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Friday, February 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump reads about tariffs on steel and aluminum, as Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
Shipping

Trump Widens Trade Fight with ‘Reciprocal Tariff’ Threat

President Donald Trump is embarking on what may be his most disruptive action yet for the global economy by broadening his grievances to how other countries

February 14, 2025
Total Views: 742

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: 3442

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: 607

Inauguration of Maersk's first container ship Laura Maersk that sails on green methanol in Copenhagen, Denmark September 14, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/ Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS
News

Maersk Sees Global Container Market Growth Despite Trade War

A. P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for world trade, forecast growth in the global container market as it sees consumer demand defying an intensifying trade

February 6, 2025
Total Views: 415

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: 677

Monday, February 3, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Moody’s: Trump Tariffs Threaten Major Supply Chain Disruptions Across Key Industries

Global trade uncertainty is forcing U.S. companies to urgently reassess their supply chain strategies as new tariffs threaten major disruptions across multiple

February 3, 2025
Total Views: 1304

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat
Energy

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

Japan could offer a significant boost to the nascent $44bn Alaska LNG project. Against the backdrop of looming Trump tariffs and the administration’s express

February 3, 2025
Total Views: 2829

Monday, January 20, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Shipping

Are US Shippers Ready for an Emergency Order on Tariffs?

Lori Ann LaRocco – The world of logistics handicapped a Trump win starting in the late winter and early spring of 2024, with discussions and

January 20, 2025
Total Views: 7336

Saturday, January 4, 2025
Carnival Sensation cruise ship
Cruise Ships

Mexico Delays Cruise Ship Tax, Exempts Wheat From Tariffs

By Jose Orozco Jan 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Mexico delayed applying a tax on cruise ship passengers at its ports for six months while exempting wheat

January 4, 2025
Total Views: 1706

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

Trump Tariff Threat Helps Lift US Ocean Imports

When U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump started talking about new import tariffs on the campaign trail, Danny Reynolds checked the tags on wedding

December 18, 2024
Total Views: 1405

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
Shipping

Nuance in Ocean Freight Rates Could Be Another Front-Loading Tea Leaf

Ocean freight rates have jumped up  for the December 15-31 bookings signaling a tightness of space due to demand.  Logistics managers tell gCaptain the

December 11, 2024
Total Views: 1535

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Chief of Staff of United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer (right), takes part in a meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT)
Shipping

Trump’s Trade War Redux: Meet the New Architect of America’s Tariff Agenda

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new U.S. trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade

November 27, 2024
Total Views: 1310

Trump’s Tariff Plan Has No Exemption for Oil Imports
Shipping

Trump’s Tariff Plan Has No Exemption for Oil Imports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump does not intend to spare crude oil from his planned 25% import tariffs on Canada and Mexico, sources told Reuters on

November 27, 2024
Total Views: 1262

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Trade War 2.0? Trump Announces Tariffs on Top Trading Partners

President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, shaking markets with his first specific threats to the US’s top trading

November 26, 2024
Total Views: 861

Saturday, November 23, 2024
aerial view of the port of manzanillo.Credit: JRomero04 / Shutterstock.com
Featured

Mexico Looks Past Trump Threats With $2.7 Billion Port Expansion

By Alex Vasquez Nov 23, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Mexico is looking beyond the incoming Trump administration’s threats of tariffs, betting on a bright

November 23, 2024
Total Views: 14319

Sunday, November 17, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Shutterstock/Vallehr
Shipping

China Plans First Bio-Marine Fuel Export Quotas For 2025

SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – China is planning its first export quota for marine bunker that is blended with biodiesel, partly to

November 17, 2024
Total Views: 1712

Saturday, November 16, 2024
A view of a container at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, in this handout image released on November 14, 2024. APEC Peru/Handout via REUTERS.
Shipping

Trump Ally Urges Duties on Goods Shipped Via China’s Peru Port

By Eric Martin Nov 16, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A veteran adviser to Donald Trump is proposing that the 60% tariffs that the President-elect has vowed to

November 16, 2024
Total Views: 3581

Saturday, November 9, 2024
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipping

Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Georgina McKay (Bloomberg) – Investors across Asia have ramped up bets on potential winners from Donald Trump’s imminent return to

November 9, 2024
Total Views: 1355

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
President trump signing tariffs in the oval office
Finance

Trump Trade Wars: A Look At Winners And Losers Since 2016

by Tom Orlik (Bloomberg) Who Loses in Trump’s Endless Trade War? In 2016, Donald Trump campaigned for the US presidency on a promise to beat China.

September 18, 2024
Total Views: 2589

Friday, September 13, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

U.S. Locks in Steep China Tariff Hikes

Sept 13 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty on electric

September 13, 2024
Total Views: 1807
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