Brendan Murray

Rising demand linked to data centres, electrification and renewable energy is helping global shipping companies weather wars, tariffs and extreme weather.

*/ /*-->*/ Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and DP World reported strong trade demand, with Maersk raising its full-year outlook for the second time in seven weeks.

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and DP World reported strong trade demand, with Maersk raising its full-year outlook for the second time in seven weeks. Executives sai

Trump said a deal was close, subject to paperwork, while Carney was more circumspect about the progress

Both sides signaled no plans to return to negotiating table anytime soon

Houthi attacks starting in late 2023 forced many cargo ships to divert around southern Africa

The Trump administration’s top trade negotiator suggested the US ought to consider banning some Canadian goods, injecting another threat into a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.

From the start of his second term, US President Donald Trump made clear he would put tariffs at the center of US economic policy. When the Supreme Court invalidated sweeping import duties he imposed citing emergency powers, he used a different provision — Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, to set a flat 10% levy on imports. Such tariffs are time-limited, however, and Trump’s expired on July 24.

AI-related demand is providing tailwinds for Chinese exporters

Transport, inventory and warehousing costs show few signs of easing