Investigaciones de Panjiva

Biden’s first actions may help EU relations, onshore medical supplies

January 21, 2021

President Biden’s first executive actions have been focused on the economy, equality, the environment and the pandemic with trade policy understandably taking a back seat. However, two actions may have an impact on supply chains. Rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change may smooth relat... Read more →

Biden’s steel deal with Europe faces utilization hurdle

January 19, 2021

U.S. industrial capacity utilization has continued to improve in December, with the average across all industries reaching 74.5% from a trough of 64.2% in April. The metals industry has also seen a significant rebound with iron and steel utilization reaching 74.2% in December compared to a tro... Read more →

Damp squibs and longer lists – the final actions of the Trump administration

January 19, 2021

The White House, U.S. Trade Representative and Commerce Department have issued a swathe of trade policy reports and actions in the twilight of the Trump administration. Broadly speaking these are illustrative of recent policy but will not have a significant impact on supply chains in most inst... Read more →

Ford price hikes, DB Schenker package halts show start of U.K. trade travails

January 15, 2021

U.K. merchandise trade activity inched ahead by just 2.4% year over year in November. While that reversed 10 months of declines there was a marked split between exports which dropped by 16.3% and imports which improved by 19.0%. The drop in exports included an 85.7% slide in oil exports to Chi... Read more →

Ford’s South American supply chain shift follows long-term Brazil downturn

January 12, 2021

Ford will end production in Brazil due to “persistent idle capacity and slow sales that have resulted in years of significant losses” and will rearrange its South American vehicle supply chain to maintain sales of all but three models in the country. The Brazilian autos industry appears stuck ... Read more →

Ericsson supply chain shifts as Samsung launches IP suit

January 12, 2021

Samsung Electronics has filed an intellectual property infraction complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding Ericsson’s imports of 5G mobile base stations. That may lead to cross-licensing but won’t help telecoms supply chains that have already been disrupted by the U.S.-... Read more →

Firearms shelves empty despite weapon, ammunition import surge

January 12, 2021

U.S. firearms retailers are running low on stocks after a surge in demand for weapons and ammunition during the pandemic and ahead of the general elections. FBI background checks reached a record high in December of 3.94 million applications after rising by 34.1% year over year. U.S. imports o... Read more →

What pandemic? U.S. imports in 2020 beat 2019 on sustained consumer surge

January 11, 2021

U.S. seaborne imports ended 2020 with a bang, rising 20.4% year over year in December, marking the fastest rate of growth since 2010. Despite the supply chain disruptions and demand destruction caused by the pandemic, December’s expansion meant that total U.S. seaborne imports in 2020 rose by ... Read more →

2021 Outlook: Tough on China, (re)making friends – U.S. trade policy

January 8, 2021

President-elect Biden starts his term in office with the Democrats in control of the Presidency, House and Senate, potentially making the confirmation of key trade policy staff, renewal of Trade Promotion Authority and passage of future trade deals more likely. Biden has stated his administrat... Read more →

2021 Outlook: Altogether, apart – Global trade policy issues

January 6, 2021

A change in U.S. presidency and the fallout from Brexit aren’t the only trade policy issues facing global supply chains in 2021. Reform of the WTO will likely have to wait until 2022 with the next ministerial having been delayed until Dec. 2021. In the meantime the WTO will need to manage down... Read more →

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