Our Week 25 Top Logistics Stories

It’s week 25 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.      Tensions in the Middle East are high, and it seems inevitable that there will be long-lasting repercussions for supply chains. The one positive in a very bad situation is that shipping routes have already largely adjusted to avoid the region, thanks to the Red Sea crisis. However, this latest conflict will likely be much farther-reaching from a geopolitical standpoint.

2.      Unsurprisingly, data from the Port of LA shows that tariffs are impacting imports. Although up year-to-date thanks to the pre-tariff push, imports were down in May and are expected to remain low. Hope is that there will be a peak season push later in the summer leading to the holiday shopping season.

3.      The US trucking recession persists. Despite hopes for a strong 2025, the problems that have plagued the market, such as low rates, excess capacity, and low demand, are still present. In other words, it will remain a shippers’ market for some time until one or more of those factors change.

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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