trade war


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: 22

port of long beach
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: 68

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: 28

Thursday, December 6, 2018
bulk carrier ballast water
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: 20

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
tanker at sea
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: 20

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: 23

shipping container
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: 16

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: 67

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: 25

cma cgm ship
Shipping News

Seeing No Trade War Hit, CMA CGM’s Volumes rise

By Gus Trompiz PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM said its third-quarter volumes had outperformed the industry, supported

November 23, 2018
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
maersk line ship
Interesting

Maersk CEO Says Data Shows `Ironic’ Twist in U.S. Trade War With China

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The man running the world’s largest container-shipping company says he has access to data that shows Donald Trump

November 14, 2018
Total Views: 81

maersk ship
Shipping News

Maersk Warns Trade War Will Hit Container Shipping

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Top U.S. importers are stocking up on Chinese goods before new import tariffs take effect,

November 14, 2018
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
bulk ship
Shipping News

Soy Trade Goes Topsy Turvy as Major Exporter Turns to Imports

By Kevin Varley and Shruti Date Singh (Bloomberg) — The world of soybean shipping has turned upside down thanks to the ongoing U.S.-China trade war.

November 13, 2018
Total Views: 17

container ship
Shipping News

Shipping Remains ‘Cautiously Optimistic’, But Wary of Protectionism

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Protectionist trade policies are continuing to spook the global maritime sector, although a newly released report

November 13, 2018
Total Views: 57

Friday, November 2, 2018
donald trump
Shipping News

Trump Said to Ask Cabinet to Draft Possible Trade Deal With China

By Jenny Leonard, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement on trade with Chinese President Xi

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 14

Thursday, November 1, 2018
cargo ship
Shipping News

U.S. Soybean Cargo Heading to China Switches Destination Amid Trade Row

BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying soybeans from the United States to China changed its destination to South Korea on Thursday, shipping data

November 1, 2018
Total Views: 78

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

Big Oil Woos China With $24 Billion Spree in Old Pirate Lair

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A Chinese archipelago that served as a pirate’s den in centuries past and was governed by President Xi

October 25, 2018
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Trade War So Far ‘Positive’ for Shipping Companies, But 2019 Looks Less Promising
Shipping News

Trade War So Far ‘Positive’ for Shipping Companies, But 2019 Looks Less Promising

By Sam Whelan, Asia Correspondent (The Loadstar) – The US-China trade war has seemed “positive” for transpacific shipping lines, so far, with

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 16

Friday, October 5, 2018
container shipping
Shipping News

Opinion: Globalization Is Alive and Well, in Regional Deals

By Daniel Moss (Bloomberg Opinion) — Give South Korean President Moon Jae-in marks for boldness. The Korean Peninsula seems an unlikely place to plant

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
oil tanker
Shipping News

U.S. Crude Cargoes to China ‘Totally Stopped’ Amid Trade War – Shipping Exec

By Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil shipments to China have “totally stopped”, the President of China

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 16