Breathtaking US-China dispute over the Panama Canal
Fears for the global supply chain - Approximately 14,000 ships pass through the canal each year, representing 5% of global trade - The significant Chinese presence - Cosco on the blacklist
$13 billion worth of orders for shipbuilding in two weeks
Interest is turning towards containerships and dry cargo sectors, with 36 and 58 vessels ordered respectively
Piraeus becomes top container port in entire Mediterranean
The Port Authority reported its 2019 figures to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association on May 19