Optimistic
No Trump Effect Yet as U.S. Import Growth Continues in January
OPEC Can’t Save Canada From Slowing Autos
Why 2.2%, Not $734 Billion Should Be The Headline for U.S. Trade
Hyundai MM May Be The Herald of a New Shipbuilding Cycle
Frontline Needs Higher Price, Brighter Outlook to Woo DHT

Monday, February 06, 2017

Airbus Creates French Export Growth, Future Brighter
Strong Taiwan Trade May Signal Foxconn Phone Growth
33 Ways U.S. Farmers Can Help Abe Beat Trump
Alliances Good, Deals Bad As Far As FMC is Concerned?
Merkel’s $1 billion EU Export Opportunity for Uruguay
After 20 Years of Tariffs, China is Still in U.S. Magnesium
Could a $7,600 German Auto Tax Lead the U.S. to Leave the WTO?

Sunday, February 05, 2017

Awaiting the $45 billion Tweet from @realdonaldtrump

Friday, February 03, 2017

Tearing a Strip, of Steel, Off China May Not be Enough
Air Transport Jobs Hit Highest Since 2008, Warehouses Break Record
Cattlemen Saddle Up for NAFTA, Other Opportunities Abound
GoPro Disappoints But Imports Show Improvement Ahead

Thursday, February 02, 2017

Trump, Trudeau and Peña Nieto’s Top 50 NAFTA Pain Points
NZ’s Free Traders Need to Send More Beef to Trump’s America
U.K. Zero-Tariff Brexit Offer Faces Divergent EU Trade Surpluses
Samsung’s Trump-Inspired Move May Shift Fridges, not TVs
Wooden Can Kicked Down the Road, for NAFTA?

Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Toyota’s U.S. January Sales Slump as Japanese Imports Fall 5%
There’s Rarely Bean a Better Performance from Brazil
Australia’s Record Surplus Might Not be Sustainable
CMA-CGM Deal with Total Makes Financial and Regulatory Sense
Is the U.S. More Worried About Trump Than Europe and China?
Airfreight Growth Flies, Turbulence Ahead
Rothfos Bags Colombian Coffee Supplies as Brazil Dries Up
Did Bumper Apple Results Eat All Foxconn’s Exports?
Under Armour Underperforms as Import Growth Slides
Trump Waves Currency Saber as Japan Deal Opener
Suppliers’ Paradise – China Import PMI at Five Year High
Electronics Boost South Korean Trade, Trump Accusations Possible

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Tanker Rates Killed in January, Containers Still Killing It
20 Most Read Panjiva Research Articles in January
Cuban Trade Struggling – Blame Sugar, Not Trump
Is Germany Next on Trump’s Target List?
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Grow While Imports Shrink

Monday, January 30, 2017

Japanese Shippers Show (Mostly) Better Growth, Brighter Outlook
Industry-Beating NVOCC Growth Faces Technology Risks
No Romance for Chemicals as Stolt-Nielsen Disappoints
Cargo Growth Accelerates in December, Faces Trump in January
Southeast PCCI Grows, But Still Falls Behind
New Year, Old Topics in Steel Dumping Case
Trump and May to Stay Hand-in-Hand-in-Trade
Frontline Buys Youth and Scale with DHT Deal
California Cargo Growth Accelerates, PCCI Jumps 7%

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Nissan’s Export Success May Draw Trump’s Attention
New Zealand Trade Stumbles, China Growth May Be Hobbled

Friday, January 27, 2017

Orient Overseas Grows Revenues Using Volumes, Not Rates (Yet)
DHL Express Brings Growth as PCCI Northwest Jumps 10%
Charleston’s China-Fuelled 2016 Growth Needs Trump Finance to Continue
Closer Port Ties May Cause Regulatory Bind

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Colombia Raises the Standard for Gold Exports
Euronav Shows Shipping Recovery, Investors Focus on Financing
Germans Join Euro Export Growth Hopes, Until Autos Turn Again
Trump Trade Deficit Focus Drawn by 6% Mexican Export Surge
Ross Needs New Import Tools to Cut Tool Imports

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Great December Turns Terrible 2016 Tide for Savannah
Slow Tire Case Misses the Mark, Supports Trump’s Aims
A Jollier Time in Europe, Especially In France
Engine and Digger Parts Drive Rebuild in Japanese Exports
World Trade Roars Back to Life

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Mexican Autos at Risk if Trump Opens CAFE
Shipping Shuffles Forward, Analysts Hope
Thai Export Success Faces Trump Risk
RCEP More Likely Than China in TPP 2.0
Brexit Keys Could Be In Austrian, Italian or Greek Hands

Monday, January 23, 2017

Are Lemons the Canary of Trump Trade Negotiations?
TPP Gone, But NAFTA Matters More
Weak 4Q Apparel Imports May Be Reflected in Kohl’s, JC Penney Sales

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Trump’s Robotic Conundrum – Tariffs vs. Automation vs. Retaliation
Foxconn (Might) Put on a Display for Trump

Friday, January 20, 2017

Trump’s Trade Hawk Takes Leisurely Flight, Until the Next Deficit
Bad Times for Shipbuilders Mean Good Times for Shipping Companies
No Deal for Now, High Expectations for Orient Overseas in 2017

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Beer Good, More Beer Better for Railroads
Trump Brings More Wind, Less Sun to the Renewables Industry
Chinese Printers Feed into U.S. Market, HP Jammed
Volatile Spanish Exports Take a Step Forward
Hyundai MM (Finally) Joins MSC In Underperforming Port Ownership

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Last Orders for Froman With Canadian Wine Complaint
Cut to Length Steel Cut Out, Will Ross Want More?
Huawei Left Behind as U.S. Network Gear Imports Hit Quarterly High
Adidas Sees Little Change to Business Under Trump Trade Policy
HP, Lenovo Likely Bucked Weak 4Q For U.S. PC Imports
Retaliation a Bigger Risk Than Indonesian Cattle for U.S. Farmers
China Needs New Furrow to Plough as U.S. Fertilizer Imports Cut
Orient Overseas Could Join ‘Get Bigger, Build Less’ Trend

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

GM to Bring American Axle’s Mexican Axles Back to America
TTIP Progress Report More Likely To Be Its Elegy
Shipping Rates Rise, Except to South Korea
Italy’s Exports Helped by Oil, Hindered by Canned Tomatoes
Post-Election Tariff Worries May Have Boosted U.S. Phone Imports
Trump’s Day 1 TPP, NAFTA Moves to be Followed by Crowded Kitchen
Mexican Ports Grow, But 1-in-7 Containers Are U.S. Bound
Main Brexit Problem is EU Unity, Not U.K. Desires

Monday, January 16, 2017

Trump’s “Very Quickly” Means Years, Not Months, For U.K.
Trump Just One of BMW’s Problems as 4Q Imports Fall
COSCO Pacific Lags Hong Kong Holiday Growth, Expands Elsewhere
Valero Slides Past Chevron as Top Oil Importer While PBF Slumps
11-Fold Energy Challenge for Trump, Canada May Pay Price

Friday, January 13, 2017

Lego Brings the Bat in December, Faces Trump in January
Indian Exports Bounce on U.S. Rubber Shipments
Rush to Beat Trump, Early New Year Help Weak China Exports

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Videogames Imports Face Battlefield:Trump in 2017 After Slow 2016
Obama’s Parting China Aluminum Shot Gives Trump Another Target
Container-Liners Consolidate Market Share After Bumper Fourth Quarter
(Some of) California Knows How to Party
OPEC-Inspired Import Price Hike Adds Impetus to Trump Tariffs
COSCO’s Secure Financing Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Rail the Way for Mexico to Boost Gasoline Imports
China Grains Decision Likely to be About Grains, Not Trump
Are Pharma Imports Reddy for Trump?
LA Lands China Surprise Volume Growth, Leads U.S. Ports Again
Samsung’s Washer Agility a Lesson for U.S. Trade Cases in 2017
British Trade Records Face Manager Gloom
Panjiva Webinar – Global Trade Outlook for 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

World Bank Banks on Less World Trade Growth
American Ammunition Imports Hit New Record in 2016
Small Stage, Sticky Situation for Corn Syrup Trade
Is Trump Looking In The Wrong Place?
Soaring Airfreight May Continue Its Ascent in December
Philippine Export Slump Trends Likely Continued in December
Cheap Shots as Coffee Exports Perk Up in November
Mexican Autos’ Fast 4Q Faces Furious Trump in 2017

Monday, January 09, 2017

One Steel Supplier’s Sunset is Another’s Sunrise
LNG Elevated as China Chokes on Coal Power
25 Months of Chinese PC Pain May Soon Be Over
Chips Drive Taiwan Export Jump, But Where Are They Going?
Fiat Chrysler Toes the Trump Line, Mexico May Not Suffer
Thai Floods Disrupt 10% of U.S. Tire Market

Sunday, January 08, 2017

Neopanamax Effect Still Alive in December
Germany’s Auto-Led Export Parade May Face Trump Rain
Trump Racing? China Phone Exports to U.S. Jumped 40% in November

