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Monday, January 23, 2017
President Trump Withdraws U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership
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President Trump Withdraws U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Kevin Cirilli and Austin Weinstein (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump abruptly ended the decades-old U.S. tilt toward free

January 23, 2017
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
U.S. Commerce Nominee Ross Says NAFTA is Trump’s First Trade Priority
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U.S. Commerce Nominee Ross Says NAFTA is Trump’s First Trade Priority

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico will be the Trump

January 18, 2017
Total Views: 48

Marine Insurance in the Trump Presidency: Smooth Sailing in 2017?
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Marine Insurance in the Trump Presidency: Smooth Sailing in 2017?

By Julia M. Palmer (Holland & Knight) – Although the Trump Administration’s plans for significant infrastructure investment, including key

January 18, 2017
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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Trump Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross to Keep Interests in Shipping

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, has pledged to sell his

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 104

Thursday, January 12, 2017
International Maritime Treaties Recognition and Trump: Protectionist or Progressive?
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International Maritime Treaties Recognition and Trump: Protectionist or Progressive?

By Chester D. Hooper and Christopher R. Nolan (Holland & Knight) – Much has been theorized in the past two months concerning whether the Trump

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 29

Thursday, January 5, 2017
Trump’s 350-Ship Navy Could Cost $25 Billion Per Year
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Trump’s 350-Ship Navy Could Cost $25 Billion Per Year

The U.S. Navy is looking at an average annual cost of nearly $21 billion to reach its goal of 308 battle force ships, about one-third more than amount of

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 99

Sailing with the Trump Transition: Cargo, Cabotage and Maritime Infrastructure in 2017
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Sailing with the Trump Transition: Cargo, Cabotage and Maritime Infrastructure in 2017

By J. Michael Cavanaugh and Eric Lee (Holland & Knight) – Once he assumes office on Jan. 20, 2017, President-Elect Donald Trump will be responsible

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Trump Names China Critic as U.S. Trade Representative
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Trump Names China Critic as U.S. Trade Representative

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Robert Lighthizer, an official in the Reagan

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 39

Thursday, December 15, 2016
Trump’s Top Diplomat Would Carry Chinese Baggage From Exxon Days
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Trump’s Top Diplomat Would Carry Chinese Baggage From Exxon Days

By Ting Shi, David Tweed and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for top U.S. diplomat comes with Chinese geopolitical

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
U.S. Oil and Gas Industry Cheers Trump Energy Pick
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U.S. Oil and Gas Industry Cheers Trump Energy Pick

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. oil and gas industry on Wednesday welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of former Texas Governor

December 14, 2016
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Trump Picks Rick Perry for Energy Secretary Position
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Trump Picks Rick Perry for Energy Secretary Position

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be Energy Secretary, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former

December 13, 2016
Total Views: 85

Monday, December 12, 2016
U.S. Shipbuilders Ready to Build Trump’s 350-Ship Navy
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U.S. Shipbuilders Ready to Build Trump’s 350-Ship Navy

The U.S. shipbuilding industry is ready to work with Donald Trump to help realize his goal of a 350-ship Navy, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 79

Russia Applauds Trump ‘Dream Team’ as Exxon CEO Eyed for State
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Russia Applauds Trump ‘Dream Team’ as Exxon CEO Eyed for State

By Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov (Bloomberg) — With two decades of deal-making in Russia’s vital oil industry under his belt, Rex Tillerson is Vladimir

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 26

Thursday, December 8, 2016
Trump Taps Oil Industry Ally and Climate Change Skeptic Scott Pruitt to Head EPA
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Trump Taps Oil Industry Ally and Climate Change Skeptic Scott Pruitt to Head EPA

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental

December 8, 2016
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Wilbur Ross Brings to Commerce Resume Spanning Shipping, Profit and Politics

  By David Carey   (Bloomberg) — Wilbur Ross, who as Donald Trump’s commerce secretary will be the voice of U.S. business, made a

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 70

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Trump Said to Nominate Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for Transportation Post
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Trump Said to Nominate Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for Transportation Post

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the

November 29, 2016
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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Trump Picks Billionaire Shipowner For Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select billionaire shipowner Wilbur Ross Jr as secretary of the Commerce Department, the Wall Street

November 23, 2016
Total Views: 103

Trump Shifts Tone on Climate Change, Environmentalists Scoff
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Trump Shifts Tone on Climate Change, Environmentalists Scoff

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump, who called climate change a hoax during his campaign and vowed to pull out of the Paris accord, now says

November 23, 2016
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Trump Outlines 100-Day Plan – Trans-Pacific Partnership and ‘Job Killing’ Energy Regulations at Top of List
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Trump Outlines 100-Day Plan – Trans-Pacific Partnership and ‘Job Killing’ Energy Regulations at Top of List

By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Epstein and Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) — President-elect Donald Trump vowed to start the U.S. withdrawal from the

November 22, 2016
Total Views: 92

Friday, November 18, 2016
Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer
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Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Shares of many shipping companies dropped in volatile trading, retracing more of their post-U.S.

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 59