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China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans

China wants to reduce reliance on foreign soybeans, but importers apparently didn’t get the memo. To curb imports and increase national food security, the world’s top soybean buyer in recent years says it has made sizable cuts to soybean meal’s use in livestock feed....

The U.S. Shipbuilding Industry vs. China Implications for the Tanker Segment Amid New USTR Rules

As of mid-April 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has finalized and refined its Section 301 maritime policy, significantly altering the landscape for vessels linked to China. The updated regulations, set to take effect on October 14, 2025, now impose higher...

U.S. imports of major transportation fuels decreased in 2024

U.S. imports of petroleum products decreased by 210,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2024 to average 1.8 million b/d. Imports of all major transportation fuels, such as motor gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, as well as other products, such as unfinished oils, decreased....

Export employment to dive if trade war persists -US business group

All American exports to China worth $140.7 billion last year now face a retaliatory Chinese tariff of at least 125%, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of American jobs that support the exports, the US-China Business Council said on Tuesday. China imposed a 125%...

Dalian iron ore nudges higher on resilient China demand

Dalian iron ore futures edged higher on Tuesday, supported by near-term demand in top consumer China, although gains were limited by conflicting statements from Washington and Beijing over trade negotiations. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s...

China’s Guangzhou port starts shipping route to Peru

China’s Guangzhou Port, the largest shipping hub in the country’s south, opened a direct route to Chancay port in Peru on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, a move it said would reduce logistics costs and bolster trade with Latin America. Located north of Lima,...

China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans

The U.S. Shipbuilding Industry vs. China Implications for the Tanker Segment Amid New USTR Rules

U.S. imports of major transportation fuels decreased in 2024

Export employment to dive if trade war persists -US business group

Dalian iron ore nudges higher on resilient China demand

China’s Guangzhou port starts shipping route to Peru

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