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6 days ago | shippingwatch.com | Jens M. Thomsen |Liv Almer

Maersk has become more flexible, allowing the company to quickly reroute its ships. This paid off in the first quarter, according to Vincent Clerc. BY JENS THOMSEN, LIV ALMERWhile Maersk’s CEO is confident about the container shipping company’s earnings for the rest of the year, the group’s customers are hit differently by the US trade war, which is particularly aimed at China.

1 week ago | shippingwatch.com | Jens M. Thomsen |Liv Almer

If Trump’s deal with the Houthi militia is anything to go by, a reopening of the Suez Canal could trigger serious overcapacity in the container market, analysts predict. by JENS THOMSEN, LIV ALMERThe good times in the container market continued into the first quarter of the year thanks to the crisis in the Red Sea and fears of the tariff war declared by US President Donald Trump against most of the world.

2 weeks ago | shippingwatch.com | Liv Almer

Proceeds from the bonds will be used to refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes. Swiss logistics major Kuehne+Nagel has issued two bonds totaling CHF 400m (USD 485m), according to a company statement.

2 weeks ago | shippingwatch.com | Daniela De Lorenzo

The VLCCs are pivotal for US crude exports, and this tanker segment is also the most effected by Trump’s announced port fees for Chinese built ships. As any shipping segment, tankers are also exposed to the upcoming US port fee regime against Chinese built vessels, but according to the analysts Signal Group, the impact will be higher for some ship types than others.

2 weeks ago | shippingwatch.com | Nidaa Bakhsh

Growing global uncertainty and US policy blamed for lower broking numbers. Clarksons, the world’s largest ship brokerage, expects that the current global macro uncertainty will hit its bottom line this year.