Billions are being poured into transforming Mexico's Lazaro Cardenas port into a major hub, yet its ambitions are hitting a wall: customs clearance that can take up to 30 days.
Thousands of importers hit a wall: 15% of tariff refund claims rejected outright. CBP's new portal promised automation, but errors are piling up fast.
The fight over tariff refunds is heating up, with billions at stake. Companies are pushing for their money back, while geopolitical tensions threaten to unravel established trade deals.
Infrastructure development isn't just roads and ports anymore. It's the silent architect reshaping global trade, from AI-tracked shipments to green mandates that could upend everything.
Three months in, the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has a price tag—but forwarders are blind. This gap? It's costing importers big.
Containers piled high under San Pedro's cranes last month, as the Port of Los Angeles clocked 752,520 TEUs—a resilient showing amid tariff hikes and diesel at $7 a gallon. But empties are dropping, and policy wildcards loom large.
Gianluigi Aponte's handover of MSC to his children marks the end of an era for the shipping titan. But with no word on the CEO, questions swirl about the real power shift.