Tagged: USImports

Q4 2025 Refinery Outages: 12 Critical Impacts & Logistics Pressures That Squeeze Gulf Coast & Midwest Fuel Logistics

Q4 2025 refinery outages drove Gulf Coast and Midwest supply shifts; EIA weekly utilization fell as pipelines flexed and tanker dynamics adjusted. Gulf Coast refinery maintenance and Midwest fuel logistics disruptions in Q4 2025 – including EIA weekly utilization dips, Colonial Pipeline schedule hiccups, short-haul tanker demand shifts, and rack supply alerts – pose challenges for fuel dispatchers and market analysts.

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J.B. Hunt’s Cautious Optimism Amid 20% Earnings Drop in Uncertain Freight Market

J.B. Hunt cautious optimism approach to the uncertain freight market results in declining first-quarter earnings and ongoing concerns for the goods economy. Read more about their strategy and industry insights.

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Stainless Steel Imports Rising

Stainless steel imports rising as the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI fell from 57 in May to 52.7 in June — indicating a significant slowdown in the rate of expansion. Some manufacturers are choosing to…

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DEF Plentiful Sellers Say

DEF plentiful, sellers say despite Russia being leading importer & amidst ongoing war with Ukraine that has put pricing and availability pressure on anything that flows from or through those countries, including urea — a critical chemical in diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) of which…

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Warning Lights Flashing At LA Ports

Port of Los Angeles, America’s largest container gateway, looks destined to max out this peak season. In fact, it may be maxing out right now, putting some Christmas retail sales at risk, analysts say.

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Port says “Come Get Your Stuff”

Port of Los Angeles officials in late March asked companies to pick up their shipments in a more timely manner. They said the container dwell time has lengthened since the pandemic began, and that this…

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Border Bridge Will See Major Expansion

Speeding up commercial truck traffic will be a priority when the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge’s largest expansion project in history is completed in 2023, said Luis Bazán, general director of the South Texas bridge. The expansion…

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U.S. Keeps China’s Factories Booming

Remember all the media coverage just a few months ago about Chinese manufacturers poised to collapse due to lack of overseas buyers? It didn’t happen. Chinese factories are booming. Chinese goods are flooding into U.S…

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Backlog May Depress Imports, Economist Says

The surge of cargo that moved through U.S. ports in December increased both wholesale and retail inventories and “until that backlog is taken care of, it will likely depress container imports for the next couple…