One country that could indirectly benefit from the intensifying US-China trade war is Brazil, which finds itself in a strategic position to increase its market share of soybean exports to China.

China has outpaced Japan to become the world's largest importer of natural gas, a welcome sign for the developers of liquefaction plants in the Pacific Basin and beyond.

Just as the shipping industry was looking for signs of further trade growth rebound and was hoping for an improvement over the initially modest predictions for the 2018-2019 pace of rate increase, reality kicked in, in the form of renewed trade tensions around the world.

Maersk Line and CMA CGM have joined Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) in announcing an emergency bunker surcharge to combat the impact of soaring bunker prices.

The number of Greek shipowners controlling fleets of over 1m dwt, or “tonne millionaires” increased to 72 this year, up three from 2017, according to the 31st annual survey of the country’s biggest owners by Naftiliaki.

Clarksons described the markets of tanker, bulker and shipbuilding of last week.

Belt a China’s imports from Belt and Road countries increased faster than exports in 2017 for the first time, according to China's State Information Center.

After a year of recovery in 2017, initial results from box carriers indicate that the bright outlook held for 2018 may need to be toned down.

AP Moller Maersk ceo Soren Skou believes that best solution for meeting the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 0.5% sulphur cap is for refineries to provide low sulphur to shipping.

Clarksons describes the markets of tanker, bulker and shipbuilding of last week.

Clarksons described the markets of tanker, bulker and shipbuilding of last week.

Clarksons describes the markets of tanker, bulker and shipbuilding of last week.