The agreement could require all ships to pay a charge based on the greenhouse gases they emit, seen as a crucial source of funding for poor countries.

There’s been quiet optimism among those following the talks that, despite recent U.S. silence about potential new rules, Washington won’t derail the process.

The group signed six agreements, including on maritime transport cooperation to boost connectivity between South and Southeast Asia and disaster prevention.

Just four made-in-China bulkers — ships that ferry everything from coal to salt — were sold in the second-hand market in March.

Svitzer was spun off from A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S about a year ago, and the shares had lost about 8% since the listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen before April 2.

Total tonnage at Port Houston was down 5% year-over-year in February, with an estimated 14 days in the month impacted by fog.

The sector is already preparing for imminent additional risk, with new clauses that state companies hiring Chinese ships will bear the cost of any taxes.

It’s the latest twist in one of the most geopolitically complicated deals ever for the 96-year-old business titan.

UNTU is demanding a one-year deal with a 10% increase — in addition to housing and medical allowances — and declined to take the final offer from Transnet.

The HMM Green arrived in Busan, South Korea on March 26, measuring nearly 900 feet long, with a 9,000 TEU capacity.