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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Trump’s Tariff Plan Has No Exemption for Oil Imports
Shipping

Trump’s Tariff Plan Has No Exemption for Oil Imports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump does not intend to spare crude oil from his planned 25% import tariffs on Canada and Mexico, sources told Reuters on

November 27, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Trump Nominates Financier John Phelan as Navy Secretary
Defense

Trump Nominates Financier John Phelan as Navy Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Phelan, a prominent figure in private investment and art who has no prior military experience, as the next

November 26, 2024
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aerial view of the port of manzanillo.Credit: JRomero04 / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

U.S. Trade Partners Warn Trump Tariffs Would Harm All Involved

Officials from Mexico, Canada and China warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of imposing hefty tariffs on goods from the three largest U.S.

November 26, 2024
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Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Trade War 2.0? Trump Announces Tariffs on Top Trading Partners

President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, shaking markets with his first specific threats to the US’s top trading

November 26, 2024
Total Views: 899

Saturday, November 23, 2024
aerial view of the port of manzanillo.Credit: JRomero04 / Shutterstock.com
Featured

Mexico Looks Past Trump Threats With $2.7 Billion Port Expansion

By Alex Vasquez Nov 23, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Mexico is looking beyond the incoming Trump administration’s threats of tariffs, betting on a bright

November 23, 2024
Total Views: 14454

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Trump National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on stage smiling in from of lare American flag
Merchant Marine

Waltz And Rubio Signal Trump’s Bid to Reassert U.S. Maritime Power

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) American shipyards, the Merchant Marine, ports, and waterways have undeniably suffered from decades of neglect. This context

November 12, 2024
Total Views: 4692

Monday, November 11, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida
Shipping

How China’s Port Diplomacy is Redrawing South America’s Trade Routes

By Marco Aquino and Eduardo Baptista LIMA/BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) – In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 2561

Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Triple Threat: U.S. Importers Brace for Tariffs, Strikes, and Rate Spikes This Lunar New Year

Logistics Will Navigate a Three Front Storm This Lunar New Year  By Lori Ann LaRocco (gCaptain) – U.S. companies importing their Spring season products

November 11, 2024
Total Views: 2258

Saturday, November 9, 2024
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipping

Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Georgina McKay (Bloomberg) – Investors across Asia have ramped up bets on potential winners from Donald Trump’s imminent return to

November 9, 2024
Total Views: 1397

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Melania Trump and President Trump on stage in from of American Flags
Defense

Philippines Confident Trump Will Restore South China Sea Security

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to

November 7, 2024
Total Views: 1972

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gets on stage to deliver remarks during a rally at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson
Featured

Trump’s Victory Sparks Fears of Freight Rate Surge and Trade War Escalation

Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is sending ripples through the container shipping industry being viewed as a potential setback for

November 6, 2024
Total Views: 1379

Thursday, October 31, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris take part in a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024 in a combination of file photographs.
Shipping

How the U.S. Election Could Reshape Container Shipping

As the U.S. presidential election nears, Simon Heaney, Senior Manager of Container Shipping at Drewry, has provided insight into how each candidate’s

October 31, 2024
Total Views: 3161

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 15, 2024.
Shipping

Trump’s China Tariff Plan Could Threaten U.S. LNG Export Boom

HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could face new hurdles if Republican Donald Trump wins the

October 30, 2024
Total Views: 1077

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
President trump signing tariffs in the oval office
Finance

Trump Trade Wars: A Look At Winners And Losers Since 2016

by Tom Orlik (Bloomberg) Who Loses in Trump’s Endless Trade War? In 2016, Donald Trump campaigned for the US presidency on a promise to beat China.

September 18, 2024
Total Views: 2646

Sunday, September 15, 2024
Offshore oil drilling and production by BP in the Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

Biden-Harris vs. Trump: Who Boosted U.S. Oil and Gas Exports More?

by Valerie Thomas (Georgia Institute of Technology) The United States is producing more oil and natural gas today than ever before, and far more than any other

September 15, 2024
Total Views: 3169

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Trump Could Lead World To War Warns London-Based Shipping Chief
Shipping

Trump Could Lead World To War Warns London-Based Shipping Chief

Knives are out for Donald Trump in London shipping circles. In an interview published by the Financial Times today Guy Platten, chief of the International

August 13, 2024
Total Views: 5824

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Offshore

Biden Administration Tightens Obama-Era Offshore Drilling Safety Rules Relaxed by Trump

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced new measures to enhance worker safety and ensure offshore oil and gas operations in federal waters are

August 22, 2023
Total Views: 1896

Friday, September 30, 2022
The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters
Navy

New Documents Reveal White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Visit

By Jason Leopold (Bloomberg) — Former President Donald Trump’s White House asked the US Navy to hide a warship named after John McCain on his 2019

September 30, 2022
Total Views: 4478

Monday, September 12, 2022
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Environment

Biden Admin Seeks to Restore Offshore Safety Rules Sparked By Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Sept 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday proposed offshore drilling safety measures that it said would help prevent oil

September 12, 2022
Total Views: 2287

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
trump tariffs on china
Finance

Biden May Start Easing Trumps’ China  Trade Tariffs

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Senior US and Chinese officials discussed US economic sanctions and tariffs Tuesday amid reports the Biden administration is

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 1599