
Global Logistics Update: October 24, 2024
Canada's CARM customs platform goes live while strong post-Golden Week demand prompts carriers to announce a November 1 Transpacific GRI.

Canada's CARM customs platform goes live while strong post-Golden Week demand prompts carriers to announce a November 1 Transpacific GRI.

Hurricane Milton threatens Florida Gulf Coast ports with flooding and equipment damage as the Port of Tampa halts vessel traffic, plus a CBP fee update.

The ILA launches a coast-wide strike shutting major ports from Maine to Texas as carriers declare force majeure and contract talks remain stalled.

USTR finalizes new Section 301 tariffs on China-origin goods while the Biden administration overhauls the $800 de minimis exemption in September 2024.

A new executive action could deny de minimis treatment for imports under Section 301, 201, and 232 tariffs, raising duty costs, per the September 19, 2024 update.

A potential ILA work stoppage at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports on October 1 threatens pandemic-level bottlenecks and shortages, per the September 12, 2024 update.

Asia departures stay strong on extra-loader capacity, but softening demand, Cape of Good Hope blank sailings, and port congestion cloud the Transpacific outlook.

Canada's rail board mandates binding arbitration, ending the CN and CPKC work stoppage as workers return, in the Freight Market Update for August 29, 2024.