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US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China

portnews - August 18, 2025

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and...

Digitalization

Tariff pause lifts Port of Long Beach to busiest July ever

Malik Johnson - August 11, 2025

A pause in tariffs in recent months lifted the Port of Long Beach to its most active July on record and the third-busiest month...

China

“Make American Shipbuilding Great Again”! 3 Trillion to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

Zhang Weili - August 10, 2025

As the U.S. and South Korea intensify final tariff negotiations with an August 1 deadline, the South Korean government has proposed a shipbuilding cooperation...

Companies

New shipyard to be built! KRW 1.08 trillion Korea-US joint shipbuilding project disclosed

Zhang Weili - August 10, 2025

In the first half of this year, thanks to the strong performance of high-value-added vessel orders, the operating performance of South Korea's three major...

Canada

Aiming for “super large orders”! Hanwha Ocean accelerates global military market expansion

Zhang Weili - August 10, 2025

Recently, South Korea's Hanwha Ocean announced that its board of directors passed a resolution to establish a Canadian subsidiary during a recent meeting. This...

China

Net profit of 4.2 billion! China’s largest private shipbuilder delivers impressive half-year report

Zhang Weili - August 10, 2025

Net profit reached a record high of 4.2 billion yuan, with order backlog exceeding 160 billion yuan! Amid global shipbuilding industry fluctuations, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding...

Antwerp Port

Geopolitics and tariffs cause “blackout” in major ports

Malik Johnson - August 10, 2025

The situation is attributed to a mix of factors: increased cargo volumes from Asia (a consequence of the trade war declared by Donald Trump),...

Logistics Forwarder Multimodel

Tariff alarm, negative estimate for 2025 with a 5.6% drop

Malik Johnson - August 10, 2025

Nrf forecasts monthly declines starting in August, with more pronounced drops during the fall Washington – With new tariffs putting pressure on international...

China

Global freight rates drop by 3%

Akira Nakamura - August 10, 2025

Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) declined by 3% this week, maintaining stability after a volatile period. The unpredictability began in April following the U.S....

Italy