by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Dec 1, 2020 | Import/Export News, International Trade, Letter From The CEO
Recently, the US Commerce Department released some data that shows that as this year went on, the trade deficit of the United States’ imports continues to grow faster than exports, leading to an even starker differential between imports and exports. While in September...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Nov 24, 2020 | Letter From The CEO
Importers or exporters in the United States have gotten to a difficult place in the current market where orders are surging as an economic recovery increases demand domestically and abroad heading into the holiday season, but a global equipment shortage has taken...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Nov 18, 2020 | Import/Export News, Letter From The CEO
After a slow first and second quarter that saw a global drop in freight to and from nearly everywhere, the international shipping industry has been growing at a steady clip and has reached new heights this past month. October’s volumes of trans-Pacific freight saw big...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Nov 11, 2020 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
US Exporters have a new headache to deal with in overseas markets, as the European Union is set to take action and implement a slate of new tariffs on American products. The products themselves will be wide-ranging, with a particular focus on agricultural products as...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Oct 26, 2020 | Import/Export News, Letter From The CEO
As we head into the end of the year, the shipping industry is seeing some good news quite literally on the horizon: ships waiting to dock outside US ports full of overseas cargo ready to dock at terminals. As an import surge hints at positive signs we noticed a...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Oct 20, 2020 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
Trade tensions between the EU and the USA continued to simmer, as long-running disputes at the World Trade Organization over illegal subsidies continue to come to a head as dueling lawsuits about the EU and USA subsidizing their domestic airline manufacturers resolve...
