How Tariffs Impact Matson Shipping

How tariffs impact Matson shipping

Escalating tariffs and shifting trade routes are testing the shipping giant’s momentum. Here’s how company leadership, retailers and economists are responding.

Watches of Switzerland Warns US Tariffs to Hit Margin This Year

Watches of Switzerland Group Plc’s profit margin will potentially be hit by US import tariffs this year, as watchmakers raise prices and demand resellers absorb some of the pain in the key market.

Maersk says average U.S. tariffs currently down to 21% from 54% peak

Maersk estimates effective US tariffs average 21% currently

Maersk estimates effective US tariffs average 21% currently Maersk estimates companies pay effective U.S. import tariffs of on average 21% relative to container load, the Danish shipping group said on Wednesday, less than half the rate before Washington paused its sweeping tariffs in April. Maersk said in a regular global market update that at its peak, shortly after April 2 when President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs against nearly all U.S. tr…

Average US import tariffs drop to 21 per cent

Maersk has reported a sharp drop in the average effective tariff rate paid on US imports since the Trump administration announced a new tariff package on 2 April. According to Maersk’s latest global market update, the average tariff now stands at around 21 per cent per container load, down significantly from the peak of 54 […] The post Average US import tariffs drop to 21 per cent appeared first on Port Technology International.

Maersk Records Robust Container Demand Growth in H1 2025

Global shipping giant Maersk recorded a 6.1 percent growth in global container demand in Q1 2025, on par with previous quarters. With Q2 figures not yet final, it expects a high degree of volatility triggered by tariff announcements. In the Q1 Interim Report in May, Maersk forecasted 2025 global container demand to be within a Maersk highlighted that total market imports from Far East Asia constituted 51 percent of total European imports in 2024…