Friday, January 06, 2017

Warehouse Jobs Growth Slows to April 2014 Level
Canada Has Half Billion Dollar Gain, Faces Long-Term Policy Pain
Deficit Develops as Fewer Foreigners Value American Intellect
Australia’s Trade Surplus is a Gas, Don’t Wine
$5.5 billion South Korean Move Undermines Shipping Industry Discipline
Black & Decker Tools Up for Growth as Imports Build
Trump Trips on Toyota Auto Facts, Canada the Actual Loser

Thursday, January 05, 2017

France Export Growth Seen Through a Glass, Lightly
MSC Loses Out to Maersk in Brazil, But Does It Care?
Maersk’s Alibaba Deal Could Access 699,000 Contract Market
Toyo Tire and Kenda’s Construction Opportunity from Indian Tire Imports’ Puncture
Tesla Gigafactory Opens, Lithium Imports Leap
Imported Autos Fail to Join in U.S. Auto Increase in 2016

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Bad Year, Better Quarter for Shipping Rates in 2016
7 Trade-Sensitive Industries to Watch in 2017
Apple Flavor’s Milk Supply Outlook Unappetizing
Steel Tariffs Removed, for a Change

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Japan Shipping Inc Downbeat, but Coping
U.S. Managers’ Trump Honeymoon May Be Brief, Brexit Experience Shows
Trump Tries to Make Autos Great Again, Bilaterally
6 Shipping Industry Questions to Answer in 2017
Cracking Export Opportunity for U.S. Egg Suppliers
Morocco Squeezed as USDA Restricts Citrus Fruit Exports
Wall of Plywood Shipments Arrive as ITC Investigations Dumping
Hyundai MM Gets By With Help from Little Friends
Another Tariff Hawk in Trump’s Trade Policy Nest?
Brazilian Consumers Play and Eat Their Way to Import Growth

Monday, January 02, 2017

Hanjin, Samsung Nightmares Pass as South Korea Growth Awakens
China Trade Outlook Hopeful, Just
3 Macroeconomic Data Trends to Follow in 2017
7 Trade Deals to Track in 2017
20 Most Read Research Articles of 2016

Friday, December 30, 2016

U.S. Gasoline Profits from Mexican, Venezuelan Refinery Issues

Thursday, December 29, 2016

GSP Not the Only USP For Argentine Exports to U.S.
10 Top Trade Trends From 2016 – Trump, Steel and Deals
Navarro and Ross Policies Supported by U.S. Deficit Jump

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Fuel for Trump’s Tariff Fire as Panjiva Combined Cargo Index Rises for Sixth Month
High Seas, Low Altitude Boost Southeast PCCI By 4%
LAX Doesn’t Lack for Growth as California PCCI Climbs
Nissan Leads Japanese Auto Exports, Just Not to The U.S.
Oil Powers Thai Exports as Rice Shipments Slide

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Pre-Holiday Heartburn Drug Imports Led by Teva and Cipla
Cuban Imports Down at Heel After China Purchases Drop
Statins Not Static, Reddy’s Ready to Win

Friday, December 23, 2016

Trump-bait – Mexico Picks a Bad Month to Have a Good Month
Apparel Growth Uptick Slowly Reaching Materials Supply Chain
China Gives Them What They Want, Just Not On What They Want
Froman Backs Trump Into Post-TTIP Beef Battle
Not So Little Italy Boosts New York Port Handling

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Robots May Be Held Hostage To Trump’s Trade Strategy
Victoria’s Secret Imports Push Upwards in November
Savannah Saved by Europe, Losing Asia Battle To Charleston
Spain Doing the Right Thing, Just With The Wrong Stuff
World Trade Fell for Only 2nd Time Since 2009 in October
Europe to Keep Shades Closed Against Chinese Solar
Trump Likely Trade Decision-Maker-in-Chief After NTC Creation

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Venezuela Eats Less, Watches More
Barbie and Lego’s Late Surge Saves Toy Import Season
Clothing Makes a Comeback, Sweaters Under the Tree
Ford Adds Indian Imports to Mexican Fiesta and European Connections
When Life Gives USDA Approval, Sell Lemons

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Earthquake Takes Toll on New Zealand Exports
Epson, Canon Keep on Growing as Printer Imports Slide
Dull Dell Sharpens as Leader Lenovo Lags
Long Beach’s Long Endured Ownership Uncertainty Ended
GM’s Idle Factories Make Devil of a Problem for Mexican Suppliers
Storm in a Galvanized Tea Cup, or Broader Trade Squall?
British Break with Continental Export Optimism

Monday, December 19, 2016

COSCO’s Bohai Buoyancy at Risk as Tianjin Chokes
Colombia Beating the Odds on Gold and Coffee Can’t Create Growth
Solar Power Imports Dim Ahead of Trump Energy Policy
Moving French Water by Water to China
Peak Pressure Passed as Aluminum Purchase Proceeds
Filipino Electronics Growth Hopes Depend on Chinese Customers
Rogue One’s Last Minute Rescue Doesn’t Save the Holiday

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Trump’s First Trade Battle Could Be In the Trees
SeaTac Soars, Offsetting Sub-Standard Subaru Seaborne Shipping
Slower Cars Drive Japan’s Trade to 16th Straight Drop

Friday, December 16, 2016

3+4+5=1 in Brazilian Shipping
WTO Battleground Grows as U.S. Agricultural Exports to China Collapse

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Italy’s Problem Isn’t Selling Exports, It’s Getting Paid for Them
Les Bleus Less Blue on Export Outlook in December
Drug Misuse Rule Changes Visible in AC Trade Data
Skiers Favor Function Over Fashion With Late Change of Plans
Charleston Dances to China Tune, Panama Pitched Perfectly
Gold’s Glitter Beats Steel’s Shine as Indian Deficit Balloons
FMC Ignores DoJ Concerns to Approve THE, More Work To Do in 2017
GM Finds Build Local, Source Global No Protection From Chinese Antitrust

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Japan More Upbeat, Just Not About Trade
Hong Kong Heads Ahead of the Mainland With November Traffic Jump
Long Beach Faces the Price of Its Owner’s Failure: The Worst November in 5 Years
GoPro’s Late Surge Can’t Rescue Weak Holidays
Getting Big is Easy, Staying Big Isn’t for Merging Shippers
Future of $13 Billion in Doubt as China’s Ship Orderbook Hits 5 Year Low
China’s Port Success Lesson: Be Small and Tech Fueled
Cyclone Vardah Tragedy Comes as Chennai Exports Struggle to Maintain Growth
Modernized Defense for EU Sets Stage for 2017’s Trade Battle Royale

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Better Out than In as Oakland Exports Accelerate
Brother, Can You Lend a Pound (of Green Coffee)
Poor Score for PlayStation Drags Videogame Imports Down
LA Rules West Coast Import Traffic as Port Everglades Rocks to Latin Rhythms
The $190 Billion Question – How Much Air, Rail and Truck Freight Moved in November?
Nestle, Keller Finding Formula for Success in Chinese Baby Milk Regulations
U.S. Has Pistachio Export Market Cracked
Ammunition Imports Breach 2,800 Tons in November

Monday, December 12, 2016

Maersk May Go Second Tier Shipping Shopping to Replace Revenues
Imports’ Red Rag to Trump’s Trade Bull as November Shipments Climb
Chinese Cast Iron Exporters Want to Avoid Being Washed Down the Drain

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Samsung and LG Preempt Being Taken to the Cleaners
North Korean Coal Sacrificed for Good of China Trade Deals
Hyundai MM’s Limited 2M Deal May Reflect Regulatory Risks

Friday, December 09, 2016

Hanjin Holiday Decoration Disappointment Diverted
Neopanamax – Has the Novelty Worn Off?
The Art of China’s Trade Deals: A Two Pronged Approach
Brexit Bounce as U.K. Goods Exports Hit New High
China Steels Itself For Yet Another Corrosive Trade Case

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Export Drive in Germany May See Sudden Reversal From Autos
Philippines Beaten by Taiwan as Chip Supplier While Exports Disappoint
Thai Pineapple Producers Squeezed as Costa Rica’s Find New Markets
Cisco and Sanmina’s Phone Gear Imports Rise, Face Trump Threat-a-tunity
Many Ways to Build Market Share Muscle in Glycine
Copper Pipe Imports Recover After Plumbing Post Duty Depths
Australian Exports Accelerate, More to Come from Commodities

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

China Trade Avoids Dips with Chips, Toys and Towels
Don’t Judge Apple By Falling U.S. Handset Figures
Rare Earth Exports May Become Rarer
Global Airfreight Industry Ending Year Better Than It Started
Chinese Paper Makers Thrive as U.S. Keeps Door (Mostly) Closed
Lego’s 7% Trump Exposure Leaves It Relaxed for Now
Airbus Lets French Exports Down as America Provides Growth

Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Chips to China Can’t Offset Appliances to America as Malaysian Exports Fall
Faster Chip Exports Drive Taiwan to 2013 Growth High
Mexican Auto Exports Accelerate Into Trade Deal Fog
American Cargo Activity Hits High as Savannah and LAX Lead
Threats Abound As Canada’s Exports Rebound
Ross Doctrine Needed as U.S. Exports Fall in October
Mass, Not Trump, May Be Driver of Rassini Brake Deal
New High for Southeast PCCI in October as Hurricane Shrugged Off

Monday, December 05, 2016

China Needs RCEP to Further Economic As Well As Geopolitical Aims
Inventec’s Shiny Chromebook Boosts PC Exports as Quanta’s Quantity Falls
Sugar Suspension Deal Hurts U.S. Imports, Mexican Exports Unchanged
Hatchimals Emerge Successful in Top Toy Import Ranking
Grate Opportunity from U.S. Infrastructure Plan, But Not for All
U.S. Automakers Paint a Target as Trump Waves Tariff Stick
Shipping Rate Rally Holds as Hanjin Headache Passes

Sunday, December 04, 2016

Trump May Prevent Green Goods Deal That China’s Bikes Halted

Friday, December 02, 2016

Packages Beat Containers in November Jobs Growth
Turkish Rebar Bar Behind Timetable, Trade Tumbles

Thursday, December 01, 2016

Mercosur Machinations Bring More Trade Trouble for Venezuela
Trump Trade Deals: Talk Loudly About Exports, Carry a Big Tariff Stick
Novo and Lilly Face Tough Growth in Diabetes, Trade Data Shows
Sweeter Life as Brazil’s Exports Grow at Fastest in Five Years
U.S. Managers’ Outlook Great Again, About America
Rio Tinto Wants a Dollar, May Struggle to Get It
Maersk-Oetker Deal Takes a Run at High Regulatory Hurdles

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

OPEC May Add to Shippers’ 12% 4Q Fuel Cost Hike
2012 Highs for Chinese Orders Means (Almost) Everyone Wins
China Chip Shipments Push South Korea Back to Growth
Espressos in Order as Coffee Exports Dry Up
ThyssenKrupp and Foxconn Help Mexico’s Ports Outpace the Economy
NYK Wants a Bigger Bite of the Chilled Fruit Trade
Korea Line Wants a Californian Partner, Perhaps Not MSC
Sanctions Could Cut China’s North Korean Imports by a Quarter

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

California PCCI Climbs for Seventh Month as Airfreight Soars
U.S. Tries to Hammer Chinese Tool Exports, Misses
Cuba’s $200 Million Trade Deficit Question
Daimler and Foton Invest for Brighter Future in China
Lego Builds in China, Gets Set for Asia Sales

Monday, November 28, 2016

Patient Recovery – Hapag Sees Improved Rates Taking A Few Quarters
THE an Alliance Step Too Far for U.S. DoJ
Venezuela Pumps More, Still Struggles for Food
Oetker Cooks Up a Sale as Hamburg’s Sizzle Fizzles
OECD Bumps Up China, U.S. Export Outlook Ahead of Trade Battle
Limited Growing Season as Lumber Case Petition Brought

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Selling More by Selling Cheaper Shrinks Thai Exports
Sino-American Trade Talks Touch on Soda Ash, May Be Flamed by Trump

Friday, November 25, 2016

Samsung’s Shipment Slip Slashes Mexican Exports but Deficit Dips
Blame Europe, not Mexico, for U.S. Deficit Jump
World Trade Grows Before China Slows, Brazil Brakes
German Export Optimists Tip Over as TTIP Likelihood Subsides
Philly Fills More Boats, Looks to Double Up
Fuji Mounts Japanese Auto Export Growth Rankings
Logging, not Herding, Helps New Zealand Exports
Inkjets Jammed, Toner Drying Up as Print Imports Slow

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Chilipino Talks Show China’s Not The Only Game in Town
Duties May Not Be Enough to Keep Collar on Flanges
ESB Rubber Imports Bounce as Trade Case Delayed
Tequila Shot as Jose Cuervo Parks IPO
French Fear Falling Exports Will Continue
Hapag-Lloyd’s UASC Give-Up to EC Not a Big Deal

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Tires Squeal as Trade Cases Get Grip On Chinese Exports
China Wants Early RCEP Results to Tackle Trade Troubles
Plywood Pressured as U.S. Investigates Chinese Exports

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

HP Beats Street Sales with Laptop Import Jump
Karaoke and Keyboards Key to Musical Gift Giving
Rising U.S. Deficit Possible as Hawks Gather
The Old Ones Are the Best Ones as P-PI Drug Imports Grow
Emptier Books, Happier Readers in British Export Survey
China Shines a Light on Solar Silicon Duties
Wilmington has Will to Grow

Monday, November 21, 2016

Korea Line Makes First Hanjin Nibble, Bigger Bite Needed
No TPP is No Surprise, But What of NAFTA and TTIP?
Lamotrigine Leads AC Drug Import Growth, GSK Doesn’t Gain
China Rips Into Competitors’ Apparel Materials Market Share
No Love For The Elevator Decision by Commerce, ITC Rules
Charleston Channels China Trade, Fills Empty Boxes
Statin Imports Accelerate After Crestor Passes Its Crest
Japanese Pool Chemical Imports Make a Splash as Chinese Duties Retained
Spanish Exports Stuck as More Volumes, Less Value Shipped
Milestone Passed as Container Rates Back in Black
Japan’s Exports Slide, Struggle for Traction

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Showdown or Hoedown Between China and U.S. Trade Reps?

Friday, November 18, 2016

Colombian Exporters Miss Out on Coffee, Coal Price Rises
Shipping Revenues Inch Ahead in 3Q as CMA-CGM Slips
Hanjin Hangs on A Little Longer
Destocking Drags Underwear Imports Down in October
Beer Logistics Alliance Arrives as Craft Trend Bites
Ecuador Joins EU Trade Deal, Gains May Be Limited

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Foxconn, Pegatron Reluctant to React to Trump Trade Threat
APEC May Result in RCEP+ as TPP Likelihood Fades
Beer Beats Wine as Kegerators Find Favor
Sweaters Warmer, Dresses Smarter but Denim in Doldrums
U.S. Applies Pressure to Pressure Pipes from India
NYK Plays Port Pokemon Ahead of MOLNYKKKK Merger
Hong Kong Ports Leave Mainland Behind as Growth Returns

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Americans Drink Up, Light Up Italian Exports
Valley Deep, Mountain Low for Winter-Sports Imports
Making Industrial Automation Great Again
Trees-by-Sea Boost Northwest Cargoes, E-Commerce Elusive
Yangtze Drop Floods Bohai Growth So COSCO Port Volumes Fall
Norfolk Sets Sail For Growth, Could Overtake South Houston
Trump Clouds Solar Outlook as Hanwha Handed Exporter Lead

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Panjiva Webinar – Trump’s Top Trade Policies Analyzed
China Shipbuilders’ Orderbooks Sink to 38 Month Low
Long Beach Not Running on Empties as LA Leaps Ahead
Toy Buyers Find These Are The Drones They’re Looking For
U.S. Import Bounce Possible as Price Deflation Slows
Board and Tired U.S. Exports Make for India Trade Jump
New Zealand Quake Impact on Trade Minimal
TTIP Tips Over, Not a Trump Trade Target

Monday, November 14, 2016

Xbox High Score All About the Timing
KORUS Lesson for KORMEX – More Trade, Not Less Deficit
Transpacific Price Plummet Makes for Hapag-Lloyd Disappointment
Oil Spending, Not EC Duties, Matters to Chinese Pipe Exports
Hanjin Shipping 2.0 not HMM-Plus as Korea Line Advances
Hyundai MM Revenues Drop Like Japanese Shippers, Recover Like Taiwanese

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Charleston’s Panama-Routed Growth May Offset Hurricane Disruption
Trump Effect Lifts Baltic Rates, For Now
JC Penney Disappoints as Nordstrom’s Inventory Bucks Lower Imports
Lenovo Leaps for the Holidays as MacBook, Surface Awaited

Friday, November 11, 2016

Evergreen Goes for Growth, But Misses the Mark
U.S. Smartphone Imports Climb as Apple Sales Languish
Phone Equipment Sales and Imports Disconnected

Thursday, November 10, 2016

NYK Lost U.S.-Bound Rank to Mitsui-OSK in October
Canada May Rush for Lumber Deal in Case Trump’s Bark has Bite
Trade Restrictions in 2016 to Reach 2009 Levels – Just Wait for 2017
First Scene of Last Play for USTR as WTO Acts on Materials Complaint
Chips Satisfy 17 Months of Philippine Export Hunger
Rising Tide of Imports Lifts (Almost) All Ports

Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Panama’s Promised Diversions Delivered
Auto Parts Could Throw Wrench into NAFTA Dealmaking
U.K. Exports Need Special Relationship to be Great Again
Making Trade Grate
Ammunition Imports Hit New High Ahead of Gun Control Votes
Drones Soar as GoPro Woes Continue

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Commerce Case Checks Cut Cut-to-Length Steel Imports
A Love of Furniture and Europe Drives U.S. October Import Surge
French Deficit Climbs as Airbus Flies, Renault Parks
German Exports to Shift into Higher Gear After Slow September
More Cheaper Exports May Be China’s Trade Problem

