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MARITIME NEWS 4-16-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Saronic Acquires Gulf Craft to Accelerate Autonomous Shipbuilding, Plans $250M Investment in Louisiana Yard

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Administration Halts Major New York Offshore Wind Project

U.S. Tariffs

Temu, Shein See US Sales Surge Ahead of Small-Parcel Tariff

California Sues Trump Administration to Block Tariffs

Maritime Wages

Under New Agreement, Global Seafarer Minimum Wage Set to Rise to $690 Per Month by 2026

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Port Technology

Port of Rotterdam

U.S. Tariffs

MARITIME NEWS 4-15-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

US Coast Guard Seeking Information To Fast-Track Icebreaker Construction To Just 36 months

U.S. Coast Guard Shutters HOMEPORT Platform in Blow to Maritime Industry

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners with Merchant Marine Academy for Campus Modernization

Global Shipbuilding

MSC Makes History as First Container Line to Hit 900-Ship Fleet

Maritime Workers

Seafarers Officially Designated as Key Workers in Maritime Labour Convention Update

U.S.-China Tensions

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

Decarbonization

Global Shipbuilding

U.S. Port News

Global Ports

U.S. Ag Trade

U.S. Tariffs

Maritime Resiliency

MARITIME NEWS 4-14-25

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U.S. Port News

Port of Los Angeles Braces for Cargo Decline as Trade War Intensifies

U.S.-China Tensions

Trump Plans Order To Enable Critical Metals Stockpiling

Five Below Falls As US-China Trade War Spurs Canceled Orders

China’s March Exports Jump in Temporary Boost as Trump 2.0 Heaps Pressure

U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s Tangled Tariffs Sow Confusion as Negotiators Line Up

U.S. Shipbuilding

Crowley Launches First of Four LNG-Powered Containerships

Maritime Companies

MSC Founder Emerges as Key Player in $19B Global Ports Deal

NYK to Merge Three Bulk Units Into New 91-Ship Entity

Maritime Reforms

Maritime Labor Reforms Set to Transform Seafarer Rights by 2027

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Chinese Shipbuilding

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. Ag Trade

Port of Rotterdam

Port Technology

U.S. Port News

Panama Canal

MARITIME NEWS 4-11-25

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U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom

Tariff Turbulence Tests Container Markets, But Spot Rates Hold Firm

Trump’s Tariff Shift Still Has Markets, Industry Groups Panicked

Red Sea Crisis

BIMCO Updates War Risk Clauses Amid Red Sea Crisis and Global Maritime Threats

Decarbonization

IMO Makes History with First Global Carbon Pricing Scheme for Shipping, Despite Mixed Reactions

IMO Approves Historic Global Shipping Emissions Fee

U.S.-China Tensions

China Hits Back at Trump Tariff Hike, US Stands Its Ground

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South Korean Shipbuilding

U.S. Collaborations

Decarbonization

Panama Canal

U.S. Maritime Companies

U.S. Tariffs

U.S.-China Tensions

Port Technology

MARITIME NEWS 4-10-25

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U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom

Trump Tariffs on China Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up

U.S.-China Tensions

U.S. and Panama Agree to Counter Chinese Influence in Panama Canal

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump Executive Order Echoes SHIPS Act in Bid to Reclaim Maritime Dominance

Panama Canal

Trump, Hegseth Signal Panama Canal Pivot

U.S. and Panama Agree to Counter Chinese Influence in Panama Canal

Global Trade

Trump Is Already Slowing Global Trade as Companies Pause Orders

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U.S. Collaborations

U.S. Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Panama Canal

Maritime Technology

U.S. Port News

Global Ports

Chinese Ports

MARITIME NEWS 4-9-25

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U.S. Trade

End of a Growth Era: U.S. Container Imports Set to Plunge as Sweeping Trade Tariffs Take Effect

U.S. Collaborations

HD Hyundai Signs Two Major U.S. Defense MOUs, Signaling Korean Push into American Shipbuilding

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump Signs Executive Order to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding Amid China’s Maritime Dominance

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Green Fuels

Decarbonization

Maritime Safety

Green Shipping

Global Offshore Wind

U.S. Tariffs

U.S. Port News

Global Shipbuilding

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. Ag Trade

MARITIME NEWS 4-8-25

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Global Ports

Key Brazil Port Bustles as China Poised to Shift Away From US

U.S.-China Tensions

Limited Options Push China Into Trade ‘War of Attrition’ With Trump

Chinese Shipping Earnings Face ‘Harder-Than-Expected’ Tariff Hit as Recession Risks Rise

Trump Administration Considers Softening China Ship Fee Plan After Pushback, Sources Say

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports Shatter Records Amid Strong Growth Across Both Container and Vehicle Trade

