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Paul Berger

ARTICLES BY PAUL BERGER

The Supreme Court last week struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Here are (some) answers to your biggest tariff questions

3 min read . 24 Feb 2026

The latest proposed fees directly target the Chinese-government-controlled carrier Cosco Shipping. (Image: Reuters)

How charging Chinese ships could ripple through the economy

4 min read . 27 Feb 2025

Industrial manufacturers are pulling in critical parts ahead of potential tariffs next year. (Photo: Sergio Flores for The Wall Street Journal)

US manufacturers are stocking up on imports ahead of tariffs

3 min read . 13 Dec 2024

Shipping executives note with frustration that U.S. ports lag behind facilities in Europe and Asia in automation. (Image: Pixabay)

The battle over robots at US ports is on

9 min read . 09 Oct 2024

Illustration: Thomas R. Lechleiter/WSJ

Tariffs are on the table for US importers, whatever the election outcome

5 min read . 20 Aug 2024

Ryder found that as trucks get heavier the difference in operating costs between battery-electric vehicles and diesel trucks grows more pronounced. (Ryder System)

Companies are balking at the high costs of running electric trucks

4 min read . 08 May 2024

Steel products being loaded for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, in 2020. PHOTO: CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

Geopolitics takes a central role in supply chains

5 min read . 03 May 2024

Logistics startups reached huge valuations during the Covid pandemic when consumer spending pushed freight volumes and shipping rates to record levels.

Logistics-Tech Startups Face Uncertain Future as Freight Slump Continues

3 min read . 29 Jan 2024

The rate increases are being felt far beyond the disrupted trade routes that link China with Europe and the U.S. East Coast.

Ocean Shipping Rates Surge as Red Sea Attacks Continue

2 min read . 21 Jan 2024

Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California, U.S., on Saturday. (Bloomberg)

California’s Long-Embattled Ports Are Winning Back Imports

3 min read . 16 Jan 2024

Shipping cost increases have accelerated in the past two weeks on routes that traditionally use the Suez. (Photo: Bloomberg News)

Importers face surging shipping costs, delays as Red Sea diversions pile up

3 min read . 10 Jan 2024

Startups and longstanding businesses are establishing the new supply chains behind clean energy, including the operations backing an automotive sector that is a foundation of manufacturing logistics networks.

New Disruptions, Geopolitics Hang Over 2024 Supply Chains

6 min read . 02 Jan 2024

Covid Slashed Consumer Choices. This Is Why They Aren’t Coming Back.

Covid Slashed Consumer Choices. This Is Why They Aren’t Coming Back.

5 min read . 01 Jan 2024

File photo. Photographer: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Self-Driving Vehicles Are Finding a Home in Industrial Operations

4 min read . 22 Dec 2023

Yellow has sent tens of thousands of tractors and trailers to liquidators for final sale.

Yellow Rejects Bid to Revive the Collapsed Trucking Company

2 min read . 08 Dec 2023

The disruptions are the latest in a series of bottlenecks at the U.S.-Mexico border that have frequently been triggered by migration issues along with economic and political tensions.

Turmoil Over Migrants at U.S.-Mexico Border Is Straining Trade Flows

3 min read . 29 Sept 2023

Oil tankers are anchored near the Port of Long Beach, California, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. A surplus of idled oil tankers, which would stretch 26 miles if lined up end to end, may signal a 25 percent slump in freight rates this year. The ships will unload 26 percent of the crude and oil products they are storing in six months, adding to vessel supply and pushing rates for supertankers down to an average of $30,000 a day, compared with $40,212 now. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg

West Coast Ports Face Hurdles Winning Back Importers

3 min read . 04 Sept 2023

Revenue at the Boston-based company slid 4.6% in the final three months of last year from a year ago to $3.1 billion (WSJ)

Wayfair lost 5 million customers and $1.3 billion last year

1 min read . 23 Feb 2023

Amazon's new delivery drones uses computer vision and machine learning to detect and avoid people or clotheslines in backyards when landing. (Amazon)

Autonomous delivery and work drones will still need a human minder

5 min read . 20 Nov 2022

US shipping backups shift to East coast and Gulf coast ports

4 min read . 23 Aug 2022