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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

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production at its South Carolina plant to reduce reliance on North American imports. Exploring alternative shipping routes via Gulf Coast ports to bypass land border congestion. Fast-tracking partnerships with alternative logistics providers to bypass Chinese ports and avoid tariffed shipping routes.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

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We have also seen shortages of semiconductor chips , shipping containers, and even test monkeys (seriously). South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record. South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March, and the volume was 34 percent higher year-over-year.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S.

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Hurricane Florence path includes 4 port cities

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Port of Charleston, South Carolina - This port will be CLOSED at least Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and possibly longer depending on conditions. More than 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) passed through South Carolina Ports in August. The port is 26 miles from the open sea on the Cape Fear River.

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Panama Canal Expansion Boosts Freight in an Unexpected Place

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The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast. The canal expansion has run into plenty of obstacles along the way, and many East Coast ports still aren’t ready to accommodate the larger ships.

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“Just in Time” for Automotive: Enabling Tariff Risk Mitigation in as Little as 7 Days 

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For example, aluminum raw material is cast into a piston in Canada, then shipped to Detroit for machining incurring a 25% tariff based on the piston’s value. Today, Auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers navigate increasingly complex tariff scenarios. Tariffs are not a new challenge.

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

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It said that if it takes two months for the ports to become fully operational, the window for shipping this season’s crop will have closed. The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years. The bottom line for all U.S.