Brazil plays a vital role in the global trade of grains, and exports to China are rising, filling the gap left by the United States.
Trump and Shipping
On January 20th, 2017, Republican Donald J Trump became the 45th president of the United States after his election triumph over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The unexpected outcome of the November 8 presidential election raised many questions and in the months since the Fairplay team has been assessing the shipping implications.
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22 Aug 2018
Brokers say that, at the moment, insurers have made no specific moves to avoid wider Russian maritime and energy risks.
13 Aug 2018
Tariffs and retaliatory tariffs are snowballing and artificial trade barriers are now threatening to reroute high-volume energy, industrial and agricultural bulk trades. How could tonne-miles be affected?
17 Jul 2018
The White House’ Office of Management and Budget received 60 comments on ways to streamline and reduce US maritime regulatory burdens.
13 Jul 2018
Escalating trade war between the US and China is delaying vessels calling at US ports, warns Union Pacific Railroad President and CEO Lance Fritz.
18 Jun 2018
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on automotive imports. If he follows through, the fallout to the car-carrier shipping sector could be substantial.
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