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  • Loaded container ship sailing on calm open water under a hazy blue sky
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    Global Logistics Update: February 13, 2025

    Trump announces 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports effective March 12 as Flexport launches its Tariff Simulator for landed-cost forecasts.

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  • Stacked shipping containers filling the frame, mostly blue with red and maroon accents, diagonal shadow across the right side
    Logistics Update7 Minute Read

    Global Logistics Update: February 6, 2025

    A new 10% tariff hits China and Hong Kong goods, ending the de minimis rule and suspending duty drawback, as Flexport launches its Tariff Simulator.

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  • Aerial view of a container port at sunset with gantry cranes, a docked container ship and rows of colorful containers along a river
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    Global Logistics Update: January 30, 2025

    Flexport launches its Tariff Simulator as Trump threatens universal tariffs on semiconductors, steel, and pharmaceuticals plus emergency Colombia duties.

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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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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 3)": vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs by port
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    Global Logistics Update: January 16, 2025

    Shipping lines cut short-term Transpacific rates to stimulate demand before Lunar New Year, with space constrained and 11% blank sailings planned for CNY.

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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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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 51) by US port; Norfolk new cranes, Charleston construction and yard capacity
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    Global Logistics Update: December 19, 2024

    Global Logistics Update for December 19, 2024, as carriers implement a December 15 GRI and announce the first peak season surcharges for January 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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