Brendan Murray

The latest showdown between dockworkers in a major trading nation and their port employers appears to be ending without any significant disruptions.

Report shows expected $10.2 billion second-quarter profit US demand is solid but worries about a port strike are rising

Net income for the world's major container carriers, including Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk and China's Cosco Shipping, almost doubled from the first three months of the year

Any day now, the US Trade Representative's office in Washington will issue its final determination on the tariff increases on Chinese imports that the Biden administration

The CEO of Maersk has cautioned that an East and Gulf coast dockworker strike would cause disruptions beyond the US.

Global merchandise trade is recovering from last year’s slump, the World Trade Organization said, as one of its barometers for activity rose further above the longer-term average pace.

China is stepping up its outreach to Africa, offering better trade terms, more investment and military training to a continent key to Beijing winning the geo-economic race against the US.

China is stepping up its outreach to Africa, offering better trade terms, more investment and military training to a continent key to Beijing winning the geo-economic race against the US.

The World Trade Organization urged governments to resist tariffs and other barriers to international commerce, arguing that protectionism risks undoing three decades of unprecedented progress in narrowing the gap between rich and poor nations.

World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek a second term at the Geneva-based trade body, a spokesman said in an emailed statement.