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Thursday, May 15, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Braces for May Slump Following Record-Breaking April

The Port of Long Beach is anticipating a significant downturn in May shipments following its strongest April on record, as the effects of recently paused

May 15, 2025
Total Views: 1560

A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
News

US-China Trade Clash Risks Making Europe Dumping Ground for Cheap Goods

China’s widening trade surplus with the European Union is fueling fresh concerns that the 27-nation bloc risks becoming a dumping ground for cheap goods in

May 15, 2025
Total Views: 827

FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
Shipping

Trump: India Has Offered US a Trade Deal With No Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that India had offered a trade deal that proposed "no tariffs" for American goods, while expressing his

May 15, 2025
Total Views: 1178

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Photo of a hapag-lloyd containership in port with cranes overhead
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Sees ‘Huge Surge’ in Volume Last Few Days

The world’s No. 5 container carrier is seeing a jump in business this week after the US and China lowered tariffs, the company’s CEO said, as the trade war

May 14, 2025
Total Views: 925

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
China-US Truce Prompts Price Jump in Pacific Shipping Frenzy
Shipping

China-US Truce Prompts Price Jump in Pacific Shipping Frenzy

A China-US deal to slash trade tariffs is set to push freight rates higher, as companies rush to use a 90-day grace period to ferry goods across the Pacific

May 13, 2025
Total Views: 1440

Monday, May 12, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Container Shipping: Tariff Truce Sets the Stage for Early Peak Season

The traditional peak season for ocean container shipping between China and the United States could arrive earlier than usual this year following a significant

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 1315

CMA CGM Iron - side view
Shipping

French Shipping Giant Hails US-China Deal After Freight Slumps

Rodolphe Saade, Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container carrier, hailed a truce in the trade war between Washington and

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 1176

Ocean Shipping Firm Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes China-US Tariff Reprieve
Shipping

Ocean Shipping Firm Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes China-US Tariff Reprieve

German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE on Monday welcomed an agreement between the United States and China to temporarily slash

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 1086

E-Commerce Likely the Front-Runner in Resurge of Transpacific Trade After Deal
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E-Commerce Likely the Front-Runner in Resurge of Transpacific Trade After Deal

Trade flows – including ecommerce – are expected to restart on the transpacific after the initial new tariff agreement between the US and China. Talks

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 570

US, China to Slash Tariffs During 90-Day Reprieve for Talks
News

US, China to Slash Tariffs During 90-Day Reprieve for Talks

The US and China will temporarily lower tariffs on each other’s products in a dramatic ratcheting down of trade tensions that buys the world’s two largest

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 697

US and China Reach Deal to Slash Tariffs, Lifting Dollar
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US and China Reach Deal to Slash Tariffs, Lifting Dollar

The United States and China have agreed a deal to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 977

Friday, May 9, 2025
COSCO ship in port
Ports

Carriers Slash China–U.S. Routes Amid Trade Collapse

Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump's

May 9, 2025
Total Views: 2147

As Trade Talks Begin, Chinese Exporters Prepare to Get Goods Moving to US Again
Shipping

As Trade Talks Begin, Chinese Exporters Prepare to Get Goods Moving to US Again

China-based shipping agents have resumed buying container space for goods headed for the United States after a series of U.S. tariff-induced cancellations, as

May 9, 2025
Total Views: 3623

Thursday, May 8, 2025
Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, next to cranes at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Cuts Global Container Market Outlook on Tariff War

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the Danish container giant, lowered its forecast for the global transport market rattled by Donald Trump’s trade

May 8, 2025
Total Views: 648

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
World’s Trade Superhighway Feels Strain From US-China Decoupling
Shipping

World’s Trade Superhighway Feels Strain From US-China Decoupling

Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the US and China across the Pacific, as President Donald Trump’s trade war upends the

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 1415

Vietnam’s Shipments From China, to US Reach Record High Amid Trade Fraud Crackdown
Shipping

Vietnam’s Shipments From China, to US Reach Record High Amid Trade Fraud Crackdown

Vietnam's imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi's trade

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 6514

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024.
Shipping

Chinese Trade Flow Resilient at End of April Despite US Tariffs

China’s trade flows increased at the end of April, indicating the damage from US tariffs has yet to manifest in actual shipments even though the trade war is

May 6, 2025
Total Views: 1263

Centerm Expansion Project Port Vancouver. Photo courtesy Port of Vancouver
Shipping

As Trump Tariffs Sink in, Canadian Companies Pivot From US to New Markets

A manufacturer of capsules and tablets for the pharmaceuticals industry is scouting Asia for new partners. A steel component maker, with a client base in the

May 6, 2025
Total Views: 1311

Monday, May 5, 2025
European Firms Fare Better Than Feared Through Early Trade Pain
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European Firms Fare Better Than Feared Through Early Trade Pain

European firms are reporting earnings significantly ahead of expectations, allowing for some relief in the market, but tariffs and the uncertain path of

May 5, 2025
Total Views: 640

Friday, May 2, 2025
China Shipping Loophole Closed by Trump, Raising Prices for US Consumers
Shipping

China Shipping Loophole Closed by Trump, Raising Prices for US Consumers

Small-value packages shipped to the US from China will no longer be exempted from tariffs starting Friday, when President Donald Trump’s move against an

May 2, 2025
Total Views: 1095