Monday, November 07, 2016

Coast-to-Coast Swings Leave PCCI 1% Higher in September
Southeast Cargoes Fly Despite Miami Air-Import Descent
A Diverting Story About Steel
Too Soon To Board the Taiwan Trade Rocket
Four U.S.-Route Hanjin Shipping Vessels Up For Sale
Economics Adds to Geopolitical Urgency for China to Complete RCEP

Sunday, November 06, 2016

Sri Lankan Suits’ Slide Makes Trade Liberalization Vital

Friday, November 04, 2016

Blunting Canada’s Deficit Spike Needs More Than Just Auto Exports
U.S. Deficit Dives Ahead of Anti-Trade Elections
Hanjin Shipping Layoffs Weigh on U.S. Logistics Payrolls
Liquefied Gas Chips Away at Malaysia’s Exports
Department Store Sales Hopes Not Supported by Imports

Thursday, November 03, 2016

Adidas U.S. Revenues Race Ahead After Imports Sprint
2M-Plus Close to Fruition as Hanjin Restructuring Nears Close
Subaru Sales Drive Depends on Local Production, not Exports
China Looking to SCOre More Exports in Central Asia
Gold Not Rushing to America Causes Australian Export Slip

Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Volvo Takes Make-not-Ship Decision for Chinese Market
The Seven-Fold Argentine Opportunity for Chinese PC Exports
Daimler Drags on MSC’s Brazil Market Share in September
MISC in Same Boat as Bahri and Euronav as Revenues Slide
Maersk’s 3Q Improvement Supports Industry Recovery, Market Doesn’t Care
Consumers May Be Squeezed as Orange Supplies Slow

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

MOLNYKKKK’s Japan Route Dominance, Port Spread May Be Regulatory Risks
Brazil Reaps Harvest Effect With Export Drop in October
American Managers Optimism Growing, But Not Shared
Colonial Closure May Mean Increased Seaborne Imports
COMAC Strips Booking of Orders from Airbus, Boeing in China
Seaspan Sales Hit High, For Now
U.S. Pours Cold Water on China Chemical Imports, India May Win
Chinese Manufacturers Favoring Locals Over Imports
Samsung Drags on South Korea Exports but Imports More Worrying
Vietnam Bags Coffee Export Share as Brazil Dries Up
Shipping Rate Rally Retained in October

Monday, October 31, 2016

Ferocious Ferrovanadium Competition Brings Anti-Dumping Determinations
Flexibility Key to Billion Dollar Target
Euronav Navigates the Chop in Revenues
Gloves Are Off as Warm Weather, Buying Habits Change

Friday, October 28, 2016

China COSCO Makes Most of Third Quarter Rate Hikes
OOIL Pours Hope onto Industry Sales Recovery Expectations
Nissan Chooses Supply Chain Links Over Brexit Risks

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Ammonium Moans Chase China’s Producers Away
CETA Not Set in Stone as Belgium Breaks Deal Deadlock
HSH Hands Hanjin’s Heaviest Haulers to Maersk, MSC
Colombia Hass an Opportunity to Export to U.S.
Bunge Bets Brazil Business on Argentina as Wheat Worries Weigh
LAX Makes Sure Hanjin Shipping Impact on California Lacks Bite
Honda Beats Quake to Boost Japanese Auto Exports to 55 Month High

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

New Zealand Deficit Soars as Jets Fly, Timber Falls
Venezuela’s Trade Falters in August as Protests Mount
U.S. Deficit Drops Despite Falling Food, Parked Car Exports
Mexico Buys American, But Not Enough to Remove Trade Surplus
South Korea, Not Bull Moose, the Winner in U.S. Steel Pipe Case
German’s Joy Offsets French Frowns in EU Export Outlook
Cows (Milk) Might Fly, to China, from Tasmania
Printers and Cookers Cause Thailand Export Growth

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Lithium Leaps, Batteries Bound Before Tesla Sales Surge
Brazilian Bounce Buoys World Trade in August
INSEE See Overseas Sales Gloom Deepen in France
Poor Panalpina Performance Doesn’t Derail Shipping Revenue Recovery

Monday, October 24, 2016

CETA Collides with Walloon-Flemish Infighting
Commerce Conveys Concerns Over Elevator Part Imports
U.S. Wants What China Won’t Sell, Will Ask WTO Why
Predictable Politics, Unpredictable Deficit for U.S. in September
British Export Managers Cheaper and Less Miserable
Hanjin Shipping Leaves Europe, Decline Three Years in the Making
Market Share Tide in Ocean’s Favor as FMC Approves Deal
Orders Better, Book Still Shrinking for China’s Shipbuilders
Plastic Not Fantastic as Expensive Autos Cause Japanese Export Drop

Friday, October 21, 2016

Souza Cruz May Smoke Brazilian Competitors if BAT Buys Reynolds
Buckeye Bahamas Reopens After Eye of Storm Passes
Perdue Finds Its Way to Brazil, Cuts Farmers’ Reliance on China
Skechers Sales Disappoint After Slower Import Growth Picture
Long Beach Buoys Hanjin Shipping Refinancing as Volumes Recover

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Generic Nexium Pumps Up PPI Imports in September
Topiramate Tops Anticonvulsant Drug Import Growth in September
Statins Not Static as Imports Jump on Generics
Toyo, Goodyear Step In With Bus Tires Where Double Coin Fears to Tread
Europe Wants to Get as Tough on Trade as U.S.
Imported American Girl Helps Mattel as Rogue One Arrives Late for Hasbro

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Spanish Exports Recover, Help from American Consumers Needed
Toys’R’Us Drones In as GoPro Hopes for Instant Karma
Passing Peak Zombie as Potter Prequel Casts Spell
Process The Enemy of Time as CETA Clock Ticks
Miners Return Colombia to Export Growth in August

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Material Growth Eludes U.S. Apparel Supply Chain
Northwest Past Its Best as SeaTac Slips
K+N Sales Miss Casts Doubt on Third Quarter Shipping Revenue Recovery

Monday, October 17, 2016

Heavy Industry Beats Electronics in Cosco Pacific’s Container Handling
Main Takeaway from Savannah is Fewer Takeaways
Port of Charleston Cheers Before Hurricane Howls
Hanes Empties Stockroom as Underwear Overcomes Apparel Apathy
Warm Winter Memories Make for Fewer Kids’ Clothes
Oakland Seeks New Growth, Trees a Challenge
Saudi Sweet Tooth Boosts Brazil Sugar Exports
GM Spends in Mexico as Exports Go Into Reverse
Italy the Strong Man of European Exports
Indian Exports Expand as U.S. Drive Slows

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Skecher’s, Under Armour Imports Slow as Sales Sprint Predicted

Friday, October 14, 2016

U.S. Looks to Bar Rebar Steel Imports
LA Parties as Long Beach Washes Out
Intel Sales Hopes Supported by Acer, HP Imports

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Winter Not a Wonderland for Mountain Sports Imports
Walt Wins, Barbie Swaps Places with Ben in September
Look to the Skies for U.S. Trade Direction
CETA Hops a Hurdle That May Return to Haunt It
Ericsson, Huawei Fall Behind U.S. Phone Equipment Imports
Drop in Chinese Exports Has Many Parents

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Tree Trade Continues to be a Saw Point for Canada, U.S.
Game On for China as U.S. PlayStation, Xbox Imports Slow
Latin American Experience Inauspicious for China-Colombia Trade Deal
Mayan Expedition to California Needed to Boost Mexican Oil Exports
Note 7 Supplier Amperex a Newcomer to China Battery Exports
China Container Handling Grows as Hong Kong’s U.S.-Bound Decline Continues

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

U.S. Shines a Light in Dark Solar Power Investment World
Maersk, MSC Maximize Market Share in September Shipping
Chinese Chips Can’t Check Philippine’s Export Slide
How to Choose Vessels for Hanjin Shipping to Sell

Monday, October 10, 2016

August August for U.S., China Smartphone Shipments
Savannah the Plain Winner in September’s Import Handling
Sugar Deal Debated as Mexican Exports Sour
EU Drops Heavy Duties on Cooling Chinese Steel Exports
Panama Posts Partial Progress in September Shipment Stats
Can Germany Sustain August’s Export Explosion?

