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The USTR has issued a Federal Register notice proposing to extend the suspension of Section 301 port fees on China-linked vessels through January 9, 2027, formalizing a trade truce reached between Washington and Beijing.
Sierra Leone has inaugurated a new national shipping company majority-owned by China’s Zhejiang Xiehai Group, aiming to build a 50-vessel fleet to carry more of the country’s mineral and agricultural trade.
Greece’s maritime minister proposed greater participation by Greek marine equipment manufacturers in Chinese shipbuilding projects during talks in Shanghai with China’s transport minister.
The Port of Shanghai handled a record 5.135 million TEU in September, recovering from backlogs caused by three successive typhoons earlier in the summer.
A faulty AI-generated intelligence report nearly led the US military to intercept and board a Chinese-flagged vessel in the Middle East after a chatbot wrongly concluded it was carrying nuclear weapons components.
Huajin Aramco Petrochemical has brought online a new 300,000 dwt crude berth at Panjin Port after the first laden VLCC discharged cargo, completing the marine feedstock supply chain for one of China’s largest new refining and petrochemical complexes.
A fire aboard the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Melody during repairs at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding killed 25 of the 42 people on board.
The Dubai Tower, operated by China’s Sea Legend Shipping, has arrived at Teesport in the UK after a 25-day voyage along Russia’s Northern Sea Route, inaugurating the first regular Arctic container service between Asia and Europe.
Senior Trump administration officials say China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO conceals signals-intelligence equipment aboard its commercial vessels to monitor military communications near the coastlines of target nations, including the United States.
Typhoon Saudel triggered port closures in Shanghai and Ningbo as global containership congestion hit a record 4.31 million TEU.
