Last farewell aboard HMCS Sackville 
Billionaire Lim Kok Thay launches cruise liner in Singapore after Hong Kong operations end 
National security law is international practice: Chris Tang 
Congressional Gold Medal recipients tour the World War II Memorial ahead of the ceremony at the Capitol 
Can global economic crises lead to better international cooperation? 
Shipping companies agree on T&T digital standards and call for ‘widespread adoption’
© Archy13 By Alex Lennane 04/07/2021 Ocean freight customers can now access a standards-based API, following the adoption of track...
US Trade Representative is seen keeping pressure on China | International Trade News
The USTR's annual report says it plans to continue to challenge countries that impose trade barriers and other impediments.The U.S....
Reforming international trade is essential for Biden admin. — and sugar should be a test case
For years, the US sugar industry has been hammered by a cascade of unfair trade practices around the world, with...
The Suez Canal crisis is pushing shipping companies to look for alternatives
Shipping companies have rerouted ships, refused to take on new customers and predicted long delays - and longer-term port congestion...
Shipping companies reroute ships as Suez remains stuck
Shipping lines have started rerouting their ships around the Cape of Good Hope as the Suez Canal remained blocked for...
Shipping companies consider surcharge for ships re-routed around Africa
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) - Spot rates on containers from Asia to Europe are expected to rise again as...
How Blocking the Suez Canal Can Seriously Harm Global Trade | International exchange
The world's main trade shortcut - the Suez Canal - is facing "massive" disruptions that could lead to freight delays...
FEATURE: Myanmar protests slash imports as shipping lines suspend operations
Strong points Trade stagnates amid logistical and banking problems Sales of Thai white sugar in Myanmar decline Singapore — Shipping...
Myanmar shipping lines start to miss as protests impact supply chains
Shipping companies have started to suspend freight bookings in Myanmar. A nationwide general strike took place yesterday, with hundreds of...
Countries seek new solution for dormant International Trade Court
WASHINGTON—Member nations of the World Trade Organization aim to resuscitate a dormant trade dispute resolution system that has been a...
Watchdog challenges shipping companies to curb illegal waste exports • Recycling International
A total of 52 organizations around the world have called on major shipping companies to demonstrate their corporate responsibility commitments...
Shipping lines ‘charge companies for containers they can’t return’
John Kirk-Anderson / StuffConsumers end up footing the bill if businesses have to pay rental fees for shipping containers they...
Biden’s ‘Buy American’ push could sever international trade commitments, EU official says
Topline President Joe Biden's "Buy American" plan to revitalize the country's manufacturing "backbone" could breach international trade agreements, Europe's top...
Additional shipping lines have successfully tested an alternative to biofuels
EPS tested biofuels on its MR Pacific Beryl tanker (photo EPS) Posted on February 11, 2021...
PACC Container Line leaves its line activity after the refocusing of the parent group
Credit Martina Li By Martina Li in Taiwan 08/02/2021 PACC Container Line, a feeder operator focused on Southeast Asia, left...
Imposing Sanctions Related to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Companies and Iranian Maritime Entities
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE In June 2020, the State Department sanctioned the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Company...
Shipping companies accuse Indian government of meddling in tariffs
The new legislation – Merchant Shipping Bill (MSB) 2020 – is intended to replace existing policies that were enacted decades...
Shipping companies continue to face challenges as 2020 draws to a close
enanuchit/Adobe Stock The container shortage in Asia, which we reported in detail last month, continues, as does continued port congestion...
Global container shipping lines rebound from Covid-19 impact
Finally, global container shipping is showing a strong rebound, leaving behind the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the finances of the...
US-sanctioned Hong Kong shipping lines are tied to a single Shanghai resident — Radio Free Asia
Four Hong Kong shipping companies sanctioned this week by the US State Department for doing business with an Iranian state...
American Home Shopping Boom buoys shipping lines across the Pacific
Port of Los Angeles. Photo: trekandshoot / Shutterstock.com By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — An online shopping-at-home boom in the United...
WTO says US tariffs on Chinese goods violate international trade rules
US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, the country's top trade negotiator, hold a press conference ahead...
Government to intervene in shipping companies, freight forwarders quarrel
The government appears likely to intervene in the ongoing dispute between the Shipping Association of Malaysia (SAM) on the one...
Shipping companies move ships from the devastated port of Beirut
Shipping companies are diverting ships from the heavily damaged port of Beirut following the massive explosion which started in a...
Maersk joins shipping lines in avoiding scrap metal to China
Since its opening in 2007, Devens RecyclingDevens, Massachusetts has become an acquisition target for construction and demolition (C&D) waste processors...
Shipping companies give up transporting scrap metal to China
Container shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) reportedly said they would no longer accept scrap metal or paper...
Shipping companies face a formidable enemy in the event of a pandemic
For a container shipping industry whose fortunes depend on ever-increasing globalization, the coronavirus pandemic appears to be a particularly formidable...
Struggling shipping companies turn to state support
Some of the world's largest shipping companies are turning to government support to weather the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.With...
Tramp shippers will be most challenged by IMO 2020 rule change: ICS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shipping companies operating itinerant merchant ships known as tramps are worried about fuel supplies to comply with...