The alert from shipping companies comes as the IMO hosts an event in London this week to debate measures to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. 

Shippers with complex needs and tight budgets are outsourcing more of their freight to managed transportation providers.

The bloc could move quickly by re-applying duties it first imposed on the U.S. during Trump’s first term. 

BIMCO said routes around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn have been perceived as more reliable and flexible.

China’s options range from promises to buy more American oil and gas and keeping the yuan stable to delivering on the Phase One deal.

The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises. 

Practitioners of chemical logistics will find themselves with a significant advantage over other industries: the ability to leverage long-standing experience in working under strict protocols. 

“Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada will make your life more expensive,” Congressman Greg Stanton said in a post on X.