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Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade Game Rules; Minimal Short-Term Impact

The following analysis was provided by Xeneta, an ocean and air freight intelligence platform. Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on 'Liberation Day' could prevent...

Shipping Industry Braces for Key Tariff Decisions

President Trump has scheduled a Wednesday (April 2) Rose Garden event for his tariff plan unveiling, and among the things that seem destined to...

Container rates plunge 28%: Worst first quarter in two decades

Average container freight rates for Chinese exports have dropped 28% since the start of the year, posting the worst first quarter development of the...

European ports are getting ready for the market uptake of new shipping fuels

European ports fully support the decarbonisation efforts to be made by shipping companies to get to net-zero by 2050. While it seems that energy efficiency...

Smart containers’ role in tackling the costly rise in container security risks

Developments in smart container technology are revolutionising how shipping lines and key stakeholders better detect, deter and respond to threats from drug smuggling and...

More tariff turmoil, though ocean rates continue to ease: Freightos

Tariff fears – as well the already significant uncertainty and confusion surrounding the White House's trade policy – grew this week with the 2nd...

Container rate slide may point to start of overcapacity

Ocean container rates out of Asia continued to fall last week, slipping beneath 2024 lows on a combination of a post-Lunar New Year lull...

Chinese coal imports expected to fall 15% to three-year low: BIMCO

During the first two months of 2025, thermal coal demand weakened due to a 6% y/y decrease in electricity generation from coal. Total electricity generation...

Interview With Mario Cordero, CEO of Port of Long Beach

In this exclusive interview, Antonis Karamalegkos, Managing Editor of Container News, speaks with Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, about the...

Bulker newbuilding contracting plunges 92% to lowest level in decades

"During the first two months of 2025, bulker newbuilding contracting dropped 92% y/y to the lowest level in at least 30 years. While contracting in...

Canada/Mexico tariff see-saw the latest to add uncertainty for supply chains: Freightos

Early last week, President Trump rolled out 25% tariffs on all US imports from Mexico and Canada only to issue a one-month reprieve for...

Tariff rollouts and prevailing uncertainty challenging logistics

President Trump – after a one month postponement – introduced 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian imports to the US and added another...

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