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Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns that China tariffs are ‘still too high’
The China-US container trade has suddenly flipped from famine to feast. How long this lasts hinges on how American importers manage the remaining tariffs
Containers: uncertainty reigns as tariff turmoil and overcapacity looms
CMA CGM posts strong first quarter as it adapts to more complex market environment
Taiwan’s big three box lines ride trade truce momentum after strong first-quarter results
US-China trade war détente should bolster boxship charter market
Containers: uncertainty reigns as tariff turmoil and overcapacity looms
Container shipping in 2025 remains volatile, with Trump’s trade policies fuelling uncertainty. While the global trade war dominates headlines, a more pressing and all too familiar issue looms: overcapacity
Shipbuilding: supercycle set to continue while US and EU talk up shipbuilding strategies
The argument for expanding shipbuilding and marine equipment production in the West is gathering pace, while high demand for new ships across most sectors will continue, despite a recent slowdown in orders
Hing Chao: IMO Carbon pricing adds momentum to China’s green fuel readiness
Wah Kwong executive chairman Hing Chao sees the IMO’s new carbon pricing agreement as a ‘strong signal’ that decarbonisation is now an irreversible global shipping trend that could enable China’s strategic role in scaling clean fuel supply chains, despite geopolitical tensions
Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns that China tariffs are ‘still too high’
The China-US container trade has suddenly flipped from famine to feast. How long this lasts hinges on how American importers manage the remaining tariffs
Containers: uncertainty reigns as tariff turmoil and overcapacity looms
Container shipping in 2025 remains volatile, with Trump’s trade policies fuelling uncertainty. While the global trade war dominates headlines, a more pressing and all too familiar issue looms: overcapacity
US-China trade war détente should bolster boxship charter market
The containership charter market has been surprisingly resilient in the post-pandemic era. With downside risk from the trade war abated and no plans yet for carriers to return to the Red Sea, the winning streak looks set to continue
Tariff reprieve upside vs Covid lockdown rebound: this time it’s different
Container shipping investors are bullish about the bounce-back of China-US volumes following the US decision to slash tariffs. Comparisons are being made to the volume surge after the initial Covid lockdowns, but there are some major differences between these two events
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Bombarded Ras Isa port resumes operations as security and sanction threats linger
US air strikes in April wreaked havoc on Ras Isa, but the port, which relies on rudimentary infrastructure to slowly unload oil and gas tankers, appears to have resumed operations relatively quickly. Meanwhile, the threats of Israeli air strikes and US sanctions remain
CMA CGM posts strong first quarter as it adapts to more complex market environment
CMA CGM Group chief Rodolphe Saadé said the company would control costs and strengthen its positions in growth markets, as the outlook for the rest of the year remained uncertain
Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns that China tariffs are ‘still too high’
The China-US container trade has suddenly flipped from famine to feast. How long this lasts hinges on how American importers manage the remaining tariffs
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Shipbuilding: supercycle set to continue while US and EU talk up shipbuilding strategies
The argument for expanding shipbuilding and marine equipment production in the West is gathering pace, while high demand for new ships across most sectors will continue, despite a recent slowdown in orders
Hing Chao: IMO Carbon pricing adds momentum to China’s green fuel readiness
Wah Kwong executive chairman Hing Chao sees the IMO’s new carbon pricing agreement as a ‘strong signal’ that decarbonisation is now an irreversible global shipping trend that could enable China’s strategic role in scaling clean fuel supply chains, despite geopolitical tensions
CMA CGM posts strong first quarter as it adapts to more complex market environment
CMA CGM Group chief Rodolphe Saadé said the company would control costs and strengthen its positions in growth markets, as the outlook for the rest of the year remained uncertain
Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns that China tariffs are ‘still too high’
The China-US container trade has suddenly flipped from famine to feast. How long this lasts hinges on how American importers manage the remaining tariffs
DP World seals agreement for $800m Syrian port development
UAE port and logistics giant follows CMA CGM in announcing intentions to invest in the Middle East country, after signing deal with newly installed Syrian government
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