Our Week 23 Top Logistics Stories

It’s week 23 and here are three stories you should be updating your customers and prospects on this week. They need your expertise!

Shippers may not be aware of what’s occurring or its importance, so offering your assistance and insights will help you build a stronger relationship with them.

Knowing what’s going on in the market is only half the battle. Your customers need to be told what to do about it and they should hear that from you.

1.      Ocean rates have spiked out of Asia as importers continue to rush to take advantage of the 90-day tariff pause on Chinese goods. Even as carriers find ways to add capacity, rates have risen 70% or more on some lanes. The greater issue is that the same level of uncertainty about the future remains, and no one can predict what will happen with tariffs for the balance of 2025.

2.      The Logistics Manager’s Index for May was published, and the trend of warehousing costs rising and warehousing space being hard to come by continues. The pull-forward effect of tariffs started filling warehouses in late 2024. The fits and starts of imports coming in waves based on the tariff policy of the moment may be the new normal for the foreseeable future.

3.      The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline decreased for the eighth consecutive week. On an annual basis, the national average is down 27.5 cents, slightly below the 27.1-cent decrease for the week of May 26. At least there is one downward cost pressure for supply chains as those other upward pressures mount.

Of course, these stories are just a small part of what’s going on in the supply chain space right now. Updating your clients on how this and other information is relevant to their business is a way to provide more value and strengthen your relationships.

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