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Watch: Will the U.S. Rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Matthew Goodman, senior vice president and holder of the Simon Chair in Political Economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the prospects of the Biden Administration bringing the U.S. back into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Will the U.S. Rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photo: Bloomberg.

Bottlenecks Wear Down World Economy’s Fleet of Container Ships

Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.

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U.K. Faces Food Crisis Threat as Virus Surge Blocks Trade

The U.K. is confronting threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus.

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What an Unpredictable Year Means for Freight Costs in 2021

Although projections indicate that maritime trade will recover and expand next year, it's becoming clear that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on the industry.

A gantry crane lifts a shipping container. Photo: Shutterstock.

What Happens When Tycoons Abandon Their Giant Cargo Ships

COVID-19 has wrought havoc everywhere, but in the nominally regulated shipping industry it’s fueling a worrying practice: the abandonment of ships, cargo and seafarers with no way to get home.

An Aug. 4 explosion tore through the Port of Beirut. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.K. Businesses Plead for Time to Avoid Brexit Cliff Edge

As trade talks have come down to the wire, companies have to try to adapt for life beyond Dec. 31 without knowing the fundamental rules of engagement.

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Watch: The ‘New World Order’ for Business in 2021

Rod Robertson, a partner with Briggs Management, describes a radically different environment in which businesses will sink or swim in the coming year.

The ‘New World Order’ for Business in 2021

Watch: How the Biden Administration Will Affect Trade and Supply Chains

Abe Eshkenazi, chief executive officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses the expected impact of the incoming Biden Administration on international trade, reshoring and supply-chain sustainability.

How the Biden Administration Will Affect Trade and Supply Chains

How Biden Could Change Trade With Europe and Transpacific Regions

Although no definite plans have been laid out by the Biden team, there are certain scenarios worth considering now.

Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.

Brexit Stockpiling Frenzy Fuels Chaos in Cross-Channel Trade

The split from the European Union is fueling an increasingly frenzied demand for goods, creating traffic snarl-ups at ports and highways on both sides of the English Channel and leading to at least one major factory shutdown.

Photo: Bloomberg

Fidelity Calls for Urgent Action to Help 400,000 Stranded Seafarers

Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than 400,000 seafarers who are stranded aboard vessels and a similar number who remain ashore with little prospect for work or pay.

Source: Bloomberg

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