Shipping companies have all-but stopped buying dry bulk commodity carriers that were built in China as the industry waits to see if President Trump will press ahead with historic port charges on vessels constructed in the Asian country.
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.
The US wants steep fines on Chinese vessels to revive domestic shipbuilding, but the economy, from farmers to ocean carriers, say a huge price will be paid.
Evergreen made 53 calls at U.S. ports in February, but none of the ships from the Taiwan-based ocean carrier were built in mainland China. HMM made 15 port calls during the month, only using South Korea-built vessels. Taiwan’s other major carrier ...