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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
yantian port china
Shipping

China Is Days Late in Releasing Trade Data as US Shipping Slumps

China is yet to announce regular statistics on trade flows for last week, delaying a closely watched data set as firms cut back on exports to the

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 1373

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
maersk ship
Shipping

Record U.S. Goods-Trade Deficit Implies Weaker First-Quarter GDP

By Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in March to a record as companies continued importing goods to get

April 29, 2025
Total Views: 821

Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping

Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade

On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from

April 29, 2025
Total Views: 5793

Monday, April 28, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
News

Trump China Tariffs Set to Unleash Supply Shock on U.S. Economy

President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit

April 28, 2025
Total Views: 2799

Chinese Firms Turn to Indian Exporters to Help Fill US Orders
Shipping

Chinese Firms Turn to Indian Exporters to Help Fill US Orders

Some China-based firms hit hard by US tariffs are reaching out to Indian exporters to fill orders on their behalf and help them retain their American customers

April 28, 2025
Total Views: 2333

Sunday, April 27, 2025
Philippine Coast Guard flyby over the South China Sea. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Shipping

China Claims Sovereignty Over Disputed Reef In South China Sea

By Amber Tong Apr 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media,

April 27, 2025
Total Views: 2998

Explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas
Ports

Iran Still Battling Port Fire As Death Toll, Casualties Rise

By Arsalan Shahla Apr 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Iranian authorities on Sunday were still working to control fire and smoke unleashed by yesterday’s

April 27, 2025
Total Views: 2848

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Ships move through the Suez Canal, on the Excellence Day, in Ismalia.
Shipping

Trump Says US Ships Need Free Travel Through Panama, Suez Canals

By María Paula Mijares Torres Apr 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump called for “free of charge” passage of American ships through

April 26, 2025
Total Views: 2281

A satellite image shows a closeup of bulk carrier ship loading grain at the port of Sevastopol, Crimea May 19, 2022
Shipping

Ukraine Says It Detained Grain Ship From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet

By Aliaksandr Kudrytski Apr 25, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Kyiv detained a ship it says was part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” which illegally exports

April 26, 2025
Total Views: 1755

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Shipping

More Russian Insurers Seek Indian Nod for Oil Tanker Coverage

(Bloomberg) — Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian

April 24, 2025
Total Views: 312

File photo of the port of long beach from the bridge of a ship
Shipping

Chinese Exporters Retreat From US as Tariffs Erode Profitability

For an increasing number of Chinese exporters, many of whom battled through the trade war in President Donald Trump’s first term and who have invested years

April 24, 2025
Total Views: 1848

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
port of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Trump’s 100% Tariff Proposal on Chinese Cranes Could Leave U.S. Ports with Few Options

Chinese cranes that load and unload containers from ships are the latest target of the Trump administration’s attempt to boost domestic manufacturing, even

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 2165

Trump Floats ‘Substantial’ China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal
Shipping

Trump Floats ‘Substantial’ China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal

President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 870

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted Shares Slump After Trump Escalates Offshore Wind Threat

(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S shares dropped almost 10% on the first day of trading since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered another developer

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2050

Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipbuilding

Korean Shipbuilder Hanwha Seizes Chance to Build US LNG Tankers

A South Korean shipbuilder plans to construct the first US-built liquefied natural gas tanker, following sweeping recommendations from a US trade agency that

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2356

Monday, April 21, 2025
COSCO ship in port
Shipping

China’s Cosco Says US Levies Risk Upsetting Global Shipping

(Bloomberg) — China’s largest shipping line said on Monday that the Trump administration’s plan to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 1703

Cameron Gulf Of Mexico LNG ship facility
Energy

China Stops Imports of US LNG Amid Trade War, Custom Data Shows

China’s purchases of US liquefied natural gas plunged to zero in March after a sharp decline in the previous two months, as the trade war between the two

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 1073

Sunday, April 20, 2025
Sheep_Ship Livestock Carrier
Shipping

Australian Opposition Pledges To Reinstate Live Sheep Exports

By Paul-Alain Hunt Apr 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Australia’s opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, pledged to repeal a ban on live sheep exports

April 20, 2025
Total Views: 3695

US Navy carrier strike group under cloudy skies
Defense

US, Philippines Open ‘Super Bowl’ Of Drills Amid China Tensions

By Cliff Venzon Apr 20, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US and the Philippines will start their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a

April 20, 2025
Total Views: 1851

Workers are seen near a vessel under construction at a shipyard of Huanghai Shipbuilding Co in Weihai, Shandong
Shipping

Caribbean Group Says US Exemptions On Chinese Ships ‘Acceptable’

By Denis Chabrol Apr 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Caribbean Private Sector Organization said it welcomed a decision to exempt certain Chinese ships

April 20, 2025
Total Views: 6214