16 Aug 2025 admin Industry Updates August 16, 2025 admin The Trade: US and China extend tariff pause World’s largest trading partners suspend tariff hike for 90 days. Contact Us To view this email as a web page, click here Welcome to The Trade, your Saturday morning update on the global supply chain. This is Stuart Chirls, staff writer for FreightWaves, American Shipper and Trains.com, and editor of The Trade. Here are the top stories in global trade for the week. US and China extend tariff hike suspension for 90 days Extension by the world’s largest trading partners through November prevents U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from increasing to 145%. Trump’s tariffs are the ‘new normal’ in global supply chains, expert says Trump Administration’s tariff policies becoming normalized part of global trade industry, expert say China volumes, tariff anxiety helps surging US container imports challenge ’22 record July imports headlined by recovery of China shipments through busiest American hubs Tariffs hit as freight shipment decline streak extends to 30 months, Cass says Volumes dataset signals potential 8% y/y decline in August Supply chain disruptions feared as Air Canada prepares for strike Flag carrier winds down operations ahead of job action by flight attendants FROM OUR LIBRARY WHITE PAPER How Will AI Impact the Future of Freight Brokerage? In Partnership with CloneOps WHITE PAPER State of the Industry – May 2025 In Partnership with Ryder FROM OUR PARTNERS WHITE PAPER White Paper: State of the Industry – June 2025 Courtesy of Ryder WHITE PAPER Case Study: How Evans Distribution Systems increased operational efficiency & customer satisfaction Courtesy of Trimble WHITE PAPER White Paper: Visibility-Driven Fraud Prevention Playbook Courtesy of Descartes STAY CONNECTED Forward this to a friend To stop receiving this newsletter, click here To manage all your subscriptions, click here Firecrown Media Inc. | 405 Cherry Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, US
