Cargoccino, brewed by BlueCargo. Your bi-monthly bite-sized supply chain news to have with your favorite coffee or tea.
July 8, 2025
🧾 August 1 Tariff Deadline: 3 Must-Do Actions for Shippers
Time is ticking. Are you ready for the tariff shift?
BlueCargo outlines 3 urgent steps for U.S. importers and logistics teams to prepare before the August 1 executive tariff order hits:
→ Re-calculate exposure, review contracts, and prepare alternate sourcing.
📖 Read it here
⚠️ Maersk: “Customs Strategy Will Make or Break Peak Season”
Maersk urges shippers to stop ignoring the customs bottleneck.
According to their latest Global Market Update, shippers without a solid customs plan may add “unnecessary stumbling blocks” to an already tight capacity season.
📉 Trump Tariffs Expand: South Korea & Japan Hit Next
More tariffs. More uncertainty. Less time to react.
In a new wave of tariffs, the U.S. administration confirmed 25% duties on a range of imports from Japan and South Korea. This comes with minimal notice and impacts core goods like batteries and machinery.
🗞️ Full Yahoo Finance update
🥩 Walmart Opens Its Own Beef Supply Chain
From ranch to retail, Walmart goes vertical.
Walmart just launched its first case-ready beef facility in Georgia to control quality and reduce dependency on third parties.
📦 Read via Supply Chain Dive
🚗 Disruptions in Auto Supply Chain—Again
EV, labor, and Tier 2 supplier risk loom large.
In this interview with CSRwire, DP World’s David Dorner lays out the operational issues threatening just-in-time models in the auto sector.
🚢 Asia–South America Capacity: Rates Likely to Cool
Blank sailings drop. Capacity jumps 46%.
With just 1% of capacity blanked in July (down from 13.5% in May), the Asia–ECSA trade is softening.
Spot rates may fall from their recent peak of $6,650/TEU, unless another EV surge hits.
📊 Source: S&P Global / Journal of Commerce
🏭 Manufacturing's New Pressure Point
Supply chains can’t afford a weak link.
A detailed piece from Intelligent CISO looks at the intersection of cybersecurity, vendor dependency, and regional instability facing manufacturing.
Read it in full.
☕ What’s Brewing at BlueCargo? ☕
Mark your calendars and let’s meet in person!
🗓️ You can meet Shane & Kawas as they are heading after summer to CHAInge North America, Columbus, OH
Sept 9–10
🗓️ And if you are heading to Chicago end of September, you can book a time with either Pedro or Tyler at JOC Inland.
Sept 29–Oct 1
💌 Want to book a meeting? Email us now.
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🌿 One-Minute Dream-cation: 10 Recharge Spots for Supply Chain Warriors
You don’t need a sabbatical, just a weekend.
Cargoccino, Summer Edition: Reboot with one of these unique, peaceful, and totally bookable summer getaways:
- Treebones Resort – Big Sur, CA: Experience glamping with Pacific Ocean views and sushi bar yurts.
https://www.treebonesresort.com/
- The Roxbury – Catskills, NY: A quirky boutique hotel with over-the-top themed rooms like “Wizard’s Emeralds” and “Cinderella’s Gown.” https://www.theroxburyexperience.com/
- Invisible House – Joshua Tree, CA: A 5,500 sq. ft. mirrored structure that disappears into the desert, ultra-modern and totally surreal.
https://www.invisible.house/
- The Inn at Honey Run – Millersburg, OH: Known for its "honeycomb" earth-sheltered rooms carved into a hillside—perfect for a serene, nature-connected reset. https://www.innathoneyrun.com/
- Winvian Farm – Morris, CT: A luxury countryside resort with themed cottages including one featuring a fully restored U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. https://www.winvian.com/
- The Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, CO: Iconic historic hotel and inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Stay for the history, stay for the ghosts. https://www.stanleyhotel.com/
- Blackberry Farm – Walland, TN: A 4,200-acre estate in the Smokies with award-winning farm-to-table cuisine and mountain-view spa treatments. https://www.blackberryfarm.com/
- The Maker Hotel – Hudson, NY: A seductive, design-forward boutique hotel with vintage European touches, an apothecary-inspired spa, and a moody café. https://www.themaker.com/rooms
- Zero George Street – Charleston, SC: A boutique historical sanctuary in the heart of the city. You'll be sipping wine on the porch one moment and walking to Charleston’s best restaurants and shops the next.
https://zerogeorge.com/
- Bradford House Bed & Breakfast – Branson, MO: Nestled in the heart of Branson, it offers a serene retreat with Victorian elegance. Guests can enjoy a custom-made breakfast, setting the tone for a relaxing day.
https://www.staybradfordhouse.com/
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