Sunday, October 09, 2016

U.S. Imports Still Growing, but Rate Slowing in September

Friday, October 07, 2016

Chips Aren’t Down as Taiwanese Exports Felled by Typhoon
Truckers Shipping Out as Warehouse Jobs Grow
U.K. Export Expansion Needs Sterling Slide as U.S. Shipments Slow
French Export Recovery in August May Prove Short Lived
Export Opportunity for U.S. Corn As Brazil Yields
Malaysia Puts Its Hands on Export Growth as Palm Oil Prices Rise
Hurricane Disruption Closes 50% of East Coast Port Handling
Mexican Motors Maintain Momentum in September
Asian Rotation as Brazil Carrier War Takes a Turn

Thursday, October 06, 2016

Stilted Stolt Starts Shipping Revenue Reports
Ford Courts Controversy with Transit Tariff Tactic
Canada Can’t Afford to Leave Without New U.S. Lumber Deal
Good Day for Australia Trade Deficit, But Not for Exports

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Auto Growth Needed to Steer Canada to Export Expansion
Hurricane Matthew Could Disrupt 13% of East Coast Shipping
U.S. Deficit Done a Disservice by Olympic Services
Airfreight Awaits iPhone, Pixel as Utilization Hits 2009 Low
Hyundai MM Locks In Hanjin Shipping Coverage Routes
India Looking to Foil Chinese Aluminum Exports

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Did Shipping Revenues Thrill or Spill in the Third Quarter?
Market Sees Hyundai MM a Winner as Hanjin Shipping Issues Normalize
Japan’s Export Tankan Tanks, Sentiment Lags China
Olympics a Distant Memory for Brazil as Trade Declines

Monday, October 03, 2016

Can U.S., China and German Export Managers Lift World Trade?
China Losing Appetite for Soybeans from U.S., Brazil
Sanmei’s Dismay at Refrigerant Ruling Means Solvay Can Play
U.S. Cups Fill as Coffee Exports Pour in August
China Seeks Route to Maize Exports
Colombia Referendum Rejects Rapprochement, Trade Potential Deferred
Brexit Timer Starts to Tick, Trade Trembles
China Brings Golden Hopes for World Trade
September Suffering from Samsung and Shipping for South Korea
Container Rates Rise 15% in 3Q as Hanjin Shipping Fails

Friday, September 30, 2016

Cool Run-Ins Possible as Maersk Adds Reefers
Steel Yourself for an Aluminum Trade War
Lithium, Battery Availability May Slow Electric Vehicle Sales
Is the Pessimistic WTO Being Too Optimistic?

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Surprisingly Low U.S. Deficit – Thank Canada
Africa Shipping Rates Rise as SA Brings Competition Case
Distillers’ Grains Fall on Hard Ground in China
North Korea Sanctions Extended After Dandong Hongxiang Trade
New Record for Panjiva Combined Cargo Index in August

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Bunker Fuel May Shrug Off OPEC if Hanjin Effect Persists
California Cargoes Come Close to March 2015 Record
Cisco Routes Investment to Mexico as Exports Slow
Nike Just Not Doing It in North America
Slow Flying Miami Can’t Stop Regional Cargo Index Hitting Five Year High
Mexican Trade Rebound Unhelpful in U.S. Political Arena
U.S. Brake Cannot Slow Japanese Auto Exports

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

A Love for Europe Could Drive U.S. Deficit Higher
Now is the Time for a Distribution Center, for Michelin, in Charleston
German Autos Drive a Two-Speed European Export Outlook

Monday, September 26, 2016

Trade Stays Central to U.S. Elections, More Exports Needed
China Wants to Sweeten Cuban Relations
China Doesn’t Want a U.S. Chicken in its Pot
Lanxess, Lacking Growth, Looks for Additives
Hanjin’s Big Boats no Big Deal for U.S.-Bound Routes
New Routes Not Helping Rates for Asia-U.S. Shipping
What’s the Big Deal About Big Trade Deals?
Thai Trade Rebounds as Samsung Heats Up U.S.
New Zealand Exports Feel Winter Chill in U.S., Warmer in China
Circumvention May Corrode Steel Case Impact

Friday, September 23, 2016

China Looks for Trade Power Play With Canada
Chainsaw Imports Cut Down, Signs of Fresh Growth
British Business May Be Cheering the First of the Last Hurrahs
French Export Misery Returns in September

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Spain Trade Fades in July, U.S. Useless Until August
Global Trade Shrinks, But There is Some Hope
Maersk Finds Breaking Up is Easy To Decide
America’s Fabric Supply-Chain Drops a Stitch
American Cattle Could Emulate Brazil’s China-Bound Stampede
Turkey on the Steel Rebar Chopping Block

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

BaoWu Needs More Than the Urge to Merge
Little Love for Japan as Exports Hit 2014 Low

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Vietnam Delays While Exporters Play
Tacoma Rains on Northwest Cargo Parade
Canada Still Needs CETA as Socialists Step Back From Brink
Mercosur Wants a Deal, But Not in a Rush
GoPro Hopes for Karma as Cameras Snap
Hapag-Lloyd Invests in Cooling Market
Underwear Imports Showing Holes, August Shines Through

Monday, September 19, 2016

Long Lease, Falling Trade for Port of Melbourne
Colonial’s Gasoline Loss is Shipping’s Gain
Savannah Swelters on Empty
Chinese Shipbuilding Orderbook Hits Three Year Low
Big Isn’t Beautiful as China Port Throughput Rises 7%
Slow July, Hopping August as China Comes to Charleston
No Jets, Less Coffee Means Colombian Trade Drought

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Hanjin’s Rising, then Falling Use of Chartering

Friday, September 16, 2016

Cargo Shorts Dropped by Importers
Less to Unwrap These Holidays as Toy Imports Break
Italian Exports Drop, Brighter American August Ahead

Thursday, September 15, 2016

India’s Exports Stabilize as U.S. Takes More Steel, Sweaters
Lithium Shortage Possible if Charges Stick
Winter Sports Imports Heading Downhill
LA Beats Long Beach in August, Could Go Further With APM
Cosco Ports Beat China, but Performance Slowing
Ford Facing $4,900 Trump Tax on Mexican Autos
Meranti May Mean Taiwanese Export Disruption

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Under Armour Needs a Polish as Adidas Steps Up
Hapag-Lloyd Wins, CMA-CGM Loses in Brazil Market Share War
H&M and Gap Lead as Myanmar Returns to U.S. Trade
U.S. Imports’ Cheapening Slows, Deficit in the Balance
China Chips Away at Tariffs, Helping Samsung, Micron and SanDisk
Wheat Would Win if U.S. Beats China’s Grain Subsidies

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

New York and New Jersey Live La Dolce Vita in August Port Rankings
Stainless Steel Imports Left Unmarked as China Exits
HP, Samsung Try to Find Way out of Printer Market Jam
ITC Burns Hot-Rolled Steel Importers, Others Spring Up
India Winds Up for a WTO Case on Renewables
Coffee Exports Slow to a Drip, Trouble Brewing

Monday, September 12, 2016

MSC, Maersk Make Most of Market Share as August Booms
U.S. Breaks Million Import Shipments Mark in August
Nearly Last Chance to Nail Down Lumber Deal
EU, Not China, May be the Villain of Global Steel Problems
Hanjin Moves Shipping Rates, But Only a Little Bit

Friday, September 09, 2016

Panama Partly a Victim of Its Own Successful Upgrade
AGOA Enhancement Comes Just in Time as Trade Contracts
Korean Solution to Hanjin Crawls Onward
U.K. Exports Jump as Pound Trips on Brexit
Sour Sixteen for Philippine Exports
Porsche, VW Key to Turning Around German Export Malaise

Thursday, September 08, 2016

China Beats, South Korea Deafened as Airpods Arrive
South Korea Cleans Up at WTO, China May Follow
Seven, It’s The Magic Phone Number, for China
Australian Export Growth Will Have to Wait
China Trade Recovery EU-Led, Maybe Time Limited
Taiwan Exports Inch Ahead as More Chips Processed
Sony Consoles Itself with Holiday VR Growth

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Mexican Auto Exports Regain Their Drive in August
Maersk Could Add 60% From Hanjin’s Transpacific Absence
Malay Exports Succumb to China Semiconductor Slump
French Exports Less Miserable, Hardly Happy

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Long Beach, Seattle Part of Hanjin Solution and Favored Over LA
Lego Set to Build Sales in Second Half
Bayer Bid Nears as Monsanto, Syngenta Struggle to Grow
Global Airfreight Grew in July, Utilization Almost Unchanged
G20 Makes Green Progress, Slower on Steel

Monday, September 05, 2016

Scots Want Chinese to Drink More Tea, Not Just Whisky
U.S. Plays Whack-a-Roll With Steel Cases
U.S. Deficit Narrows on Beans, Errors Still Present
Hanjin Steals the Show in August Liner Rate Review

Friday, September 02, 2016

Container Revenues Grow in 2Q, More to Come in 3Q
Canada Surprises, but Still Slowing Outside Autos
Seafarers Lose out to Couriers in August Jobs Data
Smith & Wesson Leads Continued Weapons and Ammunition Growth
Adidas Adds Athletics, August Imports Impress
Brazilian Trade’s Post-Olympics Party
U.S. Managers Are Unusual – Trade Will Fall While Exports Grow

Thursday, September 01, 2016

Shipping Options After Hanjin’s Failure
HMM Steps Up for Team South Korea, and Itself
ITA May Set Heading for India in Water Treatment Dispute
Some Small Relief for China Exports

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

South Korea Computes Export Growth, Not All It Seems
California Shines as Panjiva Combined Cargo Index Rises 2.7% in July
Short Term Squirt Can’t Alleviate Long Term Orange Juice Thirst
China Keeps on Trucking Despite Commerce Tire Finding
Heavy Weather Risks for Hawaii as Japan Trade Slows
Miami’s Vice is Air Exports as PCCI Climbs 3%
Less, Not Fewer Needed as Hanjin Fails

