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  • Aerial night view of a container terminal with stacked containers, gantry cranes and lit access roads
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    Global Logistics Update: January 23, 2025

    CBP proposes restricting de minimis exemptions for Section 232, 201, and 301 goods, and Flexport launches its Tariff Simulator, in the January 23, 2025 update.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 2) for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf ports with backlog and crane delivery notes
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    Global Logistics Update: January 9, 2025

    The ILA and USMX reach a tentative six-year master agreement on automation, averting a U.S. port strike, in the Global Logistics Update for January 9, 2025.

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  • Week 50 port table: vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs across US and Canada ports
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    Global Logistics Update: December 12, 2024

    Carriers push a December 15 Transpacific GRI on strong holiday and Lunar New Year bookings as Asia-Europe rates ease on modest demand, December 12, 2024.

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  • Port table Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell Week 49 by US port; PRR 15-day dwell, vessel/berth/rail figures with WoW colors
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    Global Logistics Update: December 5, 2024

    The ILA and USMX remain deadlocked over port automation with a January 15 deadline looming, raising the risk of renewed US East Coast labor disruption.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Week 48) by port with yard-capacity notes and color-coded weekly trends
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    Global Logistics Update: November 27, 2024

    President-elect Trump pledges Day 1 tariffs of 25% on Mexico and Canada plus added duties on China, alongside volatile freight markets and labor disputes.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table by port, Week 47, with construction and reduced rail wait call-outs
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    Global Logistics Update: November 21, 2024

    Transpacific West Coast space improves with added capacity while East and Gulf Coast rates hold steady, with ILA negotiations and tariffs the key pressures ahead.

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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 46)": vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs by port
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    Global Logistics Update: November 14, 2024

    Canadian ports in Montreal and Vancouver reopened after forced arbitration ended lockouts, while US ILA-USMX talks collapsed over port automation proposals.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 45) for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf ports with storm and congestion call-outs
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    Global Logistics Update: November 7, 2024

    President-elect Trump prepares new import tariffs for 2025 while labor disputes lock out workers and halt operations at major Canadian ports in BC and Montreal.

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