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Boxship chartering at crossroads, awaiting Trump policy fallout
Tariffs on China imposed by US President Donald Trump will reduce vessel demand, a negative for containership charter rates. The Trump administration’s pending decision on US port fees will further distort the charter market
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
High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that
‘It says paramount, so it is paramount,’ confirms WFW’s Archit Dhir
Port fees to take stage in Trump’s US-China trade war opera
As the US moves to impose targeted port fees on China-linked shipping, the industry has already felt the disruption. And if tensions escalate, the policy could provoke countermeasures that risk further fragmenting global trade
Boxship chartering at crossroads, awaiting Trump policy fallout
Tariffs on China imposed by US President Donald Trump will reduce vessel demand, a negative for containership charter rates. The Trump administration’s pending decision on US port fees will further distort the charter market
Record pool deficit could hit P&I underwriting performance, Lockton broker warns
Some International Group affiliates could see combined ratios top 100%, said Pippa Atkins
Transpacific poised for fall despite Trump reprieve on Chinese tech
The stock market cheered Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily lower tariffs on Chinese smartphones, laptops and other electronics. But this does not move the needle for transpacific ocean shipping demand, which is still pointing downward
Supreme Court loss against MSC ‘extremely good result’ for Conti, insists unsuccessful KC
Barrister welcomes clarification on ‘insider-outsider distinction’ but admits: ‘I would have preferred it if the clarity had gone the other way’
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USTR scales back port fee plan targeting Chinese ships, offering relief to domestic exporters
The industry provided extensive feedback to the US Trade Representative proposed port fee plan, and it looks like that input was taken seriously. On Thursday, the USTR revealed its long-awaited plan, which has been substantially dialed down from the original proposal presented in February
Port fees to take stage in Trump’s US-China trade war opera
As the US moves to impose targeted port fees on China-linked shipping, the industry has already felt the disruption. And if tensions escalate, the policy could provoke countermeasures that risk further fragmenting global trade
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USTR scales back port fee plan targeting Chinese ships, offering relief to domestic exporters
The industry provided extensive feedback to the US Trade Representative proposed port fee plan, and it looks like that input was taken seriously. On Thursday, the USTR revealed its long-awaited plan, which has been substantially dialed down from the original proposal presented in February
Antipollution Egypt to begin Suez Canal waste service
Waste collection and management service for ships transiting the waterway to begin in mid-May
High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that
‘It says paramount, so it is paramount,’ confirms WFW’s Archit Dhir
Port fees to take stage in Trump’s US-China trade war opera
As the US moves to impose targeted port fees on China-linked shipping, the industry has already felt the disruption. And if tensions escalate, the policy could provoke countermeasures that risk further fragmenting global trade
Rotterdam implements track and trace standard
Full-scale adoption of container tracking standard seeks to make port processes more efficient and transparent
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