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Charleston Hopes for Lift From New Cranes
China is the Key to G20 Environmental Trade Deal
Trudeau’s Trade Talks in China Leave Plenty to Do
CETA’s Lesson for TTIP’s Chaos
Ocean’s Leading Share Faces FMC Headwinds
California Cargo Knows How to Party, Seattle Knows Better
Toyota, Mazda Act as Brake on Japan’s Auto Exports

Friday, August 26, 2016

Mexican Exports Fall at Fastest Rate Since 2009
Hanjin Struggles to Answer the 1.2 Trillion Won Question
Jumping Beans Squash U.S. Deficit
German Exporters More Worried About Brexit Than British
More Boats Floating on Rising Revenue Tide as COSCO Reports
Oil Adds to Food Woes for Venezuela

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Thailand Wired for American Sound as Global Exports Slow
Leave the Trade War, Take the Canola
Back-to-School Means PCs not Pullies
COSCO Goes Shopping in Spain as Trade Grows
New Zealand Shifts to Deficit as U.S. Exports Weaken
Less Worse, But Not Yet Better Outlook for French Exports
Supplier Impact of Italy’s Tragic Earthquake

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

World Trade Judders to Halt as U.S., LatAm Exports Stall

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Exporters Embrace Brexit, or at Least a Weaker Pound
G20 Go-Slow a Small, but Unwelcome, Risk for Shanghai Tech Trade
Hutchison Adds Much-Needed Pakistan Trade Potential
China Import Acceleration Makes U.S. Deficit Decline Less Likely
Steel Imports Still Not Fitting ITA’s Requirements
ChemChina Puts Down Roots as Syngenta Struggles to Grow
Tough Times for Evergreen as Taiwan’s Orders Wilt

Monday, August 22, 2016

Colombia Trade With Venezuela Hits New Low
Clock Ticking for Hanjin, Volume Growth Maybe Not Enough
Fuel Rises to 11 Month High as Liner Rate Rises Slow
Eligibility at Stake as AGOA Trade Slips
China Wants to Make a MES with Steel Decision
Canada Needs to See the Softwood not the TPP

Friday, August 19, 2016

The Changeable Attractions of Denim
Spain Trade Reigns Over Europe, More to Come
DP World to Expand in Uncertain Environment
Kirin Chases the Bier-Meisters

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Maersk’s No Comment, No Need to Rush on Strategy
Shanghai’s U.S. Shipment Surprise Leaves Hong Kong Fewer
Fire Threat to LA and Long Beach Yet to Ignite
Strength Does Not Mean Power for Japan

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

China’s Had Enough of Slow Trade, Calls for Credit
Cosco Ports Beat China, but Performance Slowing
I Don’t Wanna Dolly, I Wanna PlayStation VR
Panjiva Cargo Index for Northwest Jumps 12.5% on SeaTac Airfreight
Cisco Cuts as U.S. Imports Plummet
Trade Work to do for Aung San Suu Kyi

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

ITA Investigation May Be Fighting Last Year’s Rubber War
Smartphone Importers Dial G for Growth in June
Chinese Solar Shines as Wind Gets Blown Away in July
Chiquita, Folger Face Disruption Risk from Louisiana Storms
Charleston Struggles, Panama May Provide a Push
U.K. Seeks to Keep China Trade Flame Alive
Australia-Colombia FTA Needed as Trade Lags Chile

Monday, August 15, 2016

Chinese Shipbuilders Have Trouble Taking Orders
After Tough 2Q, Where Next for Containerline Revenues?
Venezuela Trade Inches Ahead on Exports but Mercosur in Doubt
Clinton vs. Obama in TPP Stop-Start Progress
Breaking up is Hard (and Takes a Long Time) to Do
Brazilian Shipping Jungle Becomes Ever More Dense

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Long Beach Loses in July’s Zero-Sum China-Game with LA

Friday, August 12, 2016

Evergreen Wilts With Wan Hai in 2Q, Sees Green Shoots in July
India’s Deficit Drops as Imports Tumble
HMM Crushed in Second Quarter, Trying to Recover in Third
Maersk Misses, but by Less Than Hapag, Japanese Shippers

Thursday, August 11, 2016

LA Imports Rise, Avoiding Panama and Embracing China
RIP TPP? Imports Have Already Outstripped Exports
Panama Effect Yet to Be Felt as Bookings Slow
Maersk, MSC Lose Out to Hapag-Lloyd in July Market Share War
Falling Prices May Push U.S. Deficit Down
Italy’s Trade Surplus Widens in the Wrong Way

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Hanjin Pursues Self-Help as State-Aid Ruled Out
Sun Sets on Philippine Solar, Dawns on Mexico
U.S. Imports Return to Growth on Europe, Furniture
Philippine Exports Drop 11%, Little Respite Ahead
Kenyan Chance to Brew U.S. Sales
Volumes Let Hapag-Lloyd Down as Rates Cut

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

The Nuts and Bolts of Port Risk Management
Penney Spends on Change, Kohl’s Burns Brighter
Maersk Rationalizes After Building China Market Share
Trump Trade Plan Unchanged, Exports Still an Issue
U.K. Trade Bucks Brexit Currency Trend, in a Bad Way
Mexican Auto Exports Slow, Nowhere to Go in U.S.
Is Athleisure Over?

Monday, August 08, 2016

Autos Drive Canada to Highest Ever Trade Deficit
E-Commerce Jobs Outstrip Traditional Logistics, but Trends Turning
No Need to Photoshop an Amazon Containership, Yet
Shrinking Cargoes of Cargo Shorts
Trade Doesn’t Drive Employment (Right Now)
China’s Exports Continue Slide, Recovery Not Yet in Sight

Friday, August 05, 2016

Kiwifruit Caught in Steel War
Back to School Imports Lag Spending, Denim is Out
German Exports Disappoint, Rebound Potential in July
France Will Find Some Use Wining About Exports
China Chips are Down Even as Malaysia Amazes
MISC Drives Tank Through Expectations, Beats Containers

Thursday, August 04, 2016

Airfreight Achieves Takeoff in June as Seaborne Sinks
Coffee Brakes as Prices Rise
Deficit of Interest in U.S. Trade Figures
EU Gives China Steel the Cold Shoulder
Taste, not Brexit, Matters for Whisky Exports
Tesla Committed to Targets but Imports Less
Venezuela Struggles to Feed Itself as Forex Policy Debated
U.S. Oil Imports Reach Peak, May Be Temporary

Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Americans Get into Training Gear Before Olympics
HMM Solves Financing, Now Back to Business
Samsung Launches Phones, Keep an Eye on Import Data
Seko Faces Tough Tasks as Japan Trade Minister

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Australia Steels Itself as Exports Fall, Deficit Balloons
Brazilian Exports Slow, Where’s the Beef?
Export OptimISM Faces Creeping Pessimists
Market Cottons on to Falling Stockpiles
Singapore Wants TPP, Electronics at Stake

Monday, August 01, 2016

China Export Picture Darkens Once More
Coffee Goes Cold as Indonesian Exports Slump
Introducing Panjiva’s Combined Cargo Index
Mexico and Argentina Step Closer to Much Needed FTA
Weaker Won Won’t Win Export Orders
Boxes Beat Bulkers in July Rate Review

Friday, July 29, 2016

Samsung Electronics Results Confirm Trade Data Prediction
First Growth in U.S. Airborne Trade Since October
K-Line Worst Performer in Poor 3Q for Japan’s Shippers
Need New Furniture? Ikea Imports Down Before New Catalog
Tesla Gigafactory Will Face Lithium Realities
U.S. Deficit Surges as Imports Fly In, Autos Don’t Drive Out

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Consolidation Remains Name of the Game for Asia Shippers
Euronav Better Than Hoped While Doing Worse Than Before
Miami Beats LA in June Combined Air and Sea Cargo

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

U.S. Deficit for June Could Fall on Lower Imports

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Australia Faces Threat from U.S. Lifting BSE Ban
K-Line Loss Likely, but No Surprise and Not Unusual
Light in the Shipping Tunnel?
Mexico Export Recovery Evaporates, Bodes Ill for U.S.
More Bad News for Germany’s Exports
Tires Drive, Rice Feeds Stabilization in Thai Exports

Monday, July 25, 2016

Apple to Ring Up Fewer Sales as Phone Imports Likely Fell
New Zealand Exports Slip, but Fruit and Timber Still Strong
South Korea Auto Success to Reverse in July
Under Armour Growth May Come Outside U.S.
Democrats to Talk Trade, Old Deals to be Reviewed
Japan Exports Less, But Beats Brexit in June
No Shocks in China Electrical Steel Tariffs

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Opportunities from Vietnam’s Weak Apparel Exports
Orient Overseas Ships More, Earns Less
Trump Envisages Bilateral Trade Deal World
U.K. Exporters’ Brexit Benefit Manifests Itself
USTR Adds Shine to WTO Materials Complaint
Training for the Olympics – Sports Kit Preferred to Bikes, Treadmills

