Freight And Supply Chain Updates: Focus Shifts To Tariffs, Ocean Freight Rates Fall, But Truck Rates Rise  

With a tentative agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the US Maritime Alliance, which represents port operators on the US East and Gulf Coast, averting port strikes, the focus of many E&S manufacturers and importers has shifted to President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs. In other supply chain news, ocean freight rates have recently…