- Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook Q3 2023
- Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook Q3 2023
- Tanker Shipping Market Overview & Outlook Q3 2023
- Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook Q2 2023
- Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook Q2 2023
The trade war’s impact on shipping
Overview
BIMCO pays close attention to the trade war since early 2018 when extra tariffs were still just a looming threat. We follow developments in trade between the US and China, how the three major shipping markets are affected and what the phase one agreement, signed in early 2020 does for volumes.
RELATED ARTICLES
- US trade balance with China improving on higher exports 6 October 2021
- 'Phase One' agreement boosts exports and doubles volumes from last year 15 December 2020
-
40% of Phase One goal reached for US manufactured goods to China 11 November 2020 (Members only)
- US soya bean season kicks off with strongest exports in history 27 October 2020
- 31% of US-China Phase One commitments reached after 8 months 7 October 2020 (Members only)
- US-China trade war reinforces change in Asia's manufacturing landscape 23 September 2020
- US seaborne exports slow as the trade war takes hold 26 March 2020
- At 17.9 million tonnes, Brazilian soya bean exports hit all time Q1 high 16 April 2020 (Members only)
- US-China "Phase One" agreement fails to boost January volumes 12 March 2020
- US seaborne crude oil export jumps 51% in 2019 13 February 2020 (Members only)
- Chinese imports of tariffed goods from the US down 30 million tonnes 29 January 2020
- China pledges to USD 52.4 billion worth of energy purchases - a massive upside for the oil tanker market? 17 January 2020 (Members only)
- 147 million Christmas tree lighting sets 17 December 2019 (Members only)
- Shipping industry more hurt by developments in soya bean trades this year than last 9 October 2019
- US soya bean exports, up or down? 14 August 2019
- Chinese purchases of US soya beans bounce back in January 2 April 2019
- Trade war cease-fire is good news for the dry bulk sector 7 February 2019
- Trade war leading to headwinds for the fragile dry bulk recovery 30 November 2018
- No US Crude oil exports to China for second month in a row 7 November 2018
- US Soya Bean exports to China are down by 97% 1 November 2018
- Iran emerges as no. 1 buyer of US soya beans 10 October 2018
- US Crude Oil Exports to China drop to zero in August 9 October 2018
- Shipping is increasingly caught in the trade war line of crossfire 12 September 2018
- Overview of the trade war and the effect on shipping 3 July 2018
- US firing shots at allies as exemption of EU, Canada and Mexico ends 4 June 2018
- The trade war is all about the eastbound transpacific trade lane 8 May 2018
- Soya bean trade lanes may change due to the ongoing trade war 19 April 2018
- A trade war is harmful to us all and clearly bad for global shipping 22 March 2018
Posted:
06 October 2020
Updated: 15 December 2020
Latest market analysis
VPS Bunker Alerts
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) publish regular Bunker Alerts based entirely on fuel samples and have kindly permitted BIMCO’s Members to access this information.
The Bunker Alerts are not intended to be an evaluation of overall bunker quality in the port or area concerned, but usually highlight a specific parameter within the fuel which has raised a quality issue.
Related publication
Road to recovery
In 2016 the dry bulk shipping sector experienced some of the worst market conditions in history. In response, BIMCO produced a unique analysis model, named "Roa...
