Aerospace shipments are facing a growing capacity squeeze, and the bottleneck is no longer just in the air. Marcelo Riso, VP and global product manager aerospace at Kuehne+Nagel, said the internationalisation of aircraft maintenance was making transportation increasingly critical. He told The Loadstar: “Even routine shipments are now carrying service expectations above standard airfreight levels, because the cost of transport is relatively small compared with the consequences of a parts shortage or ... The post Aerospace shipments face growing supply chain capacity crunch appeared first on The
Why it matters: With trucks carrying more than half the value of U.S.-Canada freight, escalating tariffs threaten to disrupt cross-border volumes, manufacturing supply chains and carrier demand along major gateways such as Detroit, Port Huron and Buffalo. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on billions of dollars of U.S. goods Tuesday, escalating a trade dispute between the two countries after negotiations collapsed over the weekend. Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Ottawa will impose “dollar-for-dollar” counter-tariffs on about $27.6 billion worth of U.
Why it matters: Inconsistent interpretations of cabotage rules could remove experienced drivers from cross-border operations, tighten available capacity and create additional uncertainty for manufacturers, carriers and shippers that depend on predictable U.S.-Mexico freight flows. Mexican trucking industry leaders are calling on U.S. border officials to establish clearer and more consistent rules governing B-1 visa revocations amid concerns that drivers are losing their ability to operate cross-border routes over alleged cabotage violations. Ismael Reyes de la Rosa, the National Chamber of Fre
U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed just hours before a deadline to avert steep new tariffs, sending the two countries into an escalating trade dispute that could ripple through trucking, automotive manufacturing and cross-border supply chains. The United States imposed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday after negotiators failed to reach an agreement Friday. The affected imports include products ranging from cement and dairy products to hockey sticks and other goods. Canada is the second-largest trading partner of the United States, be
Shippers should consider U.S. West Coast import gateways for significant cost savings, even with added inland logistics. “If a shipper has the flexibility of importing goods into U.S. West Coast instead of East Coast, then they must seriously consider it because there is dramatic savings potential, even if it means a heavier reliance on truck and rail to reach the final destination,” said Xeneta Chief Analyst Peter Sand. “This underlines the dynamic approach supply chain professionals must take in managing resilience and freight spend during major market shocks.” While spot rates on the trans-
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