The following op-ed from Derek Berlin, Logistics Plus Senior Vice President of Global Government Solutions, was published on GoErie.com and in the Erie-Times News on February 27, 2025.
Read the full piece below or online at https://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/02/27/erie-logistics-plus-derek-berlin-ukrainians-defending-freedom-after-russian-invasion/79181589007/
In a major retaliatory move against China, the United States is proposing expensive charges that could add millions of dollars in costs for ocean container lines and other carriers calling U.S. ports. The proposal by the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), published Friday in the Federal Register, sets fees as high as $1.5 million per U.S. port call for ships built in China and $500,000 for a vessel operator with even a single Chinese-built ship in its fleet, or on order with a China shipyard. About 17% of the container vessels calling U.S. ports are Chinese-made, according to analysts Linerlytica. That comes to 1.29 million of the total 28.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) imported by the U.S. in 2024.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are “on time and on schedule” despite efforts by the countries to beef up border security and halt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. ahead of a March 4 deadline.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-mexico-step-up-fentanyl-border-talks-this-week-avoid-trumps-tariffs-2025-02-24/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-administration-move-forward-133640171.html
Senior Vice President, Global Government Solutions Derek Berlin was featured this week on an episode of The Briefing with Steve Scully on SiriusXM. In this episode, Derek shares insights from his travels across Ukraine over the past year, reflecting on his experiences and offering an optimistic perspective on the country’s future. The conversation is a natural follow-up to the Steve Scully interview with Logistics Plus COO Yuriy Ostapyak a few weeks ago.
You can listen to a replay of Derek’s segment on SiriusXM on the LP Radio channel link embedded below.
Also pictured below (L-R) are Steve Scully, Jim Berlin (CEO), Yuriy Ostapyak (COO), and Derek Berlin (SVP of Global Government Solutions) at the SiriusXM studio in Washington, DC. We appreciate the coverage and support from Stevey Scully, a fellow Erie, PA native.
About ‘The Briefing with Steve Scully’
“The Briefing with Steve Scully” airs on POTUS Politics — satellite channel 124 and streaming on the SiriusXM app — weekdays from 12–2 pm ET. On his show, Scully — Senior Vice President at Washington, D.C.’s Bipartisan Policy Center — takes listeners inside the stories and conversations that are shaping the day in the nation’s capital. Visit https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/the-briefing-with-steve-scully to learn more.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to impose auto tariffs “in the neighborhood of 25%” and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade. On Friday, Trump said levies on automobiles would come as soon as April 2, the day after members of his cabinet are due to deliver reports to him outlining options for a range of import duties as he seeks to reshape global trade.
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