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Carriers rush to reposition ships as trade truce fuels transpacific boom

Carriers are rapidly redeploying ships and reviving transpacific services between China and the US as the tariff truce triggers a surge in trade volumes and freight rates, creating what analysts call a ‘perfect storm’ for the container shipping market

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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

Containers Mid-Year outlook Asia Pacific
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Shipping stocks bounce back after ‘Liberation Day’ tariff slump

In theory, stock prices take into account future expectations. If so, shipping share prices imply that investors believe trade war fallout will be less severe than previously feared

Containers Dry Bulk

Scepticism mounts on theory that tariff pause will spark US import boom

There was investor euphoria last week with many believing US imports would skyrocket after US President Donald Trump brought down incremental China tariffs from 145% to 30%. The current view from the Port of Los Angeles is considerably less euphoric

Containers Ports and Logistics
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Zim strikes cautious tone, citing uncertainty on rebound duration

The coast is far from clear for liner operators like Zim. Volumes are currently surging but more trade-war fallout could be around the corner, depending how US negotiations go with China and other Asian exporters

Containers Political Risk and Trade

The week in charts: Container demand soars, but supply chain imbalances deepen | Tariff reprieve upside vs Covid rebound | Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns

Headhaul routes saw strong growth, but backhaul volumes declined for a third consecutive month. As repositioning empty containers becomes more necessary, operational costs rise and supply chain disruptions become more likely; Container shipping investors are bullish about the bounce-back of China-US volumes following the US decision to slash tariffs; 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 Week in Charts

The week in newbuildings: Chinese shipbuilders win lion’s share of orders

Chinese shipyards won the majority of orders with French, Indian and Japanese shipbuilders also picking up newbuilding contracts in the past week

Containers Week in Newbuildings

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

Tankers and Gas Mid-Year outlook

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

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The focal point for business-critical data on container shipping

Aggregating data sets from a wide range of sources, the data hub provides a one-stop shop for gaining an insight into the sector

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Ports and Logistics

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Europe’s new defence drive is worrying port bosses

Military mobility is emerging as a key pillar of the European Commission’s 2025 port strategy. But how should EU ports implement security measures? Must they all? And where will the funding come from?

Risk and Compliance Ports and Logistics

BW pulls out of LPG terminal project citing ‘market uncertainties’

The VLGC owner has pulled out of the project, citing ‘market uncertainties’ and will focus on shipping and trading

Tankers and Gas Energy

Scepticism mounts on theory that tariff pause will spark US import boom

There was investor euphoria last week with many believing US imports would skyrocket after US President Donald Trump brought down incremental China tariffs from 145% to 30%. The current view from the Port of Los Angeles is considerably less euphoric

Containers Ports and Logistics
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Shipping stocks bounce back after ‘Liberation Day’ tariff slump

In theory, stock prices take into account future expectations. If so, shipping share prices imply that investors believe trade war fallout will be less severe than previously feared

Containers Dry Bulk

Carriers rush to reposition ships as trade truce fuels transpacific boom

Carriers are rapidly redeploying ships and reviving transpacific services between China and the US as the tariff truce triggers a surge in trade volumes and freight rates, creating what analysts call a ‘perfect storm’ for the container shipping market

Containers Political Risk and Trade

Scepticism mounts on theory that tariff pause will spark US import boom

There was investor euphoria last week with many believing US imports would skyrocket after US President Donald Trump brought down incremental China tariffs from 145% to 30%. The current view from the Port of Los Angeles is considerably less euphoric

Containers Ports and Logistics

GSL shrugs off disruption to lift first-quarter results

Uncertainty and volatility can potentially lead to ‘outsized returns’ for right owner, says executive chairman George Youroukos

Containers Political Risk and Trade

Zim strikes cautious tone, citing uncertainty on rebound duration

The coast is far from clear for liner operators like Zim. Volumes are currently surging but more trade-war fallout could be around the corner, depending how US negotiations go with China and other Asian exporters

Containers Political Risk and Trade

Containership charter rates get a lift from improving market sentiment

CMA CGM secured several ships of between 750 teu and 1,800 teu while Unifeeder has also been active in the charter market of late

Containers Charter rates
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