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As global supply chains continue to evolve, the Asia-US trade corridor remains one of the most dynamic and strategically important lanes. Supply chain members are adapting to new sourcing patterns, rising customer expectations and a rapidly changing geopolitical and economic landscape. A focus on turning insights into action is enabling ports and carriers to stay ahead of the shifting Asian trade and logistics market.
The 2026 update to McKinsey Global Institute’ s Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade report summed up one of the biggest trade surprises of last year:“ Trade in 2025 did not retrench, despite dire predictions.” US imports and Chinese exports hit new highs, Southeast Asia strengthened its position in global manufacturing, and India found success in multiple sectors. In fact, trade grew faster than the global economy.
However, tariffs continued to catalyze major shifts in sourcing and what McKinsey called the expansion of China’ s role as a“ factory to the factories.” US – China trade did fall approximately 30 %, but the United States replaced about two-thirds of the gap with imports from other sellers, according to the report.
Leveraging resources From its North American headquarters in Secaucus, NJ, Cosco Shipping Lines North America oversees a vast regional network spanning North America, Central America and the Caribbean. At the heart of the company’ s Asia – US strategy is one of the most extensive trans-Pacific service portfolios in the industry.
“ We leverage a broad network of subsidiaries, logistics facilities and localized resources to deliver integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions,” said James Houghtalin, executive vice president of Cosco Shipping Lines North America.
“ These include ocean transportation, inland transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfillment and final-mile delivery.” Through its OCEAN Alliance“ Day 10 Product” with CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and OOCL, Cosco Shipping Lines offers 22 direct trans-Pacific services supported by more than 5.3 million TEUs of alliance capacity and over 500 direct port-to-port connections.
These routes link major manufacturing hubs across China, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Northeast Asia with key US gateways, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle, New York – New Jersey, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston and Houston.
Recent enhancements have strengthened direct connectivity between Southeast Asia and North America. A central element of this strategy is the development of Yangpu Port in Hainan Province
Cosco Shipping Lines North America aims for efficient cargo movement from factories in Asia to inland distribution centers in the United States. www. joc. com July 6, 2026 | Journal of Commerce 43