{"id":53543,"date":"2025-10-31T15:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/?p=53543"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:06:36","slug":"stable-activity-amid-us-china-trade-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/da\/stable-activity-amid-us-china-trade-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Stable Activity amid US-China trade tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53543\" class=\"elementor elementor-53543\" 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\/10\/M11_article_3_cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-53526\" alt=\"Stable activity amid trade tensions and weak demand-EMF-Maritimefinance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M11_article_3_cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M11_article_3_cropped-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M11_article_3_cropped-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M11_article_3_cropped-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M11_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;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Global car sales show modest growth, but fleet expansion continues to outpace trade volumes<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global car carrier activity remained stable through October, supported by steady EV exports and the continued diversification of automotive production hubs across Asia and Latin America. However, trade policy shifts and soft vehicle demand continued to shape market sentiment.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the EU, new car registrations rose 10 percent year-on-year in September to 888,700 units, though year-to-date growth remains subdued at just 0.9 percent. Including September figures across Japan, the EU, the UK, South Korea, and the United States, global car sales increased 6 percent year-on-year, with year-to-date growth at 2.6 percent.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A fairly balanced outlook for the PCTC market<\/strong><br \/>On the policy side, reciprocal port fees between China and the United States took effect on October 14 with limited direct impact, estimated at 2 to 3 percent of the global PCTC fleet. The United States also raised port levies on foreign-built vessels and tightened routing regulations, while a 25 percent tariff on imported medium and heavy-duty trucks is set to take effect on 1 November.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PCTC market is expected to remain balanced in the near term, supported by stable EV exports and steady utilization. However, weaker global car sales and continued fleet growth are likely to limit rate recovery. Longer term, diversified production and the EV transition should provide gradual support to seaborne automotive trade.<\/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<div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sources: Bloomberg, Clarksons, European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA) &amp; Reuters <\/em><\/p><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/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>Global car sales show modest growth, but fleet expansion continues to outpace trade volumes Global car carrier activity remained stable through October, supported by steady EV exports and the continued diversification of automotive production hubs across Asia and Latin America. 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