Archive: April 2025

April 21, 2025


US Unveils Port Call Fees

The United States will impose fees on Chinese-built ships calling at American ports—regardless of ownership, in a ruling that the global shipping community has been waiting to hear about for months (Splash 247).

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April 15, 2025


What Is Last-Mile Delivery?

E-commerce is shifting to meet customer delivery expectations. Consumers and businesses expect faster, more flexible deliveries without added cost. That puts pressure on logistics providers as the last mile of…

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April 14, 2025


How to Ship a Wafer Safely

Silicon wafers are a fragile, valuable component used widely in manufacturing. They are often used as the building blocks for chip fabrication, flight computers and dozens of other sophisticated devices.…

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April 10, 2025


US Reverses Course on Proposed Port Fees for Chinese Ships

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday told lawmakers that the fees, which are supposed to help jumpstart a revival of U.S. shipbuilding, prompted overwhelming opposition from across the shipping industry (Freight Waves).

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