tariffs

Last week’s news that Europe and the U.S. are pulling back from the brink of a tariff war caused markets and stocks to surge. But the tariff situation with China… Read More

Pilots from two state pilot associations said they have not seen any reduction in the number of foreign ship calls on the Lower Mississippi River since the Trump administration began… Read More

Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese products,… Read More

On July 6, U.S. tariffs against $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. This was in addition to earlier tariffs levied against steel and aluminum from many countries, including… Read More

The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade group that bills itself as “the only steel-related trade association that supports free trade,” reported on June 14 that steel imports… Read More

Washington, D.C.—MarAd Administrator Mark Buzby became one of the latest agency heads to receive a “fair hearing” on their fiscal year 2019 budget proposals only to be told how outdated… Read More

Amid continued news cycle alarms and market turmoil from the tariff wars between the U.S. and China, a number of signs bring somewhat positive news for barging. Those threatened Chinese… Read More

As the war of words and actions over tariffs heats up between the U.S. and China, mayors of Mississippi River towns are warning of potentially severe impacts to river commerce. Read More

After China reacted swiftly to punitive U.S. tariffs on a range of Chinese goods with a list of possible counter-tariffs on U.S. exports including soybeans, the American Soybean Association (ASA)… Read More