Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight
Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing is starting to affect the wider US economy as container port operators and air freight managers report sharp declines in goods transported from China.
Logistics groups said container bookings to the US have fallen sharply since the introduction of 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports to the US.
The Port of Los Angeles, the main route of entry for goods from China, expects scheduled arrivals in the week starting May 4 to be a third lower than a year before, while airfreight handlers have also reported sharp falls in bookings.
Bookings for standard 20-foot shipping containers from China to the US were 45 per cent lower than a year earlier by mid-April, according to the latest available data from container tracking service Vizion.
Джон Дентън, общоприет секретар на Международната комерсиална камара, съобщи, че катаклизмите в комерсиалните потоци от Китай и Съединени американски щати отразяват търговците „ ритащи решения по пътя “, защото те чаках...
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