The first Trump “tariff letters” are coming in. The following countries are hit with blanket tariffs on all goods, seperate from existing sectoral tariffs: 🇧🇩 Bangladesh (35%)🇧🇦 Bosnia (30%)🇰🇭 Cambodia (36%)🇮🇩 Indonesia (32%)🇯🇵 Japan (25%)🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (25%)🇰🇷 Korea (25%)🇱🇦 Laos (40%)🇲🇾 Malaysia (25%)🇲🇲 Myanmar (40%)🇷🇸 Serbia (35%)🇿🇦 South Africa (30%)🇹🇳 Tunisia (25%)🇹🇭 Thailand (36%) …
Here is a recommended summary (English translation) of my interview in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: “Many Companies Don’t Know How Much They Spend on Tariffs”(originally published on July 7, 2025). ⸻ 🧭 Key Points and Summary• The article features an interview with Lars Karlsson, head of customs at Mærsk, responsible for over 6 million …
Liberation Day plus 90 – means deadline day, July 9th. The letters are in the mail from the U.S administration. 👇🏻
The CEO and Co-Founder of our partner Altana, Evan Smith, spoke with Chief Economic Correspondent Neil Irwin about the changes to the global trading order, and how businesses can respond. “Nobody could argue that what’s happened has been smooth or designed in a way for the private sector to kind of gradually adapt to …
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Find out the latest news across ocean, inland, air, customs, and ecommerce impacting supply chains in Europe Click here Highlights from the June edition of the Maersk Europe Market Update include: 🚢 The completed phase-in of the East-West network and the latest reliability reports✈️ Air export trends shifting across Europe🚛 Inland surcharges and new …
In 2022, The New Yorker published a personal history about growing up in Ireland during the nineteen-sixties and seventies. It covers the interfaith marriage of the author’s parents, which was unusual in Dublin; his mother’s early death; and finding his calling in music. The author was Bono, for more than forty years the lyricist and lead singer …
Soon the liberation day deadline is here. What will be next? Regardless, in this webinar we talk about how tariffs and regulatory changes fuel growth for European businesses & trade around the world? How can you be prepared & agile to handle fast changes? Is it possible to even make this your differentiator (USP) …
Yesterday, Denmark marked its takeover of the Presidency of the Council of the EU with a visit from the EU Commission at an official opening ceremony in Aarhus. Maersk was proud to host the attendees at the port of Aarhus and share information about our decarbonisation journey.
FinancialTimes writes, ’Barges and container ships face unusually long waits at major hubs with problems expected to last several months’. ’Donald Trump’s tariff policies combined with low river levels are causing Europe’s worst supply chain congestion since the coronavirus pandemic, shipping and logistics companies warn. Barges have been left waiting days to pick up …
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FinancialTimes writes that: ”US goods exports tumbled in May at their steepest rate since the coronavirus crisis in 2020, as trading partners cut back purchases of American goods in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff blitz”. Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side …
The UK’s new Trade Strategy, presented to Parliament in June 2025, outlines a pragmatic and strategic approach to navigate a rapidly changing global trading landscape marked by geopolitical, geoeconomic, and technological disruptions. The strategy emphasizes the UK’s commitment to remaining an open trading nation while adapting to a more protectionist global mood. Key themes …
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to EU leaders the launch of a Europe-led initiative to establish a structured trade cooperation with Asian countries, potentially laying the groundwork for an alternative to the gridlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO). At Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels, European leaders discussed the possibility of overhauling …
”Our message today is clear, we are ready for a deal. At the same time, we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory agreement is reached,” Ursula von den Leyen, President of the European Commission. Time is running out for the bloc to find a common position before a respite on higher tariffs …
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Today we launch the A.P. Moller – Maersk ’Trade and Tariff Studio (TTS)’, a new AI-powered product to remove uncertainty. This is a new digital solution designed to help global cargo owners regain control in an increasingly volatile trade environment. As global trade faces a paradigm shift marked by rising tariffs, regulatory scrutiny, and …
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This year, Copenhagen has taken the top position, ending Vienna’s three-year run as the world’s most liveable city. The Danish capital earned high scores in stability, education, and infrastructure, narrowly surpassing Vienna, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its Global Liveability Index for 2025 assessing 173 cities worldwide across five categories: stability, healthcare …
CBP has clarified that five specific types of tariffs are now subject to a “non-stacking” rule — meaning that only one applies, following a new hierarchy. Now, you will review your product against these tariffs before filing, and, bar a few exceptions, will only apply the first tariff in the list For a while, …
Midsummer Day long walk with the dogs along Lomma Beach. It was an amazing long Midsummer Eve and night. We needed the hike today….
Trade Track is a flexible consultancy package from A.P. Moller – Maersk. It helps businesses navigate new tariffs and strengthen customs compliance… so you can sleep easy. Check it out here 👉🏽 click link
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose new counter-tariffs against the United States if a new trade deal can’t be reached in the next 30 days. The PM says the measure is one of a number being taken to protect Canadian steel and aluminum workers and producers. “Canada will adjust its existing counter-tariffs …