New vessel orders were down more than 50% in the first half of this year, compared to the first half last year according to Clarksons, a ship brokerage.

As the U.S. employs more tariffs and sanctions, former international economic security advisor Daleep Singh makes the case for economic Geneva Conventions, and a federal Department of Economic Security.

Shadow fleets, groups of tanker ships used by sanctioned nations like Iran and Russia to move oil, comprise an estimated 17% of all international tankers, according to an Allianz report.

Shipping companies rerouted their ships from China when tariffs were over 100%, and now it will take a while to get them back down.

All the guardrails are off today, folks.

At the end of the day, consumers need jobs and stable income, says labor economist Elizabeth Crofoot of Lightcast.

Ship traffic is back to about 90% of where it was prior to the bridge collapse.

Thousands of wholesale seafood producers and buyers from around the world gathered in Boston for the North American Seafood Expo.

“Trade barriers drive inflation,” explained Tobias Meyer, CEO of the German logistics company DHL Group.

The annual expansion was revised down to 1.3%. That could indicate softening elsewhere, including trade partners like Canada and China.