BIMCO to develop standard clause addressing Chinese port fees
LONDON: BIMCO has initiated the development of a clause specifically addressing the new fees introduced on 14 October 2025 for US-related ships calling at ports in China. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced on
35% of ships subject to additional fees due to tariffs: BIMCO
LONDON: In last week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the possible effect of fees from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) targeting
Trump announces 100% tariffs on China “over and above any tariff they are currently paying”
WASHINGTON D.C.: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods “over and above any tariff that they are currently paying,” effective
Trump clarifies he hasn’t cancelled meeting with Xi; calls China’s new export curbs ‘shocking’
WASHINGTON D.C.: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) clarified his recent remarks about having “no reason to meet Xi,” saying that he has not officially cancelled his planned meeting with Chinese President
China hits back at US ships with additional port fees
LONDON: Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals – or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag – will be charged additional port fees per voyage starting
US and China extend trade truce to avoid tariffs hike
WASHINGTON D.C. : The US and China have extended their trade truce for another 90 days, just hours before the world’s two biggest economies were set to raise tariffs on imports of each other’s
Panama files lawsuits against owner of ports at centre of US-China struggle
PANAMA CITY : Panama’s comptroller general has lodged two cases with the country’s supreme court against the owners of two ports at the centre of a geopolitical struggle between the US and China, in
Amid trade war with US, China’s export to India surged 12% in May 2025: GTRI
NEW DELHI : Amid tariff war with US, China increases its exports to other countries like India, European Union (EU), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as per the May trade data,