Costas Paris

New York

Senior Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Senior Reporter @WSJ in New York covering global shipping and supply chains. Loeb business award winner. Previously in London, Athens, Singapore and Bangkok.

Articles

Europe Sees Its Own Ports as Vulnerable in Standoff With Russia

1 week ago | wsj.com | Costas Paris |Daniel Michaels

President Trump has demanded Europe spend more on its militaries. The continent is answering the call—in part by broadening its definition of what counts as military spending. Fearing a full-scale war with Russia, the European Union and NATO planners are homing in on the continent’s ports as potential chokepoints should the military alliance need to rush large numbers of troops to its eastern border.
Ship Carrying Thousands of Vehicles Adrift in Pacific After Catching Fire

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Gareth Vipers |Costas Paris

All 22 crew members safely evacuated from vessel sailing from China to MexicoA large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles. The 600-foot-long Morning Midas was on fire Wednesday roughly 300 miles southwest of Alaska’s Adak Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Sliding oil prices have reopened the door to Russian crude

4 weeks ago | livemint.com | Joe Wallace |Costas Paris

Summary A cadre of Greek shipping magnates has stepped back into the fold as the go-to distributors of Moscow’s crude to the world. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this year, the Western energy industry began to calculate how it might tiptoe back into Russia if there is peace in Ukraine. One group isn’t hanging around.
Sliding Oil Prices Have Reopened the Door to Russian Crude

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joe Wallace |Costas Paris

Greek shipping magnates are ferrying Russian oil after a fall in crude prices and signs of a rapprochement between Washington and MoscowEarlier this year, the Western energy industry began to calculate how it might tiptoe back into Russia if there is peace in Ukraine. One group isn’t hanging around. A cadre of Greek shipping magnates has sent a stream of ships to Russian ports in recent months, stepping back into the fold as the go-to distributors of Moscow’s crude to the world.
中国输美商品运费在关税休战期大涨

1 month ago | cn.wsj.com | Costas Paris

新加坡和伦敦的航运业高管表示，上周中国至美国西海岸的运价上涨了约8%，且海运公司计划未来10天左右进一步上调运价，幅度最高可达50%。随着进口商在为期三个月的美中贸易战休战期间抢运货物跨越太平洋，中国输美商品的海运成本也随之飙升。新加坡和伦敦的航运业高管和经纪商表示，由于预订量激增，上周中国至美国西海岸的运价上涨了约8%。他们还指出，海运公司计划未来10天左右进一步上调运价，幅度最高可达50%。这意味着未来几周从上海运往洛杉矶的标准20英尺集装箱(TEU)的成本可能突破3,000美元。TEU是衡量海运价格的行业基准。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
Mexican Navy Training Vessel Strikes Brooklyn Bridge, Killing Two

1 month ago | tovima.com | Costas Paris |Santiago Pérez

Seventeen other crew members injured, New York officials say; bridge has no structural damageA Mexican navy tall ship plowed into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening, snapping its masts and killing two crew members. New York Mayor Eric Adams said that of the 19 crew members hospitalized, two were in critical condition and two had died. The bridge sustained no structural damage, the Coast Guard and New York Police Department said.
Mexican Navy Training Vessel Strikes Brooklyn Bridge, Killing Two

1 month ago | wsj.com | Costas Paris |Santiago Pérez

Seventeen other crew members injured, New York officials say; bridge has no structural damageA Mexican navy tall ship plowed into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening, snapping its masts and killing two crew members. New York Mayor Eric Adams said that of the 19 crew members hospitalized, two were in critical condition and two had died. The bridge sustained no structural damage, the Coast Guard and New York Police Department said. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Shipping Rates Rise as U.S.-China Trade Truce Drives Import Surge

1 month ago | wsj.com | Costas Paris

Rollback of tariffs reverses a sharp drop in trans-Pacific shipments and rates as importers race to stock up for back-to-school, holiday shoppersThe cost to ship a container of Chinese-made goods to the U.S. is jumping as importers race to pull cargo across the Pacific during a three-month trade-war truce. Freight rates from China to the U.S. West Coast have risen about 8% this week as bookings have boomed, shipping executives and brokers in Singapore and London say.
Shipping Rates Set to Rise; Importers Race to Bring in Goods From China

1 month ago | wsj.com | Costas Paris

Shipping companies are gearing up for a surge in shipments out of China and a rise in shipping rates, after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day tariff rollback. “Right now, our customers have 90 days of clarity with reduced tariffs, and we are working hard to help them make the best use of this window,” Danish shipping company Maersk said in a statement.
中国将在瑞士会谈中反对美国港口收费问题

1 month ago | cn.wsj.com | Costas Paris

据咨询中国官员的人士透露，这是北京方面的主要关切之一，很可能会在本周末的谈判中提出。在本周末举行的美中贸易谈判中，双方将讨论关税水平以及芬太尼问题。预计将摆上谈判桌的另一个议题是：美国对中国制造和运营的船只征收新的港口费。上个月，美国贸易代表公布了针对使用美国港口的外国船只的一系列收费项目。其中最严厉的关税针对的是运营中国制造船只的中国运营商，这给国有企业中远海运(Cosco Shipping)造成了沉重打击。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频