Supply Chain Research

The Trump administration has nine trade-related issues to deal with in 2020 ranging from the elections and a trade deal with China, through a trade war with Europe and updating the Generalized System of Preferences. Also: Yara, Mosaic may have bigger Hormuz exposure in Brazil than Petrobras; terrible end to 2010s for marine logistics employment, raises strike risks; U.S.-China reform talks may become a compliance forum; Taiwan elections may cut U.S. trade deal potential; and new regulations are fueling higher container shipping rates.