Navigating “Back to the Future”
by Dave Akers, IHSA “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” — George Orwell During the 1970s and 1980s, the Transpacific ocean container shipping industry was just as fiercely competitive as it is today. Transpacific capacity was heavily shaped by dominant carriers like Sea-Land Service, American President […]
Tariff and Shipping Container Developments
by Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group — New Tariffs on Certain Canadian Products On July 20, 2026, President Trump announced new tariffs on certain Canadian products that are imported into the U.S. The new 50% tariffs took effect on August 22 and have been imposed under the authority of Sec. 338 of the Tariff Act […]
