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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

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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

Tankers and Gas Week in Newbuildings

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

Containers Week in Charts

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

Containers Ports and Logistics

High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that

‘It says paramount, so it is paramount,’ confirms WFW’s Archit Dhir

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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

Containers Ports and Logistics

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

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Stolt-Nielsen to build new Turkish terminal

The terminal at Ceyhan will feature a polypropylene production plant with an annual production capacity of 472,500 tonnes

Tankers and Gas Ports and Logistics

Fall in liquid bulk drives Antwerp’s throughput decline

Container throughput increased 4.5% in the first quarter, insulating one of Europe’s biggest ports against a larger fall in cargo volume

Containers Ports and Logistics

Cosco condemns US actions as geopolitical tensions reshape maritime trade

Rising geopolitical tensions and trade curbs trigger service cuts, pricing pressure and global supply chain uncertainty

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Elderly boxships and sanctioned aframax tanker consigned to shipbreakers

Eleven vessels were reported sold for recycling in the past two weeks with activity dominated by 1990s-built cargoships

Sanctions Containers

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

Tankers and Gas Week in Newbuildings

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

Containers Week in Charts

Fall in liquid bulk drives Antwerp’s throughput decline

Container throughput increased 4.5% in the first quarter, insulating one of Europe’s biggest ports against a larger fall in cargo volume

Containers Ports and Logistics

Cosco condemns US actions as geopolitical tensions reshape maritime trade

Rising geopolitical tensions and trade curbs trigger service cuts, pricing pressure and global supply chain uncertainty

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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

Containers Ports and Logistics
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