While analysts obsess over China’s African ambitions, the UAE has quietly assembled a formidable port empire across the continent, deploying superior commercial terms and execution speed that Beijing struggles to match
From the U.S.–India trade rift to the Israel–Hamas conflict and the survival struggle of the IMEC, shifting alliances, competing corridors, and Middle Eastern volatility are redefining the future of global trade and strategic influence
The Bi-Oceanic Railway, a colossal infrastructure project, promises to redefine South American trade routes. This ambitious endeavor, backed by Chinese investment, aims to connect Atlantic and Pacific ports, significantly impacting regional economies and global geopolitical dynamics
In the latest twist of global trade absurdity, a 90-day tariff pause has detonated transpacific freight rates, turning container shipping into a speculative goldmine where panic is the only consistent supply
While Greece’s ports transform into strategic assets within the IMEC corridor framework, Beijing’s Piraeus investment collides with Washington’s infrastructure ambitions, creating an unexpectedly complex maritime theatre where economics meets geopolitics in rather uncomfortable ways
The arrival of the MV COSCO Sheng Shi in Piraeus marks more than a shipping milestone. It cements the port’s role as China’s European vehicle hub—and thrusts Greece deeper into the storm of great-power competition
Yiwu’s merchants confront escalating tariffs with strategic diversification, leveraging global networks to sustain trade momentum amid shifting economic landscapes
BIMCO warns that Trump’s proposed tariffs on Chinese-built ships could disrupt U.S. trade, raise consumer costs, and hinder energy exports, creating chaos in the global shipping industry
The battle for maritime dominance isn’t about fleets—it’s about straits, canals, and who decides what ships get through. The world’s trade routes are the front lines of a new Cold War
Western sanctions against Russia aimed to cripple its war machine. Instead, they fueled a shadow economy where Thailand has emerged as an unofficial supplier of strategic goods