NYC-area importers are riding out the ‘storm before the calm’ as Trump’s tariffs start to hit — even with his pause

Source: New York Post

The Port Newark Container Terminal was going full-out on Wednesday after President Trump’s punishing tariffs kicked in, with cranes working to unload one ship after another — as shippers, retailers and importers braced for the stiff new duties to be levied on the next load of cargo from overseas. “It’s like the storm before the calm,” said Danny Sanchez, owner of Falcon Messenger Service, a small trucking company based in Union, NJ. “Everybody is playing the waiting game.