FreightWaves • 25th August 2020

What trade war? US imports from China are booming

U.S. importers turn to Chinese sellers in the wake of COVID.

FreightWaves • 19th July 2020

Fresh threat to US food exports: China COVID inspections

A new interview with AgTC's Peter Friedmann on how China COVID fears affect U.S. food exports.

FreightWaves • 9th June 2020

China has become an even bigger US import source post-COVID

COVID effects far from over, but more positive news on the trans-Pacific.

FreightWaves • 1st June 2020

Remember the trade war? It’s back and at risk of escalating

What the war of words between the U.S. and China means to ocean shipping.

FreightWaves • 5th February 2020

Shipping faces continued fallout from US unilateralism

Shipping could face even more risk from U.S. unilateralism via tariffs and sanctions in 2020.

FreightWaves • 16th January 2020

Trade deal better for shipping demand than for stocks

New pact is a plus for tankers, bulkers and box ships, but less so for equities.

FreightWaves • 16th December 2019

What US-China trade progress means for shipping stocks

The trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump has precipitated years of negative sentiment for ocean-shipping stocks. Finally, some relief is in sight.

FreightWaves • 5th December 2019

Survey: trade-war fallout for supply chain still in early innings

A new survey by Resilience360 confirms the trade war’s far-reaching effects on global supply chains, and more importantly, highlights a “wait-and-see” approach among shippers.

FreightWaves • 3rd December 2019

Ocean shipping in crossfire again as trade war reignites

Hope for a cease-fire in America’s multi-front trade war has dimmed after a barrage of hawkish new U.S. statements toward China, France, Brazil and Argentina.

FreightWaves • 14th August 2019

How U.S-China trade dispute steers ocean shipping stocks

Trade politics is clearly moving these equities – which begs the question of whether shipping stocks can break out of their lows until the conflict is resolved.

FreightWaves • 28th June 2019

Q&A: Economist talks tariff effects on trucking, rail and shipping

An exclusive interview with Paul Bingham, director of transportation consulting at IHS Markit.

FreightWaves • 29th May 2019

Connecting the dots – Trump, the trade war, OPEC and tanker rates

If a trade war pares GDP growth, OPEC cuts may be extended, weighing tanker rates.

FreightWaves • 14th May 2019

Danaos sees little tariff fallout for box-ship chartering

Danaos Corporation, a lessor of container ships, has reported a sizable increase in quarterly profits and maintained that escalating trade tensions should not curb chartering demand.

FreightWaves • 14th May 2019

Shipping caught in crossfire as trade dispute escalates

The U.S. stock selloff is accelerating as American and Chinese tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, and counter-retaliatory tariffs continue to pile up – with seemingly no end in sight.

FreightWaves • 11th May 2019

How an escalating trade war could play out for ocean shipping

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has pulled the trigger – raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent and threatening more – how will this play out for ocean shipping rates?

FreightWaves • 6th May 2019

Shipping stocks pull back after Trump trade warning

U.S.-listed shipping stocks have fallen on investor fears that U.S.-China trade tensions could reduce the volume of cargo at sea.