Hello Reader, With November upon us, importers continue to witness rate increases to trade from Asia. November 1 rates both for US East and US West coasts both saw measurable increases via General Rate Increase or GRI pushing a continued increase in overall shipping costs. Q4 has historically been a slow period, with much lower […]

Hello Reader, Alas, there may be light at the end of the tunnel! The US economy, importers and consumers have been plagued by concerns of impending tariffs and the possibility for additional tariffs to be announced. The most pressing is a looming 25% tariff scheduled to apply on January 1, 2019. The topic of trade