Status of US Ports and Tariffs - May 26, 2025 | Updates on Past Stories

May 26, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the situation in US ports with the reduction in Chinese tariffs and the potential for new tariffs against the European Union, while updating some past stories.

#supplychain #containers #tariffs #ports #containerships

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Updates on Past Stories
08:39 Port Update
18:50 Conclusion and Analysis

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1. Past Story Updates
NTSB Investigates Fatal Mexican Tall Ship Allision with Brooklyn Bridge
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-investigate...

Second Officer Charged in Containership’s Grounding Near Norwegian Home
https://gcaptain.com/second-officer-c...

North Korea Launches Probe into Warship Launch Fail
https://gcaptain.com/north-korea-laun...

Poland Says Key Infrastructure at Risk After Baltic Sea Incident
https://gcaptain.com/poland-says-key-...

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Footage of Titan Sub’s Final Moments
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-...

Restoring Red Sea Security; a Welcomed Development in a Troubled Region
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153608/...

Ukraine’s ongoing agony could alter the face of shipping forever
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153613/...

Over 10% of the tanker fleet is now sanctioned following latest EU and UK measures
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153529/...

Containership MSC ELSA 3 Sinks Off Indian Coast, All 24 Crew Rescued
https://gcaptain.com/containership-ms...

2. Port of Los Angeles and Tariffs
Port of Los Angeles Optomizer
https://signal.portoptimizer.com/

U.S. Container Import Growth Set to Reverse as Tariffs and Ship Fees Loom
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-container-im...

Tariffs stall US importers, small businesses warn of bankruptcy
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/reg...

Drewry: China-US container rates up by double digits
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dre...

Tariff Truce Spurs a Slow-Burn Surge in Transpacific Freight Rates
https://gcaptain.com/tariff-truce-spu...

Transpacific spot rates still rising but pace of gains has slowed
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153601/...

Europe’s Shipping Bottlenecks Expected to Persist Into July
https://gcaptain.com/europes-shipping...

Markets Rattle as Trump Escalates Trade Threats Against EU, Apple
https://gcaptain.com/markets-rattle-a...