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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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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: 6

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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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: 13

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: 16

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
sabine pass lng exports
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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: 8

Monday, March 4, 2019
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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: 8

Friday, March 1, 2019
general cargo bulk ship
Shipping News

Busiest U.S. Grains Port Swamped by Flooding as Exporters Await China Deal

By Julie Ingwersen and Karl Plume – March 1 (Reuters) – Flooding and ice buildup on key rivers in the U.S. Midwest has stalled the movement of

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 17

Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Shipping News

Long, Strange Trip: How U.S. Ethanol Reaches China Tariff-Free

By Chris Prentice and A. Ananthalakshmi NEW YORK/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Reuters) – In June, the High Seas tanker ship loaded up on ethanol in Texas

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
lng carrier
Shipping News

Trade War Cools U.S. LNG Exports to China in 2018

Jan 9 (Reuters) – The number of U.S. liquefied natural gas vessels that went to China in 2018 fell by around 20 percent from the prior year as the

January 9, 2019
Total Views: 12

Monday, January 7, 2019
shipping container port
Shipping News

U.S. Sees Trade Deal Within Reach as China Dispatches Top Aide

By Andrew Mayeda, Kasia Klimasinska and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration expressed optimism it can reach a “reasonable”

January 7, 2019
Total Views: 2

Thursday, December 27, 2018
container ship
Shipping News

Trump’s Trade War Comes With an Unexpected Bonus: More Trade

By Shawn Donnan (Bloomberg) — A few days before Christmas, the container ship “SM Shanghai” was steaming toward California’s Port of Long Beach.

December 27, 2018
Total Views: 9

Friday, December 14, 2018
port of los angeles
Shipping News

Port of Los Angeles On Track to Surpass 9 Million TEU This Year, But November Volumes Down

America’s busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, processed 832,331 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in November 2018 putting it on track to

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 26

Thursday, December 13, 2018
soybeans
Shipping News

U.S. Confirms China Soybean Purchase, But No Clarity Over More Sales

By Julie Ingwersen and Humeyra Pamuk CHICAGO/WASHINGTON Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 7

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Ports

Trade War Pushes Port of Long Beach Towards New Cargo Record

Cargo volume at the Port of Long Beach continued to rise in November, setting the stage for a second consecutive calendar year record. The Port handled 621,835

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 38

Monday, December 10, 2018
lng carrier
Shipping News

Huawei Arrest Keeps U.S.-China LNG Spat Alive, Developer Says

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The arrest of a top Chinese technology executive means the tariff war that ensnared liquefied natural gas may not have

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 10

Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Shipping News

Trade Truce or Not, U.S. Soy And LNG Look Unappetizing Now for China

By Stephen Stapczynski, Alfred Cang and Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — China may be girding itself to buy more U.S. gas and soybeans amid easing

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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Shipping News

China’s Unipec to Buy U.S. Oil After Xi-Trump Tariff Truce

By Meng Meng and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Chinese oil trader Unipec plans to resume U.S. crude shipments to China by March after

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 10

Monday, December 3, 2018
tanker
Shipping News

China Imports First U.S. Crude in Two Months But Traders Still Wary

By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) – China imported its first U.S. crude oil cargo in around two months last week,

December 3, 2018
Total Views: 13

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Shipping News

U.S.-China Trade Truce a Provisional Shot in Arm for Global Economy

By Enda Curran (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China trade war truce is a clear boost for slowing global growth. Most economists had already factored into

December 3, 2018
Total Views: 7

Friday, November 30, 2018
general cargo bulk ship
Shipping News

Spoils of Trade War: Argentina Loads Up On Cheap U.S. Soybean

By Hugh Bronstein and Karl Plume BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – A ship named the Torrent is nearing the end of a 5,000-mile trip carrying

November 30, 2018
Total Views: 47

Friday, November 23, 2018
China’s Export Boom to the U.S. Seen Coming to an End in January
Shipping News

China’s Export Boom to the U.S. Seen Coming to an End in January

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A recent surge in exports from China to the U.S. is set to turn into a slump in January as tariffs imposed on Chinese

November 23, 2018
Total Views: 14
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