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Come see Scarbrough's Leopoldo Lopez, MBA in Booth 4732 at the Logistics World Summit on April 2-3 in Mexico City. He'll introduce you to Scarbrough's full suite of global service offerings designed to help your business solve its logistics problems. Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q03cZ_Hc0

Scarbrough Weekly Wrap-Up: Taking a look back at the top stories from the past week. Trans-Atlantic air cargo demand is spiking as European exporters rush to get their product into the U.S. before new tariffs go into effect in April. Experts don't expect this demand to last long-term, but it is a nice jolt for the air cargo market for the time being. Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q03cPm3g0 The Port of Savannah is considering implementing "parking spots" for ships to reduce idling time at the port. The port would use its smaller terminal to allow ships to park ahead of unloading at the main port. This comes in the wake of a major backlog at the port following a winter storm in January. Read more about the potential plan and its challenges: https://hubs.la/Q03cPK9n0 Chinese officials are speaking out against Hong Kong-based port investment group CK Hutchison's decision to sell its ports near the Panama Canal to U.S. investment firm BlackRock, calling it a betrayal of China. The sale has not yet been finalized and is now being investigated by China. Read the latest here: https://hubs.la/Q03cPG270

Come join our team in Canada! We're #hiring an Account Executive to work with our team in our Mississauga office. Learn more in Nick's post below.

Companies are constantly looking for creative ways to save money or cut costs. For organizations that do large amounts of international business, a Foreign Trade Zone can offer a slew of cost-saving benefits. Learn about the different ways FTZs can save you time or money: https://hubs.la/Q03cpSDm0

Scarbrough Weekly Wrap-Up: Taking a look back at the biggest headlines from the past week. The global tariff war continues. Just days after placing additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, President Trump has threatened massive tariffs on European wine imports in response to Europe's threats of whiskey tariffs. This is the latest back-and-forth in a long line of tariff threats and actions over the past few months. Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q03bQqwH0 Railroads are struggling with intermodal contract rates as the domestic trucking market continues to flounder. Executives from two major railroads said this week that the market still favors the shippers more than rail carriers, leading to lower contract rates than the carriers would like. Read more of what they had to say: https://hubs.la/Q03bQqVR0 U.S. ports are forecasting a very busy spring before they expect to slow down in the summer months. Importers continue to front load their shipments out of fears of more tariffs in the coming months, which is leading to a surge in volume that will likely slow down a few months from now. Read more of the forecast here: https://hubs.la/Q03bQr4V0

Not all shipping projects are created equal. From standard loads to oversized loads to superloads, every project has its own intricacies and unique details. Learn how superloads differ from other oversized loads and what special planning needs to go into these shipments: https://hubs.la/Q03bznjZ0

Come see Scarbrough's Alyson Schroer, LCB and Bridget Myers in Booth 207 at this week's ICPA Conference. Stop by to chat with them about how Scarbrough can solve all your logistics problems. View the full conference agenda here: https://hubs.la/Q039ZRfc0

Scarbrough weekly wrap-up: Taking a look back at the biggest stories from the past week. More tariff uncertainty. Just days after announcing tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, President Trump has once again paused tariffs on most of these goods for an additional month. All goods from Mexico and Canada that are eligible for USMCA treatment are now exempt from additional tariffs until April 2. Read the latest update here: https://hubs.ly/Q039QYyH0 Officials at the Port of Rotterdam say a return to Red Sea transits would cause a backlog of containers at European ports that could take months to clear. This adds another layer of uncertainty to the situation surrounding the Red Sea, as shippers remain wary of the fragile ceasefire agreement in the area. Read more from the discussion at TPM25: https://hubs.ly/Q039RjF70

Last night, President Trump announced a one-month reprieve for automakers on the new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. All cars and auto part imports that qualify for USMCA treatment won't be subject to additional 25% tariffs until early April. Here's what we know about the situation right now: https://hubs.la/Q039GK3S0

Come see Scarbrough's Alyson Schroer, LCB and Bridget Myers in Booth 207 at the ICPA Conference in Orlando next week! Stop by to learn about Scarbrough's full suite of services. View the conference agenda: https://hubs.la/Q0395DW00