There are some potential lessons to be learned for container trades from the new US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA.) This is the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that has governed North American trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States since 1994. The new North American trade deal was agreed to by the three countries at the end of September. This was the result of last-minute concessions made over the course of just a few days on the p

The reality of the Trump administration’s concerted attack on trade and its linkage of trade to the U.S. deficit is finally beginning to impact trading relations. We must be realistic and accept that Trump believes trade to be a bad thing when he expounds on “America First.” This is an isolationist, inward looking strategy that was made clear by his speech at the U.N. General Assembly where he announced that the United States is not in favor of globalization. The third round