Is the Trade War Over? | Port and Tariff Update as of May 12, 2025

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Is the Trade War Over Between the US, China, and the World? May 12, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the negotiations between the US and China and the decision to lower tariffs on Chinese imports to 30% for 90 days. #supplychain #containers #tariffs #ports #containerships 00:00 Tariff Update Between the US and China 02:02 Were ZERO ships from China Bound for California's Top Ports? 07:02 What happens to Shipping Rates from China? 10:48 Top 10 US Port Update Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u Marine Traffic marinetraffic.com Port of Los Angeles: Signal Port Optimizer https://signal.portoptimizer.com/ IMF Portwatch portwatch.imf.org US and China agree to slash tariffs https://splash247.com/us-and-china-agree-to-slash-tariffs/ Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports. Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/business/zero-ships-china-trade-ports-pandemic Tariffs to reduce US imports by 20% in May-September, predicts NRF https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153420/Tariffs-to-reduce-US-imports-by-20-in-MaySeptember-predicts-NRF