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Mike Schuler
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Hapag-Lloyd and ONE Post Gains, But Caution Clouds 2025 Outlook
Hapag-Lloyd has reported strong first-quarter results for 2025, with Group EBITDA increasing by 17% to US $1.1 billion compared to the same period last year. The German container shipping giant...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
China Is Days Late in Releasing Trade Data as US Shipping Slumps
China is yet to announce regular statistics on trade flows for last week, delaying a closely watched data set as firms cut back on exports to the US.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Woodside Approves $17.5 Billion Louisiana LNG Export Project
Woodside Energy Group has announced a final investment decision (FID) for its massive $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish. The project, which represents the largest...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Record U.S. Goods-Trade Deficit Implies Weaker First-Quarter GDP
By Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in March to a record as companies continued importing goods to get ahead of tariffs, indicating a large hit to...

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Reuters
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Maersk Says It Has Maintained All Trans-Pacific Sailings Despite Tariff, Trade Uncertainty
Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Tuesday it had maintained all its scheduled trans-Pacific sailings to date, albeit downsizing some vessels, despite the uncertainty caused by U.S. import tariffs and the trade war between the United States and China.

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade
On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from Venezuela.

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Reuters
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Greek Shippers Return to Russian Oil Market as Prices Slip Below G7 Cap
Greek shipowners are returning to Russia's Urals oil market as the price slides below the Western price cap of $60 per barrel, allowing them to provide transport and insurance services while complying with sanctions, three trading sources said.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
US Treasury Targets Three Tankers for Delivering Oil Products to Houthi-Controlled Ports
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against three vessels and their owners for delivering petroleum products to Houthi-controlled ports after the...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
South Korea Rules Out Tariff Deal With US Before June 3 Snap Election
A senior South Korean government official ruled out on Monday that Seoul would agree to a trade package with Washington by the time the country holds a presidential election on June 3, and flagged challenges to reaching a deal even before early July.

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Chinese Firms Turn to Indian Exporters to Help Fill US Orders
Some China-based firms hit hard by US tariffs are reaching out to Indian exporters to fill orders on their behalf and help them retain their American customers as they navigate a trade war causing seismic shocks in global commerce.

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
China Claims Sovereignty Over Disputed Reef In South China Sea
By Amber Tong Apr 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
CMA CGM To Acquire Turkish Borusan’s Logistics Subsidiary In $440 Mln Deal
April 27 (Reuters) – French shipping giant CMA CGM’s subsidiary CEVA Corporate Services has signed a deal to acquire Turkish conglomerate Borusan’s BRYAT.IS logistics arm, Borusan Tedarik Zinciri Cozumleri ve Teknoloji, for $440 million, according to...