U.S. harbor trucking faces deepening challenges as new 2025 tariffs, freight recession pressures, and California clean air mandates strain fleets and drivers, warns Harbor Trucking Association CEO Robert Loya.

The twists and turns in the Trump administration’s trade policy and the saga of tariffs on and tariffs off have created a climate of uncertainty in the global economy throughout 2025, exacerbating what was already a period of low growth, and in some cases, one of stagnation.

The CEOs of Lufthansa and Air France-KLM argue that the EU’s open skies policy gives Gulf and other non-European carriers an uneven advantage, undermining European airlines, employment, and long-term competitiveness.

Carpenter urges Trump to uphold the Jones Act as the core of his America First agenda, supporting U.S. jobs, shipyards, and independence from foreign shipping.

At the International Propeller Club convention, Marseille Seaport President Christophe Castaner cautioned that the Trump administration’s renewed trade conflict with China is destabilizing global markets while highlighting Marseille’s commitment to sustainability, logistics, and digital transformation.

Back on June 25th the AJOT published a two-part story outlining the potential impacts of the Trump Administration’s tariffs and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) 301 “fee” proposals on auto imports and the Ro/Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) transportation of vehicles.

US import tariffs and the introduction of the de minimis rule have begun to weigh on air cargo traffic and drive changes in individual trade lanes, according to Xeneta, the freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.

U.S. port officials have expressed growing frustration with Trump tariff policies, which they say are harming U.S. trade and hurting economic development at their ports and in their states.

After 8½ years leading the Port of Long Beach, CEO Mario Cordero is set to retire, marking a pivotal transition at one of the nation’s busiest ports.

European freight forwarders are prioritizing aggressive cost-cutting and restructuring over pursuing further mergers and acquisitions amid soft demand and shrinking margins.