In November 2025, Malaysia's trade surplus widened as exports surged, driven by electrical products, palm oil, and petroleum, reports Bernama.

Container shipping is experiencing significant changes as carriers implement high-frequency capacity adjustments, according to Sea-Intelligence.

US imports from Asia declined in September, reducing the trade deficit with Asian nations while Southeast Asia's imports increased.

Clarksons Research predicts global car trade by sea will grow 8% to 32.1 million units by 2025, fueled by rising demand and EV market growth.

China's trade surplus surpasses

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CHINA is expected to sign a trade agreement with Kenya at November's Import Expo in Shanghai that will open up the 'expansive Chinese market' to Kenya's fresh produce such as avocado, mango and cashew nuts,' state news agency Xinhua reported

THE US has received systematic edits to a nearly 150-page draft trade agreement from Beijing that would undo months of negotiations between the world's two largest economies, according to American officials, Reuters reports

LONDON analysts at Drewry Maritime Research expect cargo volumes to fall precipitously between China and the US after America increased tariffs on a range of Chinese exports, reports London's Loadstar

THE 'sudden decline' in container shipping demand had less to do with prospects of a Sino-American trade war and more to do with oversupply in the Asia-US east coast market, according to London's Maritime Research

FULL container terminals in Northern Europe and the US East Coast, constantly shifting vessel schedules, and persistently low on-time performance continue to undermine stability on the trans-Atlantic trade, reports HIS Media

THE US declared that new trade tools are needed to confront China, focusing on China's failed promise to pursue market-oriented policies that it made to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), reports Bloomberg News

TWO-WAY trade between China and Africa fell 19

SEPTEMBER's leading international maritime trade fair SMM has been rescheduled for February 2-5, 2021, because of the Covid-19 crisis, but with 90 per cent of 2,000 exhibitors planning to participate on the new date, say organisers

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The soporific seaside town of Berbera is slowly changing as it takes on a major role on the Red Sea shipping route, allowing breakaway Somaliland to dream of prosperity and even recognition

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is threatening the Port of Halifax’s push into the Indian subcontinent, says a West Coast shipping expert.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said there was a 'very good chance' the United States would strike a deal with China to end their trade war and that he was inclined to extend his March 1 tariff deadline and meet soon with Chinese President Xi Jinping

INDIA's trade deficit in July was the biggest in five years as inbound shipments of oil stood at US

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CHINA's finance ministry said that it will cut tariffs on more than 700 imported goods starting January 1, cutting costs for Chinese consumers and fulfilling pledges to open up its economy, Bloomberg reports

THE XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta, an ocean freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, showed that rates dropped by 0

SHANGHAI Customs recorded a year-on-year decline of 0.9 per cent in its foreign trade value to US

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THE Australian port of Melbourne handled a total of 241,985 TEU in June, representing a year-on-year increase of 4

ANALYSTS forecast that Singapore's crucial manufacturing sector will remain weak this year as it takes a heavy blow from the ongoing US-China trade war

GREENCARRIER Freight Services believes that until the start of 2021 there will 'most likely' be no Brexit-related trade and customs changes

SEVERAL senior US officials are in Beijing to re-engage with Chinese officials in hopes of resolving Trump administration concerns regarding several of China's trade practices, the White House announced

THE latest round of trade talks between the US and China ended on Sunday without any announced deals and with Chinese officials warning that all trade talks between Beijing and Washington will be void if the US sets up trade sanctions

South Africa's trade balance recorded a surplus of ZAR17

US President Donald Trump says the US and Mexico have agreed on key trade terms that would make for an 'incredible' deal that was 'much more fair

JAPAN and the European Union have taken steps to solidify their relationship with what is being called the EU's largest bilateral trade agreement in its history, reports UK's Transport Intelligence

DIRECTOR of the US National Economic Council Larry Kudlow has said that the China trade war will hurt China more than the US and have a 'miniscule' on American consumers

US President Donald Trump announced that the US will raise tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese goods, because talks on a US-China trade deal are moving 'too slowly'

SHIPPING lines are deploying bigger containerships on the Asia to Mediterranean trade as it has been experiencing higher demand in recent months and greater growth than the adjacent North Europe corridor.

INDIA and US trade negotiators have met with few signs of a compromise on a series of protectionist measures taken by the two governments that have strained ties between them, reports Pakistan's Dhaka Tribune

THE US-China trade war will cost global airlines US$7

DOWNWARDS pressure on China's trade is mounting on account of a number of "destabilising" factors, according to assistant Commerce Minister Zhang Ji, who did not go into detail about the destabilising factors.

THE establishment of local free trade zones (FTZs) will mark the next stage of China's economic development, according to news emerging from provincial-level policymaking meetings held ahead of the annual session of the National People's Congress in March, reports China Daily.

GOVERNMENT statistics show that Hong Kong's exports tumbled 5

THE US-China trade talks in Beijing have moved to a higher level in a push to de-escalate a tariff war ahead of a March 1 deadline for a deal

BRAZIL Finance Minister Guido Mantega fears a coming trade war on the back of aggressive monetary policy resulting in volatility in currency markets, reports London's Financial Times.

The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) has fallen by one point overall to 47, indicating slightly negative growth

SINCE the July implementation of US tariffs on US$34 billion in Chinese goods, imports on those goods dropped 21 per cent year on year, according to the Seabury Global Ocean Trade Database

AIR freight demand in Asia is being spurred by robust growth in e-commerce with the likes of China's Alibaba Group and rival JD

HONG KONG is now finding its role as a gateway into China for foreign businesses to be a cause for concern since the trade row between the US and China continues to fester

DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line plans to expand a new programme providing trade financing to customers by also providing credit to customers' suppliers as well. It said it is close to sealing four loan agreements that are the first in a new "supply chain" initiative created in a trade-financing programme launched by company as it looks for ways to distinguish itself from competitors.

THE westbound cargo volumes on the Asia-North Europe trade lane continue to disappoint with an increase of 8.7 per cent between December 2012 and January 2013

HANOI area furniture maker Xuan Hoa Vietnam Joint Stock Co has received an influx of interest in the wake of US-China tariffs, prompting manufacturers - even as big as Ikea - to shift production from China to Vietnam, reports Bloomberg

WEAKNESS in key regions and rising protectionism has give global trade its slowest growth since the 2008 financial crisis, says the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

US and Chinese negotiators have held 'constructive' and 'candid' trade talks in Washington with both parties pledging to keep in contact 'regarding future plans', according to China's Commerce ministry

THE world's largest ocean carrier Maersk Line has started offering trade finance to shippers in six states in the United States after successfully piloting a similar programme in four countries in Europe and Asia.

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the majority of investment banks and think tanks are concerned about the latest round of tit-for-tat tariff battles