China's factory output and retail sales decline sharply in November, signaling economic challenges post-zero-Covid restrictions, according to Reuters.

US consumer spending rose 0.3% in September, indicating weaker economic momentum amid a sluggish labor market and rising living costs.

The greatest cruise-ship building boom in history -- fueled by innovation and new technology -- is not over, but it is winding down.

With Holidays just a week away, most ship owners have refrained from the new building market during the past few days, with only limited new enquiries being witnessed in the market. According to the latest weekly report from shipbroker Clarkson Hellas, "that is not to say that all activity has ceased however and we have continued to see new business being concluded in various sectors including bot...

AMERICA's biggest ports were off to a mixed start compared with 2018's record year, showing slower container volume as the economy gradually slows and with US-China trade talks set to resume, reports Transport Topics, of Arlington, Virginia