The Port Book

Carbon border measures and their effect on Asian exporters

Everything filed under policy in our trade coverage, the 9 reports filed on it so far.

A WTO dispute panel will examine Russia's claims that the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism and emissions trading...

Russia's WTO Challenge to EU Carbon Levy Triggers Panel

A WTO dispute panel will examine Russia's claims that the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism and emissions trading scheme violate trade rules...

2026-09-25
FreightWaves' SONAR platform launches SCI: Custom Insights, a new tool for its Shipper Consortium members to benchmark...

SONAR Launches Custom Insights for Shipper Consortium

FreightWaves' SONAR platform launches SCI: Custom Insights, a new tool for its Shipper Consortium members to benchmark their freight data against...

2026-09-18
Estes Express Lines is spending nearly $56 million to expand its cross-border and offshore freight capacity, targeting...

Estes Invests $56 Million in Cross-Border Freight Network

Estes Express Lines is spending nearly $56 million to expand its cross-border and offshore freight capacity, targeting growth in Canada, Mexico...

2026-09-18
The Asian air cargo export market is entering peak season divided, with strong AI-related demand boosting transpacific...

AI Hardware Demand Splits Asian Air Cargo Export Market

The Asian air cargo export market is entering peak season divided, with strong AI-related demand boosting transpacific volumes while new EU e-commerce

2026-09-08
US Customs and Border Protection is reviewing import entries up to 314 days after cargo release, with importers...

US Customs Scrutinizes Importer Records Years After Shipment

US Customs and Border Protection is reviewing import entries up to 314 days after cargo release, with importers responsible for records for five...

2026-09-04
Mexican truck drivers blocked the Calexico East-Mexicali commercial border crossing Thursday, protesting the revocation...

Mexican truckers block Calexico border over visa revocations

Mexican truck drivers blocked the Calexico East-Mexicali commercial border crossing Thursday, protesting the revocation of B-1 visas by U.S.

2026-09-04
Ultra-low sulfur diesel futures have reached their highest effective price on record, driven by Ukrainian strikes on...

Diesel Prices Hit Record High on Refinery Outages

Ultra-low sulfur diesel futures have reached their highest effective price on record, driven by Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and Middle...

2026-09-03
Researchers identified genes that block crossbreeding between Asian and African rice, a finding that could lead to...

Chinese Team Finds Rice Crossbreeding

Researchers identified genes that block crossbreeding between Asian and African rice, a finding that could lead to hybrids with yields over 10%...

2026-09-02
Motive and Highway have resolved their data access dispute, but key commercial terms and performance guarantees are still...

Motive, Highway End ELD Data Dispute

Motive and Highway have resolved their data access dispute, but key commercial terms and performance guarantees are still pending.

2026-08-29