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Fitch: China trade war dims economic prospects
The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated significantly due to escalation in the U.S.-China trade war, according to Fitch Ratings’ Global Economic Outlook (GEO).…
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Canada
Firm helps US companies bypass China tariffs via Canada (with video)
Stalco, a Toronto third-party logistics provider, takes advantage of duty-free limits to legally fulfill online orders of Chinese goods to consumers in the United States…
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Economics
Q&A: Economist talks tariff effects on trucking, rail and shipping
Top transportation economist Paul Bingham goes in-depth on trade war freight consequences, both pro and con.
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – May 23, 2019
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller says he hopes he is wrong, but data is showing the freight market is heading into a recession. Who will feel…
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Company earnings
Danaos sees little tariff fallout for box-ship chartering
Danaos CEO does not believe trade dispute will cut box-ship ton-mile demand.
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Maritime
Shipping caught in crossfire as trade dispute escalates
China's new list more than doubles the tariff on LNG, but it's the dry bulk stocks that are feeling the pain.
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Canada
How an escalating trade war could play out for ocean shipping
Shipping's 'trade war' equation is not measured in tons at sea, it's measured in tons times miles at sea.
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Economics
Foxconn moves manufacturing out of China
Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group, which assembles Apple’s iPhone product in China, announced on Saturday that it has raised over $213 million for what…
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Canada
Airbus announces 400 new jobs; will build the A220 in Mobile
Airbus (AIR: EURONEXT) broke ground for its new A220 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama on Wednesday. The newest airliner in Airbus’ product line, the A220…
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Economics
President Xi’s ‘40-years-of-reform’ speech fails to excite China watchers
Fervent hope and speculation in the West about forthcoming policy announcements by China failed to materialise yesterday in a speech given by China’s President Xi…
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