{"id":48354,"date":"2025-04-29T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/?p=48354"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:48:20","slug":"us-china-tensions-causing-worldwide-upheaval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/da\/us-china-tensions-causing-worldwide-upheaval\/","title":{"rendered":"US-China tensions causing worldwide upheaval"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48354\" class=\"elementor elementor-48354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58879b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58879b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4045524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4045524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-48335\" alt=\"US-China tensions causing worldwide upheaval-EMF-Maritimefinance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/M5_article_3_cropped-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d685fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d685fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volatile month for LPG shipping as trade tensions stir market<\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The VLGC and LPG markets experienced significant volatility throughout April, shaped by geopolitical developments and trade tensions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The month started quietly for the VLGC market, with stable sentiment. However, escalating US\u2013China trade tensions led to a sharp market correction mid-month, creating significant volatility and temporarily weakening rates to levels not seen in years.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>VLGC comeback underway as tariffs are eased<\/strong><br \/>Despite the turbulence, the market showed resilience. By the end of April, VLGC rates had bounced back close to $40,000 per day on the Houston\u2013Chiba route, following a temporary easing of tariff measures.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regulatory developments, the International Maritime Organization finalized a landmark climate agreement, setting legally binding targets for shipping to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The agreement introduces carbon pricing from 2028 and rewards ships exceeding emission targets with tradeable credits. For modern, eco-efficient fleets, such as the EMF\u2019s fleet and VLACs in particular, these regulations are clearly advantageous, positioning green vessels competitively as carbon costs are introduced.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Successful Rotterdam ammonia bunkering project <br \/><\/strong>On the ammonia side, the Port of Rotterdam completed its first large-scale ammonia bunkering pilot successfully. This marks a major step for infrastructure readiness, confirming that ammonia can be safely transferred under operational conditions. As the second-largest bunker hub globally, Rotterdam\u2019s progress signals growing momentum toward the commercial viability of ammonia-fueled shipping and supports future prospects for the VLAC segment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef65d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ef65d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source:<\/em> <i>Clarksons, Port of Rotterdam, IMO<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volatile month for LPG shipping as trade tensions stir market The VLGC and LPG markets experienced significant volatility throughout April, shaped by geopolitical developments and trade tensions. The month started quietly for the VLGC market, with stable sentiment. 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