US President Donald Trump may have announced a delay in some of his tariff plans, but the first signs of an economically-damaging slowdown in global trade are already emerging as companies around the world hit their own pause button on orders and he continues to escalate his trade war with China.

Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to deepen U.S. military training in the Central American nation.

May 2025 is projected to mark the end of 19 consecutive months of year-over-year growth amid Trump’s escalating Trade War, new forecasts warn. Major U.S. container ports are bracing for...

Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up in a diplomatic tug-of-war between the US and China.

President Donald Trump's administration is considering softening its proposed fee on China-linked ships visiting U.S. ports after a flood of negative feedback from industries that said the idea could be economically devastating, according to six sources.

The Port of Savannah achieved unprecedented growth in March 2025, handling 534,000 TEUs and marking its second consecutive monthly record, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced Tuesday. The surge represents...

(Bloomberg) — Chinese shippers may see an outsized hit on earnings as the latest tariffs from US President Donald Trump risk hammering global trade. Container liners such as Cosco Shipping...

Beijing, feeling boxed into a corner by the United States' intensifying tariff assault on China and any country that buys or assembles Chinese goods, is bracing for an economic war of attrition.

Panama's Comptroller General office will file a lawsuit against the officials who authorized the renewal of a 25-yearport concession to a company led by CK Hutchison 0001.HK, the comptroller general said on Monday, as a key audit of the contract is expected to be completed soon.

Israeli container shipping company ZIM has signed agreements for ten 11,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships in a deal worth approximately $2.3 billion. The vessels will be constructed at China’s Zhoushan...

Governments from across the world are gathering in London this week to thrash out a landmark global carbon charge for the shipping industry.

By Julian Lee Apr 4, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Three Greek oil tankers are going on detours of thousands of miles to deliver crude from Russia’s Baltic Sea to customers in Asia.  The...