The White Flag in Trade Wars
It turns out trade wars are not so easy to win. The Trump administration has had no real success with China, Canada and Mexico, and is in no
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The Reality of a Trade War
The reality of the Trump administration’s concerted attack on trade and its linkage of trade to the U.S. deficit is finally beginning to...
Impact on Container Trade of New U.S. Tariffs on Imported Metals
Do the new US steel and aluminum import tariffs threaten the baseline forecasts of US import container volumes this year? That question...
The Threat of a Trade War
Fixation on the negative balance of payments in trade has created a clear and present threat to global trade. What started out as an...
2018: A Good Year for European Ports
The North European economies continue their strong growth as consumer confidence remains solid. The latest Purchasing Manager’s Index...
Change is in the Air
The North America edition of the Global Port Tracker has a couple of new additions to its format. We have added an overview page that...
Headlong Rush to Growth
Our models suggest that North Europe will have had an annual growth rate of nearly two per cent for imports while exports grow nearly...
The Large Vessel Conundrum
Going into 2018 the container shipping industry faces a fundamental problem: too many large vessels. The carriers have invested heavily...
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