Europe’s five largest economies on Monday warned the U.S. its planned corporate tax reform could violate the country’s double-taxation treaties and breach world trade rules. In a letter sent to...
Without a renewed commitment to policy change, commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) are by 2030 set to lag behind countries with more diverse economies in their social and economic achievements, UNCTAD...
As the U.S. prepares to take China to task over trade imbalances, economic mandarins in Beijing are focusing on a potentially more immediate threat from Washington — Donald Trump’s tax...
Squeezed British consumers reined in Christmas travel plans and bought fewer new cars last month, setting the stage for the first fall in festive spending in five years, credit card...
Japan’s business survey index of large manufacturers strengthened again in the fourth quarter, the quarterly survey by the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet Office showed Monday. The Business Survey...
China Merchants Industry Holdings has won a contract for construction of a 'revolutionary' semi-submersible crane vessel.
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Smaller ports can equal or better the liner connectivity of larger ones at times, a new global container port connectivity index from shipping consultancy Drewry shows. Among the top 20...
Imports at the major US retail container ports are set to rise 1.5 percent this month over the same time last year, National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates informed. The...
Port developer and operator Abu Dhabi Ports is to welcome some of the world’s largest bulk carriers as part of a long-term port facility deal signed with UAE-based industrial company Emirates...
The festive season is coming closer, and for many of us the time to get the seasonal shopping done is running out. For the containership sector, however, the peak shipping...
New accounting standard IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, introduces more detailed requirements for presentation and disclosure than the standards it replaces. Shipping company financial statements do not currently...