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No relief for transpacific trade despite talk of lower China tariff
Trump has already backtracked on reciprocal tariffs on all countries but China, on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by existing free trade agreements, and on imports of Chinese electronics. Is the 145% tariff on the rest of Chinese goods the next to fall?

Tariff relief fuels front-loading but China slowdown clouds peak season
A temporary tariff reprieve for non-China partners could trigger a surge in front-loading and short-term rate hikes, but the unresolved US-China standoff casts a long shadow across peak season planning and inventory flows

Most shipping lines can avoid US port fees but Cosco faces major challenge
Container lines would have had no choice but to pay enormous US port fees under the draft proposal. The final decision should allow most liner operators to avoid fees by redeploying ships. It also singles out one company — China’s Cosco — with the severest penalties

No relief for transpacific trade despite talk of lower China tariff
Trump has already backtracked on reciprocal tariffs on all countries but China, on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by existing free trade agreements, and on imports of Chinese electronics. Is the 145% tariff on the rest of Chinese goods the next to fall?

Hague and Hague-Visby verdicts vary by country, Gard warns
Lawyer for marine insurers sets out considerations for carriers

What happens next in the Baltimore bridge case?
Lloyd’s List law and marine insurance editor David Osler examines the next steps in the maritime casualty of the decade

Revised US port fee plan leaves important questions unanswered, lawyers argue
Watson Farley & Williams team analyse latest rules

The week in newbuildings: Ordering picks up across most vessel sectors
Orders for one offshore vessel, five gas carriers, six bulkers, six boxships, 11 ro-paxes and 17 tankers recorded in past fortnight

The week in charts: February slump raises red flag for container demand | New IMO framework gets cautious welcome | Armed robbery incidents surge in Singapore Strait
Global container volumes fell significantly more than expected in February, with a 13.6% drop from January; shipping groups are trying to crunch the numbers in the new IMO Net Zero Framework; maritime crime in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore has surged with 27 incidents reported in the first quarter

Ports and box carriers push back on USTR plan
There is no disagreement the final iteration of the US Trade Representative is much improved compared with the February proposal. But port and liner shipping associations say it will still be inflationary and reduce shipping volumes in US gateways
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Most shipping lines can avoid US port fees but Cosco faces major challenge
Container lines would have had no choice but to pay enormous US port fees under the draft proposal. The final decision should allow most liner operators to avoid fees by redeploying ships. It also singles out one company — China’s Cosco — with the severest penalties
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CMA CGM gains regulatory approval to acquire controlling share in Santos Brasil, which owns South America’s largest box facility
Höegh Autoliners prepares for hit from USTR port levy
Höegh Autoliners chief executive Andreas Enger estimates cost of proposed USTR port fees to the company of up to $70m per annum
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Most shipping lines can avoid US port fees but Cosco faces major challenge
Container lines would have had no choice but to pay enormous US port fees under the draft proposal. The final decision should allow most liner operators to avoid fees by redeploying ships. It also singles out one company — China’s Cosco — with the severest penalties
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No relief for transpacific trade despite talk of lower China tariff
Trump has already backtracked on reciprocal tariffs on all countries but China, on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by existing free trade agreements, and on imports of Chinese electronics. Is the 145% tariff on the rest of Chinese goods the next to fall?
Hague and Hague-Visby verdicts vary by country, Gard warns
Lawyer for marine insurers sets out considerations for carriers
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