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 vessels are among the last batch of copper cargoes whose owners are betting they can clear U.S. customs just before hefty Trump administration tariffs kick 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.

To keep operations and supply chains stable, companies today need a freight strategy that can flex under pressure. That means going multimodal.

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

The planned facility will be used to repair and maintain several small Philippine military watercraft and will include two interior rooms for equipment storage or conference use.

China's exports to the U.S. also fell by 16%, although that was a marked improvement over the 34.5% dip recorded in May, when companies had largely paused orders out of China altogether.

The rapidly rising war-risk rates, which had come from lower levels during a lull in attacks in recent months.

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.