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Canada Tariff Deadline August 19: Talks Intensify, No Deal Yet With five days left before the 50% tariff on many Canadian products, including beverage alcohol, negotiations are happening daily but no news on any agreement as of yet. Canada is reportedly willing to end provincial bans on U.S. alcohol sales, ease its retaliatory auto tariffs, […]

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on China’s eastern coast on August 9, the third and strongest tropical storm to hit the region in the past five weeks and has left more than 2.4 million TEU of containership capacity stranded as vessels seek shelter outside the storm’s path. Ningbo and Shanghai have been hit hardest, with terminal […]

Canada Tariff Deadline: Talks Have Stalled — Consider Moving Up ShipmentsWith the August 19 deadline for the 50% tariff on Canadian alcohol, dairy, and autos getting closer, there’s no real progress to report and talks this week produced no significant developments, but negotiators remain focused on reaching a deal. Sen. Collins (R-ME) has requested further review, […]

Canadian trade officials, led by Minsister Dominic LeBlanc, continue talks in Washington DC with U.S. negotiators to work toward an agreement to avert the 50% tariffs scheduled to take effect on August 19. The ban on US alcoholic beverage from most Canadian provinces is one of the core disputes. Unlike past Canada tariffs, this one […]

The EU has agreed to indefinitely suspend retaliatory tariffs on distilled spirits, wine and used barrels. These tariffs were scheduled to go into effect on August 6 at levels of 30% on wine and distilled spirits, and 25% on used barrels. In a formal announcement on July 31, the EU announced that they will not […]