China Shipping

China shipping and shipbuilding coverage – yard capacity, port operations, COSCO fleet moves, Sino-U.S. tariff effects, and state-owned fleet expansion.

Thursday, February 13, 2025
Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Defense

Acquisition of Greenland is ‘Win-Win Situation’ Says Sen. Cruz During Expansive Hearing on Arctic Security

U.S. Senators doubled down on the importance of Greenland for U.S. security during a hearing on the Arctic. During the two-hour session of the Senate’s

February 13, 2025
Total Views: 2579

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
First US Navy Ships Sail Through Taiwan Strait Since Trump Inauguration
Defense

First US Navy Ships Sail Through Taiwan Strait Since Trump Inauguration

Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing

February 12, 2025
Total Views: 1558

Monday, February 10, 2025
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

Chinese Ports See Record Traffic Ahead of US Tariffs and Holiday

China’s busiest port processed a record amount of goods in January, as companies rushed to get their products onto ships before US tariffs kicked in and

February 10, 2025
Total Views: 1442

Sunday, February 9, 2025
Chinese cargo ship runs aground off Russia's Sakhalin Island
Grounding Incidents

Parts Of Russia’s Sakhalin On High Alert After Cargo Ship Runs Aground

Feb 9 (Reuters) – A district in Russia’s Sakhalin region has been put on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off

February 9, 2025
Total Views: 3283

Friday, February 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Shipping

Trump to Announce Reciprocal Tariffs on Many Countries Next Week

By Jarrett Renshaw and David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 3526

Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Trump’s First Iran Sanctions Hit Three Ships in China Trade

President Donald Trump’s maiden sanctions package targeting a handful of vessels carrying Iranian oil stopped short of the “maximum pressure” campaign

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 1216

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
News

China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on Crude Likely to Push US Exports Lower in 2025

China's retaliatory tariffs on the United States may cause U.S. oil exports to decline in 2025 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, after

February 6, 2025
Total Views: 682

Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

U.S. Treasury Sanctions International Network Shipping Iranian Oil to China

The new sanctions target multiple entities across China, India, and the UAE, as well as four vessels: SIRI (formerly ANTHEA), OXIS, CH BILLION, and STAR

February 6, 2025
Total Views: 730

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The newest ultra large container ship Manila Express of Hapag-Lloyd with container cranes at the Burchardkai in the in the Port of Hamburg
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Says it Can Cope With U.S.-China Tariffs

Container shipping liner Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE will be able to cope with the advent of U.S. tariffs on Chinese products, its chief executive told reporters

February 5, 2025
Total Views: 730

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Shipping

China Launches Limited Tariffs After Trump Imposes Sweeping New Levies

China imposed targeted tariffs on U.S. imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured

February 4, 2025
Total Views: 977

Sunday, February 2, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Shipping

Rubio Calls Chinese Presence at Panama Canal ‘Unacceptable’

By Simon Lewis and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama’s President Jose Raul

February 2, 2025
Total Views: 5369

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Senator Cruz: China’s Panama Canal Strategy Poses ‘Acute Risks to U.S. Security’
Shipping

Senator Cruz: China’s Panama Canal Strategy Poses ‘Acute Risks to U.S. Security’

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China’s influence on the Panama Canal, which

January 29, 2025
Total Views: 4635

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Shipping

Panamax Pain as China’s Grain Imports Plunge 51%

China’s push for import independence combined with falling soybean demand has driven the country’s imported grain shipments down 51% year-over-year

January 28, 2025
Total Views: 2785

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
Energy

Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive Up Shipping Costs

Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after costs for chartering

January 28, 2025
Total Views: 1083

Monday, January 27, 2025
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Shipping

Nine Charged in Massive Smuggling Scheme at Ports of Los Angeles and Long beach

Federal authorities have uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, leading to the arrest of eight defendants in

January 27, 2025
Total Views: 5563

Sunday, January 26, 2025
indonesia missing submarine
Shipping

Indonesia, India Vow to Deepen And Increase Maritime Cooperation

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Prima Wirayani Jan 25, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Indonesia and India will step up their economic and defense cooperation as the

January 26, 2025
Total Views: 1174

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Oil Tankers Reroute to Russian Pacific Port Hobbled by Sanctions

Tankers that used to haul oil from Russia’s western ports are being redeployed to the nation’s east to service a key crude route to China that’s been

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 1189

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
US Coast Guard’s New Icebreaker ‘Aiviq’: A Capable Addition to Arctic Operations or a Flawed Stopgap Solution?
Defense

US Coast Guard’s New Icebreaker ‘Aiviq’: A Capable Addition to Arctic Operations or a Flawed Stopgap Solution?

The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest acquisition, the icebreaker Aiviq, is being readied to supplement the service’s two aging polar-capable vessels. During its

January 21, 2025
Total Views: 12648

Friday, January 17, 2025
MSC Tessa, one of the world's largest containerships, under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China. Photo courtesy CSSC.
Shipbuilding

USTR Investigation Finds China’s Maritime Playbook ‘Unreasonable’ as U.S. Shipbuilding Hits Historic Low

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a landmark finding, concluding that China’s aggressive targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding

January 17, 2025
Total Views: 4874

Thursday, January 16, 2025
crude oil import terminal vlcc tanker china
Energy

Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port, LSEG Data Shows

A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 1401