Real-time insights from border crossings allow companies to re-route shipments, renegotiate supplier terms, or rebalance inventory before the ripple effects settle in.

The volume weakness is reflected in spot rates for containers transported to the U.S. West Coast from China, which have dropped for five straight weeks.

The Port of Oakland handled more than 168,000 TEUs in June, down roughly 10% from May. 

The terminal is set to be running by the mid 2030s, and the expansion would allow the Port of Vancouver to handle an additional 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units a year.

The Greek-owned Eternity C was the second ship Houthis had sunk in the Red Sea over a three-day period. 

The increase was fueled by demand from American businesses that have been rushing to import products before President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariff hikes kick in.

Ships transiting the Danube River in Hungary have only been able to operate at 30-40% capacity, prompting operators to hit cargo owners with surcharges as high as 100%. 

A port operating at 90% of capacity generates a lot of inefficiencies, with increased dwell times that can quickly create delays further down the supply chain. 

The Burns Harbor grain terminal first opened in 1979, and helped move more than 500 million bushels of corn and soybeans up until its closure in 2023.

China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong said all parties should restrain "the impulse of force... and adding fuel to the fire," according to a state-run CCTV report.