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Breakbulk25: Cost sharing could help breakbulk importers ease tariff burdens Rather than shift sourcing, some shippers are negotiating with suppliers to share the costs of increased US import tariffs, an international trade attorney told the Journal of Commerce’s Breakbulk and Project Cargo Conference. Go to journal of commerce

Trans-Pacific capacity cuts accelerating amid sharp reduction in Chinese cargo With far fewer US-bound goods leaving Chinese docks, carriers have accelerated the raft of blank sailings and service suspensions that began earlier this month, sources tell the Journal of Commerce. Go to journal of commerce

Breakbulk25: Transparency key to navigating complicated LatAm project market The issue of transit time variability in Latin America has downstream impacts for projects, with forwarders often having to get creative to figure out workarounds due to unforeseen delays. Go to journal of commerce

CEVA expands reach in Turkey with $440 million acquisition If regulatory approval is achieved, the deal will nearly double the size of CMA CGM subsidiary CEVA Logistics’ footprint in a rapidly expanding region. Go to journal of commerce

CMA CGM becomes majority shareholder in Santos Brasil terminal operator The flagship of Santos Brasil is Tecon Santos, the largest container terminal in South America with a capacity of 2.5 million TEUs that will soon be expanded to 3 million TEUs. Go to journal of commerce

Breakbulk25: Trade policy headwinds haven’t dampened all optimism Shippers and service providers say much of the project cargo industry dodged a bullet with the latest US fee proposal targeting Chinese-built ships. Go to journal of commerce

Wan Hai orders four 16,000-TEU ships amid expansion of long-haul network The latest deals will increase the total number of methanol-enabled ships Wan Hai has on order to 32, worth a total of almost $5 billion. Go to journal of commerce

Indian air cargo braces for disruptions amid looming upgrade project at Mumbai The closure of freighter slots at the airport beginning in August is expected to last several months because of an estimated $1 billion investment plan launched by port operator Adani Airport Holding. Go to journal of commerce

Breakbulk25: Logistics managers push adaptability amid market turmoil Speakers at the conference in New Orleans agreed that recent volatility has yet to significantly slow projects or investments in the project cargo sector. Go to journal of commerce

Breakbulk25: Capacity-limited MPV operators reconsider fleet expansion The unknowns surrounding US tariffs and proposed fees on Chinese tonnage are forcing shipowners to take a wait-and-see approach to ordering new vessels. Go to journal of commerce

Lack of accurate data a threat to US shippers as LTL reclassification nears Shippers need to collect and share accurate shipment data and even rethink some shipping processes ahead of July 19 changes to LTL classification, experts tell the Journal of Commerce. Go to journal of commerce

Amazon LTL offering is no threat to standalone carriers: ODFL The president of the second-largest US LTL provider sees Amazon’s decision to offer its vendors LTL service as an opportunity for ODFL to move more retail freight. Go to journal of commerce

Fallout from US-China trade war to depress trans-Pacific volumes: Drewry The analyst downgraded its container handling outlook following similar moves on global and US economic growth by the IMF and WTO this week. Go to journal of commerce

Kuehne + Nagel’s financial crystal ball clouded by US tariff disruption US tariffs on China and the 90-day pause on tariffs imposed by Washington on a host of other countries made it difficult to assess how the market would develop this year, according to the forwarder’s CEO. Go to journal of commerce

Tariff uncertainty disrupting timeline for trans-Pacific service contract talks Carriers and importers are dealing with confusion over how tariffs in general, and the trade war between Washington and Beijing specifically, will affect commerce on the US’ busiest trade lane over the next 12 months. Go to journal of commerce

Cosco slams US port fees as other carriers reckon with potential costs Shippers and ocean carriers told the Journal of Commerce they are reviewing the USTR actions to estimate how the fees will flow down to freight costs. Go to journal of commerce

Tariffs threaten rebound in US household goods imports HHG imports rose almost 20% in 2024, fueled in part by home remodeling, but US tariffs on China and Vietnam could reverse that gain. Go to journal of commerce

Rebounding US auto imports caught in tariff crossfire Demand for light vehicles and components began 2025 on a sour note amid rising production costs, tariff uncertainty and projections for slower US economic growth. Go to journal of commerce

US importers turn to Canadian bonded storage to delay payment of tariffs Amid the US-China trade dispute, inquiries for bonded storage north of the border have increased four-fold this month, according to one Canada-based third-party logistics provider. Go to journal of commerce

Asia-US blank sailing forecast for May increasing amid cancellations The increase in blank sailings coincides with the Port of Los Angeles’ expectation that container volumes will plunge 14% month over month in week 18 and 38.6% in week 19. Go to journal of commerce

Tariff-related disruption spreading as US shippers ‘pause’ plans Disruption caused by trade wars will reach deep into global supply chains, depressing an already uncertain outlook for the US freight economy. Go to journal of commerce

Antwerp-Bruges passes Rotterdam to become Europe’s busiest box port But executives at both northern range hubs highlighted the extreme volatility of the first three months and the US tariff-driven uncertainty that lies ahead. Go to journal of commerce

Three air freight majors form global alliance to expand network reach Qatar, IAG and MASkargo plan to get their trilateral partnership off the ground as soon as regulatory approval is secured. Go to journal of commerce

US tariffs threaten a ‘refresh wave’ of US electronics sales, imports US electronics imports are riding a wave of cyclical replacement, but tariffs could bring on an ebb tide. Go to journal of commerce