Western governments must tackle the maritime lawlessness their sanctions helped create
John Michael Ormerod was allegedly involved in the procurement of oil tankers
History shows they must either be used decisively, together with allies, or not at all
Ports and shipping companies expect surge in demand as retailers take advantage of lower tariffs on Chinese imports
Vincent Clerc says changing supply chains fast using trade war is ‘very unrealistic’
Trump’s new port fee policy threatens to wreak havoc on $150bn American seaborne car import market
Suppliers to small US businesses claim to reduce costs of duties in fraud that is difficult to police
Bookings plunge as importers hold off on shipping goods to America in hope of Beijing-Washington deal
Industry says administration’s levies on foreign vessels will harm US plans for ‘energy dominance’
An America First foreign policy is impossible without it
Plan alarms farmers and other exporters while Beijing warns of higher shipping costs and supply chain disruption
Also in today’s newsletter, a new strategy for activist shareholders in Japan
IMO plans to punish ships that miss decarbonisation targets, despite retaliation warning
Trump administration warns other members of UN’s maritime body against measure negotiated this week
Rules to cut emissions have for years divided some of the world’s largest economies
US consumers are likely to be hit by the price rises across sectors from aviation to autos
Deal loosens US control of train link at a time when Trump is seeking to ‘take back’ trade waterway
Scheme to be discussed at UN meeting does not sufficiently discourage usage of the fossil fuel, says container group
Bombing the Houthis won’t help global commerce but Trump’s auto and shipping protectionism will certainly damage it
Agriculture industry could be hit hardest if fees of up to $1.5mn per vessel docking were implemented
Vessels have been directed to Asia and Europe to carry ‘thousands’ more cars to America than usual
FMC chair says ‘fight fire with fire’ by taxing Chinese-built vessels docking in US to create domestic champions
Vladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck the Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday
Asian shipbuilders see opportunity to fill gap as Washington tries to keep pace with China’s naval expansion
Police have arrested the 59-year-old on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter
