Citing tariffs, industry groups warn of pandemic-level supply chain crisis

Hundreds of trade associations representing much of the economy have warned the administration that tariff-related challenges threaten to “recreate” pandemic-era port congestion and supply chain harms. In a June 17 letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Federal Maritime Commission Chair Louis Sola, the groups – “importers, exporters, transportation providers and other supply chain stakeholders” – call on the administration to act quickly and forcefully “to mitigate the risk of severe supply chain disruptions and minimize...