The recent decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to exempt The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean from crippling port fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-operated vessels is an incredib ...

# Bahamian small business expectations that 2025 would be “a year of stability” have been dashed by the global economic turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump, a consultant to the sector revealed yesterday ...

The only other Chinese carrier operating services to the US is Tangshan Port Hede Shipping. Hede is practically unaffected by ...

The 174,300-dwt China Progress (built 2006) has been sold by Chinese Maritime Transport of Taiwan to a buyer backed by ...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued a detailed notice on April 17, 2025, regarding actions and proposed actions in response to China's alleged targeting of the ...

# The proposed Chinese-made ship fees were part of the Trump administration’s drive to “restore America’s maritime dominance” ...

Xiamen is experiencing a strong recovery in its cruise business, with 2024 passenger numbers surging by 320 percent on a year-on-year basis. According to Huang Yubin, general manager of the Xiamen ...

China has significantly strengthened its penetration in the Caribbean, driven by a strategic combination of economic ...

The exemption, issued on April 17, follows a proposed USTR measure that would have imposed port fees in excess of US$1 ...

The U.S. has announced new plans to impose fees on shipping vessels made in or operated by China when they dock at ports in the United States, starting in September. The port charges announced ...

The Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) on Saturday said it welcomed the United States’ (US) exemptions of three categories of China-built vessels from as much US$1.5 million in fines, a ...

Bahamas officials say they do not suspect foul play in the death of 23-year-old American Dinari McAlmont, but his mother is convinced he was brutally beaten. Authorities found McAlmont, of ...