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  • Aerial view of a passenger jet flying over teal water beside a container yard with rows of stacked shipping containers
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    Some Aluminum Imports Soon to Face 200% Tariff; FEWB Demand and Rates Continue to Rise

    Aluminum imports with an unknown country of smelt will face a 200% Section 232 tariff from June 28 as Far East Westbound demand and rates keep climbing.

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  • Two workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests reviewing a tablet and laptop in front of red shipping containers
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    U.S. and U.K. Sign Trade Deal; FEWB Faces Congestion and Ongoing Capacity Tightness

    Trump signs an executive order implementing the U.S.-U.K. trade deal, cutting auto tariffs, as the FEWB lane faces congestion and tight capacity.

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  • Reach stacker lifting a shipping container high in a container yard lined with stacks of maroon containers under a bright sky
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    U.S. Announces Trade Deal with China; TPEB Sees Slight Ease in Demand

    June 12, 2025: President Trump announces a U.S.-China trade deal pending final approval, while transpacific eastbound demand eases slightly.

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  • Worker in hard hat and hi-vis vest inspecting stacked blue shipping containers with a clipboard at a container yard
    Logistics Update8 Minute Read

    Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Double to 50%; Capacity Tightens on TPEB and FEWB

    The Trump administration doubles steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% effective June 4, exempting Great Britain, as capacity tightens on the TPEB and FEWB lanes.

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  • Upward view of a yellow port gantry crane between stacked shipping containers with an airplane passing overhead in a clear sky
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    Federal Court Invalidates IEEPA Tariff Executive Orders; TPEB Volumes Surge Amid Demand Spike

    The Court of International Trade invalidates four of Trump's IEEPA tariff orders as transpacific eastbound volumes surge amid a sharp demand spike.

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  • Three workers in hi-vis vests review a laptop on a stacked cardboard pallet in a warehouse aisle, hard hat nearby
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    CBP Excludes Feeder Vessels from Reciprocal Tariff Exceptions; TPEB Capacity Improves

    CBP rules feeder-vessel cargo ineligible for IEEPA reciprocal tariff in-transit exceptions as Transpacific eastbound capacity improves in May 2025.

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  • Aerial top-down view of a container ship with red and blue containers underway on deep blue ocean
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    U.S. and China Announce a Temporary Trade Deal; TPEB Services Start to Resume

    The US and China announce a temporary deal cutting IEEPA reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods from 125% to 10% for 90 days, as Transpacific services resume.

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  • Row of stacked shipping containers on rail cars with a passenger jet flying overhead against a blue sky
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    U.S. and U.K. Will Sign Trade Deal; De Minimis Expiration Creates Volatility

    The U.S. and U.K. reach a trade deal cutting auto and metal tariffs as de minimis expiration drives volatility, in the Global Logistics Update for May 8, 2025.

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