-Walmart Getting into Brokerage
-Tariff Exemptions for Everyone - What Does It Mean?
-EPA Rolled Back Trucking Emission Standards
-Vessel Fees Take a Beating on the Hill
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Pete Mento and Doug Draper cover:
-USTR Announces 2025 Trade Policy Agenda
-The Growth of Lagos, Nigeria
-What if Imports Go Down Significantly?
-Big Tech Investing in Nuclear Power
-Panama Canal Terminal Operations
-$20B CMA/CGM for US Ports
-Air Cargo Volumes in Q1
-BOPIS vs BISDAH
-US Tariffs Become Active
-Patience Costs Less Than Panic
-More Press about Privatizing USPS
-Fees on Chinese Ships
-Ready, Shoot, Aim for Tariffs & Trade Policy
-De Minimis Why & What’s Next?
-Cocoa Prices Continue to Climb
-Extra Time for Reciprocal Tariffs
-Xi Hosts Jack Ma and Other Tech Leaders
-Potential Amazon M&As
-Halftime
-Loss Aversion Psychology & Tariffs
-Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Announced
-SpaceX Cargo
-FedEx Divesting from LTL
-Tax Free Treatment for US Vessels
-Are US Shippers Ready for Tariffs?
-AI Demands Nuclear Power
-China's Trade Imbalance Hits $1T
-Mexico, Tariffs, and Imports
-Indian Rupee Below 86/Dollar
-Why Iceland and Greenland
-Longshoremen on the East Coast
-US & Nippon Steel Deal
-Privatizing USPS
-ILA Gets Support on Managing Automation
-China and Rare Earths
-Drones from NJ to Middle Earth
-Global Events in January
-Tariffs: Why Are We Doing All of This?
-More Strategy Talk on Tariffs
-Updates for Port of NY and NJ
-100% Tariffs for BRICS ‘Unit’
-Walmart & Amazon’s Recent Press Releases
-Possible China Policy Responses
-The Efficiencies of Rail & Tech
-US, Mexico, and Canada at a Turning Point
-More Q&A on Tariffs
-China’s $10 Trillion Yuan Package
-Tariff Expectations Impacting Already
-Rail Direct Connects for Capacity
-New Talk Around Tariffs
-D.O.G.E.
-Bitcoin Hits New All Time Highs
-New Administration Appointments
-Geopolitical Uncertainty and Revenue
-Elon Musk, SpaceX, DOJ Lawsuits, and ITAR
19:00 -Mississippi River’s Low Water Levels
-South China Sea Tensions Escalate Daily
-Nevoya EV focused on Short Haul & Drayage
-Baltimore Bridge Update
-Vietnam & Cambodia’s Shipping Costs