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Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty Could Send Ocean Freight Rates Higher, Xeneta Warns
President Trump‘s potential revival of sweeping import tariffs is creating widespread uncertainty in US shipping markets, with industry experts warning of possible supply chain disruption and skyrocketing freight rates. “Trump...

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Bloomberg
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Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Keep Avoiding Red Sea for Now
Container liner MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice, a sign that any resumption to normal trade flows through the Red Sea is not imminent.

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Plans to Impose 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump signaled plans to impose previously threatened tariffs of as much as 25% on Mexico and Canada by Feb. 1, reiterating his contention that America’s closest...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Executive Order Renames Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office, officially renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”. The executive order emphasizes the Gulf’s...

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Reuters
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Trump Vows Panama Canal ‘Takeback’ in Bold Inaugural Threat
Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Ambrey: Red Sea Shipping Expected to Resume Gradually After Conditional Houthi Ceasefire
Maritime traffic through the Red Sea is expected to make a gradual comeback following the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire, though security experts warn that risks remain for certain vessels. According to...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Drewry: Shipping Lines Cautious on Suez Return
Despite the Houthis’ recent pledge to halt attacks on non-Israeli commercial vessels following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement of January 19th, shipping industry analysts at Drewry warn against expecting an immediate...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump’s Trade Reset: No Immediate Tariffs, But Global Supply Chains Brace for Impact
Donald Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office but directs federal agencies to evaluate U.S. trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, an incoming Trump administration official said, an unexpected development that triggered a dive in the dollar and a rally in global stocks.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Houthis Pledge Partial Pause to Red Sea Attacks, But Shipping Industry Cautious on Return
The Iranian-backed Houthis have announced a significant scaling back of their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, following the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire that took effect on...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Supertanker Rates on China Routes Double Since Sanctions
The cost to hire an oil supertanker on key routes to China has doubled since the US imposed sanctions on Russia, showing the extent to which the move has upended the global shipping market.

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Lori Ann LaRocco
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gCaptain
Are US Shippers Ready for an Emergency Order on Tariffs?
Lori Ann LaRocco – The world of logistics handicapped a Trump win starting in the late winter and early spring of 2024, with discussions and implementation of front-loading in anticipation of tariffs....

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Oil Supertanker Rates on China Routes Double Since Sanctions
The cost to hire an oil supertanker on key routes to China has doubled since the US imposed sanctions on Russia, showing the extent to which the move has upended the global shipping market.