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

Thursday, June 7, 2018
Chemical tanker, Oil tanker. Photo: By Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock
News

Here Are the Commodities Most Likely Affected by U.S.-China Trade Talks

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — American crude drillers, coal miners and farmers are set to be among the beneficiaries of the Trump

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Navy

U.S. Navy Weighs Passage Through Taiwan Strait

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) – The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 94

Thursday, May 31, 2018
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News

As Trump Talks of Trade Losses, China is a Win for U.S. East Coast Ports

By Howard Schneider CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 (Reuters) – For America’s fastest growing East Coast ports, trade with China equals billions of

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
Shipping News

U.S. Trade Official Rebukes Mnuchin on China Trade Truce

By Jenny Leonard and Rich Miller (Bloomberg) — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro criticized Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for declaring the

May 30, 2018
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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News

Trump Plows Ahead on China Tariffs Threats

By Jenny Leonard and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s moving ahead with plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 59

Japan Says Suspected Chinese Ship Spotted Breaking North Korea Sanctions
News

Japan Says Suspected Chinese Ship Spotted Breaking North Korea Sanctions

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) – Japan on Tuesday said it had detected what appeared to be a Chinese-flagged vessel, 350 km (218 miles) off Shanghai, conducting

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 29

Sunday, May 27, 2018
U.S. Warships Sail Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China
Shipping News

U.S. Warships Sail Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials

May 27, 2018
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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News

China Signals to State Giants: ‘Buy American’ Oil and Grains

By Florence Tan, Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 39

Trump Backs Away From China Deal Under Pressure by Trade Hawks
News

Trump Backs Away From China Deal Under Pressure by Trade Hawks

By Jenny Leonard and Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is backing away from the trade agreement the U.S. just announced with

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 39

Monday, May 21, 2018
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Shipping News

China Trade Truce May Help Give U.S. LNG Exports a $30 Billion Boost

  By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — China’s appetite for U.S. liquefied natural gas may be about to get a lot bigger after the two

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 49

Sunday, May 20, 2018
U.S. China Trade War
Interesting

U.S., China Putting Trade War “On Hold”

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s

May 20, 2018
Total Views: 36

Friday, May 18, 2018
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News

China Retreats from U.S. Sorghum Probe Amid Global Market Chaos

By Hallie Gu and Tom Polansek BEIJING/CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) – China dropped its anti-dumping probe into imports of U.S. sorghum on Friday,

May 18, 2018
Total Views: 42

Sunday, May 13, 2018
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier is seen during its launching ceremony in Dalian.REUTERS/Stringer
Defense

China’s Secretive Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Sets Out for Sea Trials

BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) – China’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier left its northeastern port to begin sea trials on Sunday, state

May 13, 2018
Total Views: 45

Thursday, May 10, 2018
China Sends Military Plane to Third South China Sea Airstrip
News

China Sends Military Plane to Third South China Sea Airstrip

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China has landed a military plane on the last of its three airstrips in the disputed South China Sea, a

May 10, 2018
Total Views: 27

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Shipping News

More Vessels Carrying U.S. Sorghum to China Switch Destinations

BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) – Three ships carrying livestock feed grain, sorghum, from the U.S. to China switched their destinations on Thursday to Japan

May 10, 2018
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, May 9, 2018
cosco shipping at port of long beach
Shipping News

BIMCO: US-China Trade War is All About the Eastbound Transpacific Trade Lane

When two of the world’s top trading partners, get entangled in a stand-off, where the outbreak of a trade war could become the extended tool of intense

May 9, 2018
Total Views: 43

Thursday, May 3, 2018
China Installs Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles on South China Sea Outposts -Report
News

China Installs Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles on South China Sea Outposts -Report

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 49

Monday, April 30, 2018
offshore wind turbines
News

Taiwan Emerging as Battleground to Expand Offshore Wind in Asia

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, April 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan is becoming the next battleground for the world’s top offshore wind developers as

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 74

Thursday, April 26, 2018
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Shipping News

Another Bulker Is Stranded As Grain War Heats Up

by Josephine Mason (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 70,223 tonnes of sorghum from the United States to Asia switched its destination on Thursday, data

April 26, 2018
Total Views: 170

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
china home-built aircraft carrier
Defense

China’s 1st New Aircraft Carrier To Start Sea Trials

  by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China first domestically developed aircraft carrier looks set to begin sea trials after pictures appeared on the Chinese

April 24, 2018
Total Views: 37