A selection of today’s most relevant news in global logistics, international trade, transport, customs, and geopolitics — August 25, 2026.
Today’s Headlines
- CMA CGM, ANL impose Asia-Pacific peak season surcharges
- Western Bulk Chartering swings to loss on Hormuz closure
- Red Sea vessel traffic holds firm despite Houthi blockade
- US trade court backs Trump authority to end $800 de minimis
- U.S. says dozens of countries helped China evade tariffs
- US to toughen economic pressure on Tehran after ship attacks
- Kimberly-Clark wins $45M tariff refund for 2025 duties
- Gunvor Rotterdam terminal explosion kills one
- Tyson Foods to close more beef plants amid cattle shortage
- Maersk deems Red Sea safe for full return of ships
- Liege Airport e-commerce shipments fall 24% on EU levy
- Transshipment of Chinese goods faces US crackdown
- Russian tankers add nets to deter Ukrainian drones
Today’s Analysis
⚖️ U.S. court backs ending $800 de minimis as Washington targets Chinese tariff evasion, reshaping import compliance
Why it matters: Tighter de minimis and anti‑evasion moves raise risk for small‑parcel and transshipped imports while large refunds show money at stake.
- U.S. trade court backs Trump authority to end the $800 de minimis threshold.
- U.S. says dozens of countries helped China evade tariffs.
- U.S. prepares an offensive against goods triangulation (transshipment of Chinese goods).
- Kimberly-Clark secures a $45M tariff refund, half of what it paid in 2025.
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