‘Everybody wants everything’: Newbuilding demand bounces back after cautious first half
With the second six months shaping up to be a hottie
Compliance, clarity and capacity: Hard questions dominate TradeWinds Ship Recycling Forum
Two-day event in Hong Kong ends with calls for alignment as industry braces for market turbulence
South Korea Seeks Arrest of Master as Probe into Ferry Grounding Widens
South Korea’s Coast Guard is moving aggressively with its investigation into the grounding last week of the ferry Queen Jenuvia…
Climate Group Uses Superyacht as a Billboard for Tax Messages
In a direct action on London’s Canary Wharf last week, activist group Climate Resistance lit up the side of a…
Japan fiscal experiment is lab test for Treasuries
Much has been made of whether Japan’s market fright at yet more fiscal stimulus and political leaning on the central…
From two weeks to two hours: how AI might reboot Britain’s economy
When accountants at mid-tier firm Moore Kingston Smith began using artificial intelligence to speed up their work, profit margins jumped.…
No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said the 43-day government shutdown caused an $11 billion permanent hit to the U.S.…
Trump says trade tariff revenue to ‘skyrocket’ as local inventory levels drop
U.S. President Donald Trump said fiscal revenue from his trade tariffs is set to “skyrocket” in the coming months as…
Economists see slightly faster US growth, sticky inflation in 2026
U.S. economic growth will increase slightly next year but employment gains will remain sluggish and the Federal Reserve will slow…
China’s financial captain hits M&A hurdle
China’s financial captain is struggling to rally its troops. Beijing has tasked its sovereign fund, Central Huijin, with creating “two…