The unfortunate medical issues that the coronavirus causes have been all over the news recently. While the biggest concern is how the virus will affect human health, it will also have a far-reaching effect on the global economy and international shipping. Since the virus originated in Wuhan, China, it is the country that is currently […]
It’s been a long and arduous journey, but at last, after 16 months of tension between the world’s two largest economies, the US-China trade war is winding down. The US and China are currently holding in-depth discussions to establish a trade deal which should lead to the removal of punitive tariffs. Trump administration officials seem […]
As tariffs on Chinese imports pile up, manufacturers are finding new ways to prove the adage “constraints breed creativity.” A time-tested strategy consists of shifting manufacturing operations to change a product’s country of origin. Shipping products that lack a “Made in China” sticker mitigate the effects of the $550 billion worth of US tariffs that […]