The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, handing a stinging defeat to the Republican president in a landmark opinion on Friday with major implications for the global economy. The justices, in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld a lower court's decision that Trump's use of this 1977 law exceeded his authority. The justices ruled that the law at issu

Blank sailings on major U.S. trade lanes have fallen to their lowest level in more than a year, even as trade between the U.S. and China remains under pressure. That’s according to new February 2026 tariff data from project44, which analyzed global shipping volumes and carrier schedules. Blank sailings peaked in April 2025, shortly after sweeping new tariffs were rolled out. That month, carriers canceled 131 sailings across major U.S. routes, including Asia–U.S., China–U.S.,

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is offering cautious support for the White House’s Maritime Action Plan—while drawing a firm line against one of its most controversial funding ideas: a universal port fee on foreign-built ships that could raise as much as $1.5 trillion over the next decade. In a statement released Monday, the London-based trade association backed efforts to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding capacity but warned that proposed fees ranging from 1 cent to 25 c

The Trump administration on Friday released its plan to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding and other maritime businesses, paid for in part by port fees on cargo delivered to the United States on ships made in China - levies the U.S. and China agreed to pause for one year. The Maritime Action Plan offers a road map for the revival of U.S. shipbuilding, which has shrunk since World War Two and now severely lags China and other nations. Coming in at more than 30 pages, the plan calls for

The European Union will resume work to implement a framework trade agreement with the United States after halting efforts in response to tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Last month, Trump floated potential levies on eight European countries as part of his push to wrest control of Greenland, leading European Parliament members to vote to indefinitely suspend a pact reached with the U.S. in August in Turnberry, Scotland. Although Trump later walked back the thre

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The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. "We did it, we delivered the mother of all deals," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a media briefing in Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the pact "historic". It will allow free trade of goods between the bloc of 27 European states and the world's most populous country,

Continuing uncertainty in international markets have not been eased by the arrival of the US carrier group into the Middle East, forcing container operators to shelve rate increases. The arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escorts into the troubled region was, seemingly, enough for French operator CMA CGM to reverse its decision to return its Asia-Europe FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services to the Suez Canal, with these services now sailing around the Cape of G