China’s comments come just hours after trade representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S.’s focus is still very much on reviving American shipbuilding. 

The future, in Louisiana, at least, lies in building more modest vessels that make the most of advanced technology, rather than giant containerships, bulk carriers and tankers.

Port authorities aren’t allowing the ship to offload in Manila unless there’s a local government that’s willing to take custody of the cargo for temporary storage.

Operators have been left to interpret the rules on their own, despite not fully knowing which ships might be subject to penalties, or how to account for jointly-owned vessels. 

On this bonus episode of The SupplyChainBrain Podcast, SupplyChainBrain editor-in-chief Bob Bowman speaks with Gary van Tassel, director of terminal and distribution center operations at software provider INFORM.

The world’s largest freight forwarder said it may have to make deeper cost cuts as tariffs are starting to hurt the transport market.

On October 22, Trump’s energy department announced it had provided a final export approval for Venture Global’s CP2 project, a vast planned LNG terminal on Louisiana’s coast.

To fully address the problem of shipping’s enormous carbon footprint, demand reduction is required to bring shipping in line with necessary decarbonization targets.

The forum aims to bring together stakeholders across the maritime industry to discuss ocean conservation and the future of sustainable shipping.

China is the world’s largest commodity importer, and vessel snarls — if prolonged — could ripple through the global supply chain.