Trade
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Marine World
Biden Trade Pick Says China Must Deliver on Phase-One Pact
By Eric Martin and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for trade chief called on China to live up to the…
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Marine World
ZIM to Charter LNG Containerships for Asia-U.S. East Coast Trade
Israeli shipping company ZIM has announced a strategic chartering agreement with Seaspan for the long-term charter of ten 15,000 TEU-capacity…
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Port News
Shake-up in the logs trade expected with new Russian export ban
The logs trade could be in for a big shake-up with a ban on Russian exports on the cards. Russia…
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Maritime News
Maersk Boosted by Trade Recovery, But Misses Forecasts
A surge in demand for goods like furniture and exercise equipment from locked-down consumers has sparked a jump in shipping…
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Marine World
U.S. Annual Trade Gap Grows to Biggest Since Financial Crisis
By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. last year posted its biggest annual trade deficit since 2008 as the global health…
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Marine World
Global Food Trade Upended by Container Crisis
By Isis Almeida, Ann Koh and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to…
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Marine World
Trump’s Trade Deal with China Under Review, White House Says
By Jenny Leonard and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration has former President Donald Trump’s so-called phase-one trade deal with…
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Port News
Capes trade hands rapidly
Ten capesizes have changed hands in the first weeks of 2021, a very active start to the year in a…
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Maritime News
China's Ban on Australian Coal Forces Trade Flows to Realign
China’s effective ban on imports of Australian coal is forcing a realignment of flows between the world’s two biggest importers…
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Marine World
U.S. Trade Gap Widened to Second-Biggest on Record in November
By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. trade deficit widened to the second-largest on record in November as merchandise imports reached…
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