Lloyd's List • April 2, 2025

‘Thermonuclear’ port fee-tariff combo: Shipping ‘disaster’ or will rates go ‘ballistic’?

No one really knows how this will play out for rates, although shipowners predict they will ultimately profit

Lloyd's List • March 27, 2025

US port fees could ‘cripple’ Caribbean, force islands to buy more from China

Caribbean market uniquely vulnerable to US port fee threat

Lloyd's List • March 25, 2025

Crunch time for US port fee threat as final Washington hearings begin

What happens next will be a litmus test of practicality versus ideology

Lloyd's List • March 15, 2025

Geopolitical tensions at Panama Canal still very high despite sale of ports

Shipping could face a major disruption if Trump is not bluffing about taking back the Panama Canal

Lloyd's List • March 12, 2025

US could face trade ‘apocalypse’ if Trump port fee plan isn’t killed

Business leaders warn of potentially catastrophic effects to US import costs, US export competitiveness, economy

Lloyd's List • March 7, 2025

The long view from Long Beach

How US retreat could affect shipping over the coming decades

Lloyd's List • March 4, 2025

If US taxes Chinese ships, liners could pull capacity from US ports

US port fee plan could lead to higher costs, congestion and reduced US container services

Lloyd's List • February 23, 2025

Sweeping US plan to target Chinese ships would snare many non-Chinese operators

The US plans to charge up to $1.5m for every port call by a Chinese-built ship

Lloyd's List • February 19, 2025

The Daily View: Uncertainty is bad for demand growth

The geopolitical effect on rates is always an educated guess, but we now have a whole new level of guessing.

Lloyd's List • February 12, 2025

Container shipping stocks soar as Middle East peace prospects sink

Zim share price is up 21% since beginning of month, Maersk up 18%, Hapag-Lloyd up 15%

Lloyd's List • February 10, 2025

Could US box imports top pandemic peak or will tariffs derail momentum?

Volumes are being driven by continued strong demand as well as cargo front-loading

Lloyd's List • February 3, 2025

Trump trade war 2.0: What are the pros and cons for shipping?

Trump’s new trade war offers both positives and negatives for ocean shipping

Lloyd's List • January 29, 2025

Why would US invade Panama? US Senate hearing gives rationale

Panama Canal route appears increasingly in jeopardy from US aggression

Lloyd's List • January 9, 2025

The Daily View: It will be a long four years

The US president-elect is not one for finely crafted words. Shipping must focus on what actually affects shipping markets and ignore the noise

Lloyd's List • December 28, 2024

Trump claims Chinese troops run canal. ‘Nonsense,’ retorts Panama’s president

‘There are no Chinese soldiers in the canal, for the love of God,’ says Jose Raul Mulino, president of Panama

Lloyd's List • December 22, 2024

Trump to Panama: Reduce ‘ridiculous’ tolls or US will take back canal

‘This complete rip-off of our country will immediately stop,’ says Trump

Lloyd's List • December 4, 2024

The rise and fall of bulk shipping stocks — and the rise and rise of container stocks

Tanker, dry bulk and gas carrier shares are down year to date, whereas container shares have outpaced the broader stock market

Lloyd's List • November 6, 2024

Trump victory could spur sweeping changes for tariffs and sanctions

US stock market surges on election results, but shipping stocks did not follow suit

Lloyd's List • October 26, 2024

Container shipping rates show signs of life after multi-month slide

Some indexes point to rate rise in Asia-Europe trades but gains may be fleeting

Lloyd's List • October 25, 2024

PODCAST: Shipping corporate governance: the good, the bad and the ugly

An in-depth interview with analyst Michael Webber on listed shipowners' corporate governance