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TiL says sudden tariff announcements disrupt container terminals
A TiL Group executive told TOC Americas in Cartagena that abrupt tariff announcements, rather than tariff levels, create costly cargo surges that terminals cannot absorb.
Speaking at TOC Americas in Cartagena, Tom van Eynde, TiL Group’s director for terminal investments in North America, said sudden tariff announcements have caused costly cargo surges that box terminals cannot absorb. He distinguished those announcements from tariff levels themselves as the source of disruption.
Van Eynde said tariffs were not destroying container trade but relocating it. As evidence, he pointed to cargo shifting from Canadian ports into TiL’s US terminals.
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