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Friday, May 10, 2019
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Maritime News

Trump Says No Rush to Reach Deal with China as Trade War Escalates

By Susan Heavey and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in no hurry to sign a trade deal

May 10, 2019
Total Views: 4

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Maritime News

Trade War Cuts U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Exports to China

May 10 (Reuters) – No liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels that left the United States in March and April have gone to China, Refinitiv Eikon shipping

May 10, 2019
Total Views: 4

cosco shipping at port of long beach
Maritime News

Raised Tariffs Escalate Trade War with China

By Susan Heavey and Yawen Chen WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in no hurry to sign a trade deal

May 10, 2019
Total Views: 3

Thursday, May 9, 2019
hapag-lloyd ship
Maritime News

Hapag-Lloyd Forecasts Calm Passage for Shipping Despite Trade Storm

By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, May 9 (Reuters) – Hapag-Lloyd is optimistic about the year ahead, despite global trade tensions, the German container

May 9, 2019
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Maritime News

Oil Futures Sink Into Trade-War Turmoil

By Alex Nussbaum and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil prices tumbled, joining a slide in global equity markets as President Donald Trump’s latest tariff

May 7, 2019
Total Views: 12

Monday, May 6, 2019
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Maritime News

Trump Vows to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Escalating Trade War Tensions

By Ben Blanchard and Jeff Mason BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – China said on Monday that a delegation was still preparing to go to the United

May 6, 2019
Total Views: 6

Friday, April 26, 2019
jakarta container terminal
Maritime News

GDP Data Illustrate Both the Good and Bad of Trump’s Trade Wars

By Shawn Donnan (Bloomberg) — One big headline from Friday’s initial report on first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product is the boost growth received

April 26, 2019
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
vlcc tanker
Maritime News

U.S. Oil Flowing Freely to China Again

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — It seems Asia’s biggest oil buyer can’t stay away from crude pumped in the world’s fastest-growing supplier for

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
port of los angeles
Maritime News

U.S. West Coast Ports Suffer ‘Tariff Hangover’ in First Quarter

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – US west coast ports suffered most from a “tariff hangover” effect in 2019’s first three months, said Drewry

April 16, 2019
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
port of long beach
Maritime News

Port of Long Beach Container Volumes Fall in First Quarter of 2019

The Port of Long Beach container volumes fell 4.7 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared last year as the rush to beat tariffs eased. The Port of

April 10, 2019
Total Views: 38

auto carrier
Maritime News

U.S. Auto Tariffs Would Have Serious Impact on Global Supply Chains

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – As carriers to struggle with overcapacity, the impact of potential US automotive tariffs is only likely to worsen

April 10, 2019
Total Views: 17

Friday, April 5, 2019
sabine pass lng exports
Maritime News

Cheniere Hunts U.S. LNG Export Deals with China, Trade Truce or Not

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — America’s biggest natural gas exporter is ready to sign long-term agreements with buyers in China, the world’s top

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 4

Thursday, April 4, 2019
Trump Says Trade Deal with China Could Be Four Weeks Away
Maritime News

Trump Says Trade Deal with China Could Be Four Weeks Away

By Jeff Mason and David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a trade deal with China was getting very

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
port of los angeles
Maritime News

Shipping Data Shows Weakness in Global Economy

By Lisa Baertlein and Matthias Inverardi LOS ANGELES/DUSSELDORF, April 2 (Reuters) – The volume of U.S. ocean cargo imports arranged by Deutsche

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 23

Thursday, March 21, 2019
vlcc tanker
Maritime News

Opinion: Energy Has a Whole Other Climate Change to Fear

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Opinion) — One pocket-sized symbol of globalization is the iPhone; that California-by-way-of-China apotheosis of

March 21, 2019
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
container loading onto ship
Maritime News

U.S. Negotiators Said to See China Push Back on Trade Vows

By Jenny Leonard, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — Some U.S. negotiators are concerned that China is pushing back against American demands

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
LNG tanker
Maritime News

Trade War Cuts U.S. LNG Exports to China

March 12 (Reuters) – Only one liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel that left the United States in 2019 went to China, Reuters shipping data show, as the

March 12, 2019
Total Views: 10

Friday, March 8, 2019
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Ports

Ports That Boomed on China May Never Be the Same as Trade Shifts

By Shruti Date Singh (Bloomberg) — An industry that saw dramatic growth in the decade before Donald Trump took office is now concerned his

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
sabine pass lng exports
Maritime News

Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 4

Monday, March 4, 2019
container shipping,
Maritime News

U.S., China Said Near Deal That Could End Most U.S. Tariffs

By Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China are close to a trade deal that could lift most or all U.S. tariffs as long as Beijing follows

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 6
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