Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Saturday quoted reports from Chinese exporters and port officials who said traffic is visibly slowing down at China’s big port cities of Shanghai and Guangdong, while some factory production has virtually “ground to a halt.” The frenzy of activity in the middle of last week came after U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced freight that was in transit before April 9 would not be subject to the huge new 145% tariff imposed by President Trump. Writing at the Maritime Executive on Sunday, Marine Corps logistics veteran and Booz Allen Hamilton associate Blaine Worthington suggested the U.S. should work with partner nations to break China’s stranglehold on shipping during the tariff slowdown.
Author: John Hayward, John Hayward
Published at: 2025-04-14 22:23:54
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