Friday, July 22, 2016

Brexit Starts to Bite World Trade
Maersk Seeks Panama Boost to East Coast Success
Peru Close to TPP Approval, Needs More Exports

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Boston Goes Big, Needs to Go Larger
IMF’s Lower Trade Forecast May Still be Too High
K+N Doing Better Than Panalpina in First Half
Mexican Sugar Trade May Get Sour Taste from U.S.
Samsung Winning Phone Wars in Shrinking Market
U.S. Takes on Samsung, LG Washing Machine Imports

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

China’s G20 Trade Facilitation Push to Continue
Colombian Trade Opportunities Ahead
EU Left Out of Chinese Materials Exports, Goes to WTO

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

China Takes Away, China Gives to Houston
CMA-CGM Close to Closing NOL Takeover
European Carriers Win Brazil Market Share War in May
Fleeting Respite for Container Pricing
Republican Trade Language Leaves Lots of Room for Manoeuvre

Monday, July 18, 2016

Cosco Ports Buck Broader Negative China Trade Trend
Efficiency, Scale and Diversity, but Gloomier Outlook from Hapag-Lloyd
No Respite for China Trade Troubles from Hong Kong
Tracking Turkish Supply Chain Risk
U.K. Reaches Out to Commonwealth for Trade Growth
US Weapons Imports Fall, Ammunition and Parts Rise in June

Friday, July 15, 2016

Hyundai Merchant Solves Another Problem
Japan’s Shipyards Continue to Struggle as Shippers’ Volumes Fall
Port of LA Volumes Drop in June, Awaits Panama Effect
The M-pires Strike Back in June Shipping Performance

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Brexit Dents China Export Picture
Brexit Kick-off Closer as U.K. Politics Reshuffled
Focus Before Scale for UASC and Hapag-Lloyd
USTR Goes Into Bat Against Chinese Taxes
Yesterday Detente, Today Armament in China-U.S. Steel Spat

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

A Return to Falling U.S. Imports in June
A3 Formed to Fight Slowing China-Australia Trade
Burberry Strong Performance Masks Weaker U.S. Imports
More Trade Could Calm the 9-Dash Controversy
Philippine Exports Fall for 16th Month
Poggenpohl, Garcima Frying Pans Kept Out of the Fire

Monday, July 11, 2016

EU Wants More China Access, Will Need to Talk Brexit
European Containers Surge as West Coast Sags
Republicans Don’t Love, Don’t Hate TPP
TTIP Talks Feel the Bernd

Sunday, July 10, 2016

China Strips Bare Ahead of ITC Steel Decision
Does the U.S. Need a Global Green Trade Deal?
G20 Trade Talks Keep Rolling as China Needs More Exports
Mercosur Progress Murky as Venezuela Struggles
Tougher Times for U.S. Logistics Workers
TPP Doesn’t Feel the Bern, May Not Feel the Love
TTIP Talks Continue, But Brexit May Make Them Meaningless
Victory for Abe Not Necessarily a Victory for TPP

Friday, July 08, 2016

China Wants G20 to Facilitate More Trade
German Exports Fall, More to Come

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Logistics Employment Growth Slowest in Three Years
Mexico Auto Exports Still on Brakes, But Lifting Off
U.K. Exports Fall, But U.S. Shipments Keep Increasing
Anti-trust Concerns Addressed, but What of Alliances?
Canada’s Deficit ex U.S. Widest Since 1997
China May Grab Early U.K. Deal as Trade Sags
French Exports Go on a Cruise in May
More Disappointments For Airfreight
New Yorkers Do It Better in May, Worse in June
Seaborne Cargo Outperforms Air in New York
Wider U.S. Trade Deficit in May Could Narrow in June

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Air Cargo Difficulties Set to Continue
EC Cedes CETA, TTIP May Follow
German Factory Orders Weak, U.S. Unlikely to Help Recovery
LA Flying as Surf’s Flat for Cargo
Terror Attacks Add to Bangladesh Apparel Woes
Tesla Trade Data Contrasts with Ramp-up Report

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Australian Deficit Disappoints, Election Uncertain
Brazil Fails to Sustain Export Recovery as Real Strengthens
Clarksons’ Gloomy Tone Suggests Rate Recovery Unlikely
Exports Slowed in Japan in 2Q, Shipbuilding Clouds Not Clearing
Sea Beats Air in Miami’s May Imports
South Korea Uses Brexit Excuse to Review EU FTA
U.S. Exporters Get More Optimistic on Trade, Relaxed on Brexit
Xi Tells Cosco to Get on With Greece

Friday, July 01, 2016

No EU-U.K. Trade Talks Before 2018, Possibly
South Korea Sails into Better Than Expected Exports

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Australian Trade Outlook May Depend on Elections
China Export Expectations Turn Negative
Fuel and Bulk Jumps in 2Q, Containers Becalmed
Malaysian Export Disappointment Bodes Ill for Chips

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Will Independence Day Go with a Bang?
Hiccup in Cosco’s Greek Adventure
Norway or Bust for U.K. After Brexit
Small Changes from Amigos as One Rides Into Sunset
Turkish Exports Grow, But Not to the U.S.
UASC Explains Alliance Situation
EU Argues About Process as U.S. Exports Slow
Hapag-Lloyd Adds Scale and Density
If You Don’t Buy Theirs, They Won’t Buy Yours
Japanese Auto Exports Drive On as U.S. Imports Slow
Japanese Liners Plough Different Furrow, Investors Not Keen

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Oakland Says No to Coal as Exports Shrink
U.S. Puts Brakes on China Truck and Bus Tire Imports
Amigos Have Lots to Discuss, Little to Decide as Trade Slides
China Threatens WTO After Latest Steel War Battle
China Truck, Bus Tire Exports to U.S. Under Spotlight
Does TTIP Work With Brexit?
Mexico Cuts Trade Deficit on Manufacturing, Agriculture
South Korea Seeks to Stimulate Economy via Shipping
U.S. Trade Deficit Wider Than Expected as Food Gobbled Up

Monday, June 27, 2016

China Secures Russian Energy Supplies with Investment
New Zealand Trade Strong on China Support
Quantifying the “Special Relationship”
Winning the Battle, Losing the War for Corrosion-Resistant Steel

Friday, June 24, 2016

Brexit – Leaving, for a Given Value of Leaving
Government Targets in Question as Thai Exports Fall
Maersk Considers Options Amid Frenetic Logistics Restructuring
U.S. Trade Deficit Likely to Widen on Imports
World Trade Growth Edges Up, Led by LatAm and Europe

Thursday, June 23, 2016

China Rolled Up, But Import Pressure on Steel Remains
French Export Outlook Gloomier than Europe
HMM Looks to Join 2M, Assuming Government Doesn’t Get Involved
Qingdao Outperforms Shanghai in China’s Multi-Speed Economy
Training for the Olympics, Part 1 – Bike Imports

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Houston Lags Port Peers on Oil, China Exposure
Why the Panama Canal is Like the iPhone
Chinese Rail Exports Struggle as Nevada Bet Busts
G20 Trade Barriers Rise, Might Not Fall For a While
Japan’s Concerns About Waning Electronics Trade
Maersk Interested in Deals, Perhaps
Neiman Marcus Looks for Buyers as Imports Fall
VW Struggles to Shake Emissions Scandal as AGM Votes

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Poland Hopes for More Trade After Xi Visit
Tesla Heads to China to Avoid Tariffs
The Time for Korean Consolidation May Be Near

Monday, June 20, 2016

Britain Votes, Global Trade Hopes
Better Times Ahead for Miami After Tough April

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Yuan Weakness Might Redress China / Japan Trade Balance
Blame Japan’s Deficit on Earthquake, Yen
Gun Laws Might Not Go Anywhere, But Imports Are Rising
Is the World Bank Downbeat Enough on Indonesia?
RCEP Talks Intensified, but Ambition Needed
Savannah Lags LA in May, Leads Longer-Term
Spain’s Fleeting Victory Over Italy in April
Talks Will Continue to Lumber Along
Time for More Tea in U.S. as India Exports Reach 35 Year High

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Hong Kong Port Volumes Continue to Slow in May
India’s Trade Declines Slow in May
It Isn’t Good, These Talks on Wood
Port of LA Has Good May, Still Faces Long Term Challenge
RCEP Talks Continue – Japan Wants to be Heard
U.S. Attempts to Put Chinese Solar Further in the Shade

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

U.S. Import Carrier Performance – May 2016
Brazil Carrier Performance – April 2016
America’s Increasing Arms Imports
China Outperforms U.S. as Target for Japanese Machine Exports
CMA-CGM Moves from Malaysia to Singapore
Quantifying the Trade in iPhones

Monday, June 13, 2016

Germany and China at the Trade Table
K-Line Faces Activist Investor
Nippon Yusen Reduces Container-liner Exposure
Russian Exports Fall for 21st Month, China Rises on Nickel, Wood
Soybeans Soar as U.S. Exports to China Fall

Friday, June 10, 2016

China Wants ME Status, EU Unlikely to Agree
Pakistan Export Decline Due to Prices, not Volumes, of Apparel
Peru’s Export Recovery Might Have Suddenly Stopped in May
Philippines Exports Still Slowing, Respite Unlikely in May
Was May Good, or Not for U.S. Importers?

