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Panama Canal shipping rebounds in hopeful sign for global trade; China’s rail shipments to Europe set records as demand surges for Chinese goods amid coronavirus; California ports benefit from retailer restocking as imports bounce back

US reimposes 10% aluminum tariffs on Canada as manufacturers decry can shortage; Supply chains anticipate delays as indefinite strike begins at Port of Montreal; Pandemic creates 'worst crisis in a century' for Latin America and Caribbean trade

Beirut blast: Tracing the explosives that tore the capital apart; U.S., China plan to review phase-one trade deal mid-month; Vessels redirect to other ports as strike chaos continues at Montreal

BDP International unveils digital shipping platform; IATA outlook for airline industry recovery slides to 2024; Can a trans-Atlantic trade war be averted?

Cancelled sailings out of India causing rollovers and bookings logjam; Port of LA: 2020 volume will be lowest since Great Recession; Latest freighter fire prompts new questions on lithium battery safety

Container volume at major Chinese ports up 3.4% in early July; Worst over for carriers as inactive boxship fleet ducks below 2m teu; European exporters still up against it, but equipment shortages are easing

The US-China rivalry is broadening from trade to everything; EU seeks to impose ETS on shipping by January 2022; Drafting a sustainability agenda during COVID-19

US to end 'controlled' defense exports to Hong Kong; After Brexit, trucks set to need taxman’s permission to move; China shipments stuck at India ports show casualties of standoff

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump’s 25% steel tariffs; US eyes $3.1 billion of EU, UK imports for new tariffs; Shipping coping well with IMO 2020, but dispute cases may rise

Tensions ease between US, China over airline flights; U.K. and EU see Brexit deal a step closer after Johnson call; May Cass Freight Index shows minimal signs of improvement