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Black-and-white landscape with dramatic clouds reflected on calm water, conveying a tense and shifting atmosphere without identifiable people or vessels

Decks and Deals Weekly #22

The shipping market hit an inflection point this week as tankers turned into geopolitical targets, container rates split by geography, and carriers bet on green vessels despite weakening demand

Large container ship loaded with multicolored containers escorted by a tugboat at sea, illustrating global container shipping operations amid industry overcapacity and market pressure

Container shipping crisis: The reckoning arrives

Global container carriers face unprecedented profit collapse in Q3 2025, with earnings plummeting 55–89% despite record cargo volumes. The container shipping crisis reveals fundamental market dysfunction driven by overcapacity, tariff disruption, and structural demand weakness extending through 2026

Aerial view of the massive, modern Port of Chancay in Peru, showing blue COSCO Shipping cranes and a container ship. The port is a key strategic asset for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America

China’s new course: Beijing’s LATAM strategy is now full steam ahead

China has formally unveiled its third Policy Paper for Latin America and the Caribbean, a document that serves not as mere diplomatic protocol but as a comprehensive manifesto of its long-term strategic ambitions, confirming Beijing’s LATAM strategy is fully operational

Worker handling large artillery shells inside a European munitions factory

Europe at the crossroads: China ascends, war looms

The colossal $1 trillion Chinese trade surplus has exposed the structural rot at the heart of the continent, plunging German industry into free fall and forcing a desperate political re-evaluation of Europe’s economic future. The European industrial crisis is here

Black and white photograph of an empty wooden bench overlooking a vast, turbulent sea under a cloudy sky, with a distant cargo ship on the horizon, symbolizing market uncertainty and the need for strategic patience in the maritime industry

Decks and Deals Weekly #21

This week’s global shipping landscape, spanning November 30 to December 6, 2025, presented a familiar cocktail of geopolitical risk and aggressive market consolidation, demanding cool heads and deep pockets from industry leaders who understand the true cost of doing business

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking side by side in an official corridor with Russian and Indian flags displayed on both sides, during their state visit summit in New Delhi

Strategic autonomy in motion

India’s embrace of Russia amid U.S. pressure signals a decisive geopolitical moment: New Delhi is asserting a mature, multipolar foreign-policy identity rooted in sovereignty and long-term strategy

Night view of a brightly lit, modern Chinese metropolis with towering skyscrapers and heavy traffic, symbolizing external economic confidence and internal pressure

China 2026: Power abroad, fragility at home

Beijing enters 2026 with unprecedented geopolitical swagger, flaunting economic resilience and technological ambition. Yet, as highlighted in the latest MERICS assessment of China’s trajectory, this polished narrative conceals a far more brittle domestic reality—one that could ultimately derail the country’s strategic ambitions

Close-up view of gentle ocean waves under a clear sky

Decks and Deals Weekly #20

Global shipping surged through turbulence in the period November 23–29, 2025, as geopolitics, market power plays, and high-stakes fleet moves reshaped the industry’s trajector

Chinese flag on a diplomatic car in front of an EU emblem, illustrating the shifting and increasingly cautious dynamic between Europe and China

The end of illusions: Europe’s geopolitical reckoning with China

EU–China relations have entered a post-illusion phase, where security, technological dependence, and geopolitical rivalry overshadow economic pragmatism. Beijing’s strategic assertiveness and Europe’s delayed awakening now define the trajectory of the bilateral relationship