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Triple Threat: U.S. Importers Brace for Tariffs, Strikes, and Rate Spikes This Lunar New Year
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November 11, 2024
From 
Lori Ann LaRocco
 via 
gCaptain

Triple Threat: U.S. Importers Brace for Tariffs, Strikes, and Rate Spikes This Lunar New Year

Logistics Will Navigate a Three Front Storm This Lunar New Year  By Lori Ann LaRocco (gCaptain) – U.S. companies importing their Spring season products will have to mitigate their exposures...
EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply
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November 9, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Katharina Rosskopf Nov 8, 2024 (Bloomberg) —European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing the bloc’s consumption of Russian liquefied natural gas: import...
Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners
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November 9, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Georgina McKay (Bloomberg) – Investors across Asia have ramped up bets on potential winners from Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, fueling big jumps...
Panama Canal Could Double the Number of Containers Transiting, Says Chief
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November 9, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Panama Canal Could Double the Number of Containers Transiting, Says Chief

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority could double in coming years the number of containers that move through the commercial waterway that links the Pacific and...
CMA CGM’s Stellar Q3: Revenue Soars Amid Red Sea Rerouting and Market Resurgence
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November 8, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

CMA CGM’s Stellar Q3: Revenue Soars Amid Red Sea Rerouting and Market Resurgence

French shipping giant CMA CGM has posted impressive third-quarter results for 2024, reporting $15.8 billion in revenue—a notable 38.5% increase from Q3 2023—driven by strong demand in shipping combined with...
Potential Trump Tariffs Spark Supply Chain Upheaval
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November 8, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Potential Trump Tariffs Spark Supply Chain Upheaval

With the specter of renewed Trump-era tariffs looming large over global supply chains, industries are already strategizing how to shield their supply chains from potential disruption. President-Elect Donald Trump has...
Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Surge – What’s Fueling This Off-Season Spike?
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November 8, 2024
From 
The Loadstar
 via 
gCaptain

Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Surge – What’s Fueling This Off-Season Spike?

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite generally weak cargo demand, spot rates on the Asia-Europe trades continued to show gains this week, as carrier capacity management combined with port...
Cyprus Giants Unite: InterMaritime Shipmanagement Launches with Over 170 Vessels
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November 7, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Cyprus Giants Unite: InterMaritime Shipmanagement Launches with Over 170 Vessels

Cyprus-based Intership Navigation and Interorient Shipmanagement have announced a monumental merger of their ship management activities, including Intership’s sister company Donnelly Tanker Management. Cyprus is a major hub for shipowning,...
Trump’s Tariff Plan: What It Could Mean for U.S. Farmers and China
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November 7, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
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Trump’s Tariff Plan: What It Could Mean for U.S. Farmers and China

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have slowed since the trade war during Donald Trump’s first presidential term, could be hit again...
Could Trump’s Comeback Reshape the Future of Russia’s Flagship Arctic LNG 2 Project?
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November 7, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Could Trump’s Comeback Reshape the Future of Russia’s Flagship Arctic LNG 2 Project?

As U.S.-Russia Relations Hang in the Balance, Could Trump Shift the Course of Arctic LNG 2? The geopolitical landscape surrounding Russia’s flagship Arctic LNG 2 project could face significant shifts...
Biden Climate Study Could Sabotage Trump’s Fast-Tracking of LNG Exports
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November 7, 2024
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Biden Climate Study Could Sabotage Trump’s Fast-Tracking of LNG Exports

By Ari Natter and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is racing to complete a study that could complicate President-Elect Donald Trump’s plan to immediately approve new liquefied natural gas...
Further Challenges Ahead for Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Panama Cancels Vessel Registrations
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November 7, 2024
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Further Challenges Ahead for Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Panama Cancels Vessel Registrations

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia’s nascent LNG shadow fleet continues to encounter choppy waters. Following the de-flagging of several vessels by the island nation of Palau earlier this fall,...