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Thursday, August 15, 2019
Eleonora Maersk Los Angeles Record
Shipping News

Maersk Warns Trade War Could Hurt Container Business

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk warned a trade war between the United States and China could curb container

August 15, 2019
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
cosco shipping at port of long beach
Shipping News

Tariff Delay May Mean Relief for U.S. West Coast Ports

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – West coast US ports suffered last month, but there may be some relief with the news that the US government is

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 7

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China Denies Hong Kong Port Visit for U.S. Navy Ships Amid Tensions

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – China has denied a request for two U.S. Navy ships to visit Hong Kong in the coming weeks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday,

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 5

Monday, August 12, 2019
Cargo Volumes Up at Port of Los Angeles Despite Trade War
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Cargo Volumes Up at Port of Los Angeles Despite Trade War

The Port of Los Angles set a new single-month cargo record last month despite Trade War uncertainty and declining exports.  The Port of Los Angeles

August 12, 2019
Total Views: 14

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Shipping News

Trade War Hits Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes

Cargo volumes fell at the Port of Long Beach in July as impacts from the ongoing U.S.-China Trade War continue to hamper trans-Pacific trade.  The Port of

August 12, 2019
Total Views: 21

Friday, August 9, 2019
vlcc tanker
Shipping News

China Charters First U.S. Crude Cargo Since Newest Trump Tariff Threat

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Chinese oil trader Unipec chartered a supertanker to ship U.S. crude to China in September, trading

August 9, 2019
Total Views: 6

Thursday, August 8, 2019
Trade Armageddon Holds Little Fear for Bullish Shipping Analysts
Shipping News

Trade Armageddon Holds Little Fear for Bullish Shipping Analysts

By Firat Kayakiran and Timothy Abington (Bloomberg) –Who cares about the threat of a global trade meltdown? Not shipping analysts tracking prices for

August 8, 2019
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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Shipping News

Trump Shrugs Off Trade War Concerns as China Warns of Market Chaos

By Susan Heavey, Yawen Chen and David Stanway WASHINGTON/BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Aug 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed

August 6, 2019
Total Views: 8

Monday, August 5, 2019
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Offshore

Oil Falls on Rising Trade War Tensions

By Kiran Dhillon (Bloomberg) –The international oil benchmark closed below $60 dollars a barrel for the first time in almost two months as worsening

August 5, 2019
Total Views: 9

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Shipping News

Trouble Ahead for Carriers as Trade War Intensifies

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The sharp escalation in the US/China trade war could see some short-term front-loading gains for transpacific carriers

August 5, 2019
Total Views: 11

Monday, July 15, 2019
The motor vessel Triton becomes the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Trade War Hits Panama Canal Revenues

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) – The trade tension between the U.S. and China is making waves at the Panama Canal. Cargo from the U.S. to China going

July 15, 2019
Total Views: 42

Thursday, July 11, 2019
cosco shipping at port of long beach
Ports

June Imports Down at Top U.S. Hub for China Trade

LOS ANGELES, July 11 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the nation’s busiest and the No. 1 for ocean trade with China,

July 11, 2019
Total Views: 23

Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Shipping News

A Ship and Its Crew Gets Caught in US-China Trade Battle

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Some of the people most eager to see a resolution in the U.S.-China trade conflict may be the crew of a ship circling in

June 27, 2019
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
port of los angeles
Shipping News

Trade War Concerns Impacting Shipping Confidence

Confidence in the shipping industry has fallen marginally over the past three months, largely as a result of ongoing concern over trade wars and increased

June 18, 2019
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
container shipping,
Ports

Imports at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Fall in May

LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex – the No. 1 hub for U.S. ocean trade with China – processed 6.3%

June 12, 2019
Total Views: 17

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Shipping News

Trade Deal Could Propel U.S. to Top of China’s LNG Supplier List

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –Here’s another reason for Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to seal a swift trade deal: it could put the U.S.

June 12, 2019
Total Views: 3

Thursday, June 6, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

American Oil Keeps Flowing to China Despite Mounting Trade War

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing hasn’t choked off the flow of American oil to China. At least six

June 6, 2019
Total Views: 15

Friday, May 31, 2019
oil refinery
Shipping News

Trump’s Mexican Tariffs Could Hit U.S. Refiners Hard

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to tax Mexican imports could disrupt a long-standing cross-border

May 31, 2019
Total Views: 16

Thursday, May 23, 2019
brexit port
Shipping News

U.S.-China Trade Sanctions Will Be Costly But Likely Ineffective: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Embargoes are rarely effective in compelling a change in diplomatic behavior because they create substantial

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
container terminal at port
Shipping News

Gloomier Picture for Global Container Port Throughput as Tariff Wars Begin to Bite

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Alphaliner has slashed its global container throughput growth estimate for this year to just 2.5% from 3.6%. A weak

May 22, 2019
Total Views: 82
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