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Danish Shipping Supports EU’s New Russian Sanctions Package

Feb 24, 2025

The EU has just adopted its 16th sanctions package against Russia. The package targets systemically important sectors of the Russian economy such as energy, trade, transport, infrastructure and financial services.To curb the risk of our sanctions being bypassed…

USTR Floats $1.5m Charge to Chinese-Built Ships Entering US Ports

Feb 24, 2025

The U.S. Trade Representative's office has proposed charging up to $1.5 million for Chinese-built vessels entering U.S. ports as part of its investigation into China's growing domination of the global shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors…

US Aid Freeze Disrupts Mexican Port Anti-Narcotics Ops

Feb 24, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations program in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country's drug cartels, according to eight people familiar with the situation…

UK P&I Club Successfully Completes 2025 P&I Renewal

Feb 20, 2025

The UK P&I Club has announced the successful completion of the P&I renewal for 2025. The Club attracted new tonnage during 2024, which it anticipates will lead to a small increase in the Club’s market share for the 2025 policy year. The UK P&I…

Swedish Club Debuts Guide to Improving Safe Navigation

Feb 11, 2025

The Swedish Club announced the launch of its Passage Plan+ Guide, a resource designed to support shipowners, operators, and navigational officers.  “As an insurance company, we handle many claims yearly, and issues regarding Voyage/Passage planning are a recurring theme…

New Rules for Containerized Cargo Start March 1

Feb 10, 2025

Starting March 1, 2025, ocean common carriers of containerized cargo are expected to file documented export strategies with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on an annual basis.The increased obligation is one of several notable developments…

Trump Tariffs Aim to Close Loophole, Staunch Fentanyl Flow

Feb 03, 2025

In an effort to curb the flow of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States, President Donald Trump has issued new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico, and China, suspending a key duty-free exemption for low-value shipments…

Tariffs Could Divert Canadian Aluminium to Europe

Feb 03, 2025

The cost of aluminium for consumers in Europe buying on the physical market has dropped due to expectations that Canadian shipments under U.S. tariffs from Tuesday will be diverted, physical market traders said.U.S. President Donald Trump has…

EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement Enters into Force

Feb 02, 2025

The EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) has entered into force, following the completion of Chile's ratification process. The ITA, which was signed in December 2023, is of key geopolitical importance, says the EU.It will boost the competitiveness of businesses on both sides…

Trump's Tariff Directives Suspend Low-Value Shipments Loophole

Feb 02, 2025

President Donald Trump's new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico and China all contain clauses suspending a duty-free exemption for low-value shipments below $800 that is widely seen as a loophole that has allowed shipments of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States…

US: China's Panama Canal presence "a security concern"

Jan 31, 2025

China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin America, said on Friday, ahead of U.S. top diplomat Marco Rubio's visit to the country…

Germany builds up LNG import terminals

Jan 30, 2025

Germany is expanding its natural gas import options to replace Russian supply, a drive intensified by the latest suspension of Russian flows via Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump targeting Europe with liquefied natural gas exports.Plans…

Rubio's LatAm, Panama Trip to Prioritize 'America First'

Jan 30, 2025

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.In the first days of Trump's second term…

California Revisits At Berth Regulation Calculations

Jan 27, 2025

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has provided new information about the Vessel Incident Event (VIE) and Terminal Incident Event (TIE) compliance option under its 2020 At Berth Regulation.Emission reduction requirements began on January 1…

Live! ... from the PVA Maritrends 2025 Convention

Jan 27, 2025

The Passenger Vessel Association's annual Maritrends Convention is underway in Savannah, GA against a backdrop of melting snow (really!) and an impressive gathering of industry elite. The event never disappoints, and this year's version has something for everyone…

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