Panama Canal

Hegseth Vows to ‘Take Back’ Panama Canal from China’s Influence During Visit

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Global Trade

Maritime Regulations

Maritime Technology

Maritime Innovations

Green Fuels

South Korean Shipbuilding

Panama Canal

MARITIME NEWS 4-7-25

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Maritime Technology

CMA CGM And French AI Startup Target Customer Service

Decarbonization

Ship Carbon Charge Edges Closer With Optimism US Won’t Derail It

U.S. Tariffs

Trump Admin: Nations Lining Up to Start Trade Talks With U.S. After Tariffs

Trump’s Tariff ‘Medicine’ Engulfs Markets

Chinese Shipbuilding

ZIM Orders Ten LNG-Powered Containerships in $2.3 Billion Charter Deal

Panama Canal

CK Hutchison’s Panama Port Concession Under Fire as $22.8B Deal Hangs in the Balance

Red Sea Crisis

Trump Administration’s Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky

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Global Shipbuilding

U.S. Shipbuilding

South Korean Shipbuilding

Global Ports

U.S. Ag Trade

PCNC WELCOMES NIKKEI ASIA’S KEN MORIYASU: TRUMP TARIFF IMPACTS ON JAPAN & ASIA, TUESDAY APRIL 22 @11 VIA ZOOM

PCNC WELCOMES NIKKEI ASIA’S KEN MORIYASU: TRUMP TARIFF IMPACTS ON JAPAN & ASIA, TUESDAY APRIL 22 @11 VIA ZOOM

KEN MORIYASU

MORIYASU WILL DISCUSS:

  • TRUMP TARIFFS RESPONSES FROM JAPAN
  • RESPONSES FROM JAPANESE COMPANIES
  • RESPONSES FROM OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES
  • PROSPECT FOR U.S. EXPORTERS IN ASIA IN 2025 
  • WHAT COMPANIES MIGHT BE LOCATING PRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES
  • SHOULD THE U.S. GREENLIGHT NIPPON STEEL’S ACQUISITION OF U.S. STEEL?

BACKGROUND: Ken Moriyasu is a diplomatic correspondent for Nikkei Asia based in Washington, D.C. Nikkei Asia is the English-language arm of Japanese media group Nikkei, which also owns the Financial Times. When Nikkei acquired the FT in 2015, Ken was deeply involved in the process, serving as translator, speech writer and personal aide to Nikkei Chairman Tsuneo Kita. As a journalist, Ken is a six-time foreign correspondent for Nikkei, based in Washington, Cairo, Beijing, Dalian (China), New York and Washington again. He covers the intersection of geopolitics, economy and business, focusing on the people who make the decisions. 

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MARITIME NEWS 4-4-25

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Maritime Regulations

IMO’s Historic Carbon Pricing Framework for Global Shipping Enters Final Negotiation Phase

U.S.-China Tensions

China Hits Back Hard in Global Trade War With Tariffs on US Goods

Commodities Collapse: China Tariffs Send Oil, Soybeans and Copper Tumbling

Hellenic News Articles

Decarbonization

Global Trade

Maritime Technology

Green Shipping

U.S. Tariffs

U.S. Port News

Port of Rotterdam

U.S. Trade

South Korean Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

MARITIME NEWS 4-3-25

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U.S. Trade

‘Worse Than Covid’: Trump’s Port Fee Plan Could Upend U.S. Shipping Schedules

Global Shipbuilding

Seaspan Cuts Steel on Advanced Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard

Panama Canal

Could Panama Throw a New Wrench Into BlackRock’s Ports Deal?

U.S. Tariffs

Global Trade Braces for Impact After Trump’s Tariff Bombshell

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Spark Global Shipping Industry Concerns

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Maritime Technology

Maritime Regulations

Green Shipping

U.S. Tariffs

Global Shipbuilding

South Korean Shipbuilding

Chinese Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

MARITIME NEWS 4-2-25

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Panama Canal

APM Terminals Acquires Panama Canal’s Critical Rail Link

U.S.-China Tensions

China Ship Sales Collapse as Industry Sweats Over US Ports Plan

Decarbonization

IMO Prepares to Finalize Decarbonization Framework That Could Reshape Global Shipping

Maritime Companies

Maersk Family Bids $1.3 Billion to Reclaim Full Control of Svitzer

U.S. Tariffs

Shippers Caught in the Crossfire of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Blitz

Trump to Impose Sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs, Escalating Global Trade Tensions

U.S. Trade

Shipping Firm Maersk Expects Continued US Growth But Warns of Rising Uncertainty

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Green Shipping

Chinese Shipping

Maritime Technology

Green Fuels

U.S. Tariffs

South Korean Shipbuilding