Eric Priante Martin
US Bureau Chief at TradeWinds
TradeWinds' US bureau chief, covering technology, ESG and sustainability. I am writer of the new Green Seas newsletter.
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2 weeks ago |
tradewindsnews.com | Eric Priante Martin
US President Donald Trump signed a long-anticipated executive order aimed at boosting the US shipbuilding industry. While the details of the order have not been released, the president said the US will be “spending a lot of money” on the sector. The Oval Office signing ceremony ended several weeks of suspense over the order after a previous draft making the rounds in Washington was pulled back.
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2 weeks ago |
tradewindsnews.com | Eric Priante Martin
Cruise leaders meeting at the industry’s largest annual gathering said they are engaging with those who will listen in Washington as the sector grapples with the impact of a Trump administration that has threatened to tax the industry.
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3 weeks ago |
tradewindsnews.com | Eric Priante Martin
Shares in major cruise ship operators plunged on Thursday, with five New York-listed operators losing $9.85bn in market value after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. The stock market havoc affected passenger shipping shares even though tariffs would have little direct impact on the sector. But cruise equities are sensitive to economic sentiment, which took a blow when Trump announced that imports from countries around the world would face tariffs of 10% to 50%.
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3 weeks ago |
tradewindsnews.com | Eric Priante Martin
Cleaning systems known as scrubbers are an end-of-pipe compliance mechanism employed to remove harmful pollutants and particulate matter from exhaust emissions. However, in a sleight-of-hand, the pollutants are then dumped into the ocean, transferring the problem to the marine environment, allowing vessels to continue burning fuels such as high-sulphur fuel oil.
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1 month ago |
tradewindsnews.com | Eric Priante Martin
US President Donald Trump has nominated a conservative think tank’s naval warfare expert and former career military officer to lead the agency that oversees domestic shipping policy. The Congressional Record shows Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Brent Sadler has been nominated to be US maritime administrator. TradeWinds reported just days after the US election in November that Sadler was a leading contender for the post, which runs the US Maritime Administration (MARAD).
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They don’t even import anything, but shares of Carnival Corp, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Royal Caribbean Group, Viking and Lindblad Expeditions are falling after Trump’s tariff announcement. $NCLH $RCL $CCL $VIK $LIND @CarnivalPLC @NewsfromRCgroup https://t.co/DbJNBvCmJq
The US Coast Guard and Maritime Administration are reviewing inspection and certification to register international-trading ships under the US flag, and some hope this could streamline the process. @USCG https://t.co/nmHSispCBV
Trump's "liberation day" announcement included tariffs on a long list of countries. https://t.co/fJ9RyHcZV7