Rhine’s Low Water Levels Disrupted Shipping in Europe
The Rhine river is a crucially important transport route for commodities such as grains, minerals,...
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Category: Global Trade
Latest Updates on the U.S. Gulf from the JOC Gulf Shipping Conference
Last week, I had a very educational day at the JOC Gulf Shipping Conference in Houston, Texas....
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An Overview of Section 301 China Tariffs and What Products are Affected
With tariffs on Chinese goods back in the news, here is an overview of Section 301 Tariffs and how...
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The Belt and Road Initiative: Has Love at First Sight Turned Sour?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as One Belt, One Road (OBOR), is China’s...
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An Overview of Jacksonville’s Harbor Deepening Project
Florida’s third-biggest container terminal in Jacksonville, known as Jaxport, has been investing...
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U.S. Signals the End of Preferential Trade Status for India and Turkey
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that Turkey and India are on the...
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An Overview of General Average and Its Procedures
There have been two recent incidents over the past month where general average was declared by...
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An Overview of International Payments in Shipping
In international sales transactions, payment is a complex topic. In almost all cases, it is...
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An Overview of Other Economic Sanctions Besides Tariffs
In 2018, “tariff” was one of the most-repeated words in global economic news. In...
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The European Push for Blockchain Technology
What is Blockchain technology? Blockchain is an advanced record-keeping technology that was known...
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2019 Outlook for Ocean Shipping
There has been an unexpected surge of shipments which started in July and continued until the end...
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Vietnam: The 21st Century Asian Tiger
The trade war between the U.S. and China is affecting the global economy, and people are wondering...
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