Thursday, June 09, 2016

China Exports May Gain as EU Ratifies IT Agreement
Germany’s Exports Slow, but Better than Feared
HMM Swaps Revenue for Equity as Price of Lower Share
NOL CEO Recognizes Slow Reaction Caused Problems
The China-Hong Kong Import Mystery
U.K. Exports Grow Ahead of Brexit, Competitiveness the Issue
World Bank Cuts Trade Outlook – New Deals Please

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Hasta Manzana as Mexico Cuts Anti-Dumping Duties
As Oil Prices Break Through $50, Attention May Turn to Bunker Fuel
Detente Emerges in Steel at U.S. / China Talks
Government Intervenes to Save Korean Shippers
India Cotton Exports Dwindle as Drought Bites
Is Optimism Due in China Trade?

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Mexican Automakers Face Continued Export Decline
French Trade Deficit Widens, Could Have Gone Further in May
Commodity Bulls Charge, Container Rates Trampled
Falling NY, NJ Container Shipments Might Have Bounced in May
Orange Juice Blows Up as Colin Storms In
U.S. Calls for Steel Restraint, China Already Cutting Exports
Where are the India-U.S. Trade Opportunities?

Monday, June 06, 2016

Canada Drives Ahead as Flows Slow
China’s Exports to Fall, U.S. May Be Unusual Outlier
German Export Orders Slow in April, May Might be Better
Logistics the Place to be as U.S. Jobs Disappoint
New Supplier for Tesla May Supercharge Imports
U.S. Goods Deficit Widens in April, More to Come
What’s at Stake in U.S. / China Talks?

Friday, June 03, 2016

Can Global Deal Keep Solar Power Shining?
Convict Labor Concerns Lead to CBP Restrictions
Logistics Employment Increases for 77 Months, Growth Rate Slows
Malaysian Exports Grow in April, Could Have Continued in May
No OPEC Deal, But Bunker Fuel Costs Still Rising
Turkish Exports Jump, Led By Raw Materials and Weaker Lira

Thursday, June 02, 2016

Australian Exports Break Losing Streak, Deficit Lower Than Expected
Brazil Exports Gain on Weaker Currency in May
China Import Growth to Support Regional Suppliers in OECD Forecast
Does Final Trade Data Have Anything to Teach Us?
ISM Expectations for U.S. Export Growth Continue
OPEC Struggle to Reach Agreement, Shippers’ Costs Rise

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Juice Buyers Squeezed as Rain Falls
Air Cargo Growth Continues Yet Lags Capacity
China Export Expectations Remain Just About Positive
China, Brazil May Be Foiled in Aluminum Investigation
South Korean Exports Slowing at Slower Rate

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Where Will French Port Strikes Strike?
Australian Export Success in 1Q Might Have Slowed in April
EC Looks for TTIP Affirmation as Germany Squabbles
Frontline Strikes Positive Note for Oil Tankers
Hyundai Merchant Marine Continues Debt Restructuring
Thailand Commits to China- and U.S.-Led Trade Deals
Trade Data Shows VW’s Scandal Starting to Weigh Less
Turkey’s Exports Slow, U.S. Shipments a Bright Spot

Friday, May 27, 2016

Saudi Aramco Exports Rising, Supplier List Narrowing
A Turtle is For Christmas, Not for Releases
Are Bulbs Growing in Spring?
Mexico Fruit Exports May Rise on APHIS Decision
Mexico Trade Deal with EU Inches Nearer
South Africa Auto Exporters Hope to Avoid Strikes

Thursday, May 26, 2016

ArcelorMittal Tries to Save SA Jobs as Steel Trade Slows
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Case Nears Conclusion, Imports Falling
G7 to Talk Trade, U.S. Elections Probably Matter More
Mexico’s Deficit Widens as Autos Slow
U.S. Looks into Ammonium Sulfate as Imports Rise 45%
U.S. Shows That Predicting Deficits is Hard

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

World Trade Grows 0.2% in March, Emerging Europe a Stand-out
G7 Currency Controversy Likely After China Cuts Rate
Perfect Trade Data is a Myth – Even Governments Get it Wrong
Rice Underdone, Tires Deflated as Thai Exports Fall in April
Time for Tea, Coffee Breaks as FAO Seeks to Support Exporters
TTIP Talks Continue, GMOs Still a Dispute Area

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

U.S. Trade Deficit May Expand on 8% Goods Import Growth
Brazil Seeks to Reform Mercosur, Restart Growth
China Seeks to Further Formalize Trade Relations With U.S. Pre-Trump
Costa Rica a Regional Bright Spot as Exports Grow 11% in April
Iran Port Deal Provides Alternative Destination for India’s Exports
U.K. Sees Reduction in Imports Immediately if Brexit Vote Passed

Monday, May 23, 2016

CMA CGM Results Fall for 1Q, Volumes Start 2Q Slowly
ITC Extends Plate Steel Investigation, But Imports Already Falling
Japan Exports Fall 10% in April, More to Come in May
Venezuela’s Crisis and Declining Trade

Friday, May 20, 2016

The Rise and (Possible) Fall of Athleisure
Bayer and Monsanto Join AgChem Supplier Consolidation Party
Angry Birds Will be Furious if Toy Sales Don’t Beat Previous Peaks
China Cosco Show Improvements in Yangtze, Pearl River Port Throughput
G7 Have Plenty of Trade to Discuss as Currencies, TPP and TTIP in Focus
Obama’s Vietnam Visit to Highlight Trade, Human Rights Issues
Taiwan Looks to Offset Exposure to Declining China Exports

Thursday, May 19, 2016

ITC Sees Major Gain in Trade with TPP Partners, Eventually
Soybean Exports Have Stellar Start to 2016 in Brazil
Tesla Raises New Money for Growth, Shipments Show Signs of Life
Trade Weighs on Likelihood of U.S. Interest Rate Rise
Which Industries are Exposed to Brazilian Political Turmoil?

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Demand for Liquefied Gas Rising, Except Where it Matters
Exports help Japanese Growth Beat Expectations, Imports a Drag
Fewer Empty Container from Northwest Suggests Brighter Export Outlook
Myanmar Trade Sanctions Relaxations Start, Still a Very Long Way to Go
U.S. Commerce Affirms Steel Dumping, But Imports Already Falling

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Singapore Container-based Exports Fall 7.9%, Trend May Accelerate
TTIP Draft Assessment Suggests U.S. Wins on Export Growth
ITC Report Due on TPP, Maybe it Doesn’t Matter Much
Oil Price Rally Reaches 84%, Shipping Fuel Costs Rise
Seven Countries Steel Themselves to Be Rolled Over by ITC

Monday, May 16, 2016

Capacity Extension at Port of LA as Volumes Handled Rise
Exports Drag on Israeli Growth in 1Q, April Still Looking Weak
Global Container Fleet Growth Set to Continue by Going Large
Indian Exports Slide, U.S.-bound Volumes Fall 23%
Venezuela Pledges 50% Import Cut in 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016

EU Assesses TTIP So Far, Still Unpopular Deal
Lufthansa Seeks Cathay Growth Glitter in HK/Asia Deal
Port of LA Volumes Continue to Recover in April, China Jumps Nearly 20%
Resurgence of Steel Imports a Concern for U.S. Steel
THE Alliance Rises, Will the 2M-pire Strike Back?

Thursday, May 12, 2016

China Cosco Spends More on European Ports
Deutsche Post Earnings Better Than Expected, Freight Volumes May Disappoint
EU Doesn’t Yet See China as a Market Economy
Third Big Container Alliance Announcement Due
Will Japanese Exporters Continue to Suffer?

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Colombia Diversifies Coal Exports
Philippine Exports Fall in March, May Keep Falling
Staples, Office Depot Suppliers Breathe Sigh of Relief
Third Big Trade Alliance on the Way

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Navigator Gas 1Q16 Results Fall on Utilization, Maintenance
U.S. Congress Back in Session, MTB May Come Soon but TPP Unlikely
Mexican Auto Exports Drop in April
The Wilmington, NC to U.K. Trade Route – Can You Dig It?
U.K. Exports Face Tough Times

Monday, May 09, 2016

German Factory Export Orders Rise in March
Is Maersk Delivering on its Targets?
MISC Shares Tumbles as Asset Lives Cut
Waterborne Job Situation May be Improving
Everyone Getting Ready to Rumble in Steel

Sunday, May 08, 2016

China Struggles to Make Progress in Trade in April

Friday, May 06, 2016

Visualizing Tesla’s Supplier Network
Malaysian Exports Disappoint in March
India Steel Imports Fall 15.5% in April
Canadian Wildfires Spread, Oil and Exports at Risk
Amazon Expands Air Freight Capacity

Thursday, May 05, 2016

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in March, Which Isn’t Necessarily Good
Canada Trade Deficit Wider than Expected in March on Revisions, Energy