Focus on Trade
Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe
The owner of the seized oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, is seeking its release.
Machinery fire extinguished at Delta, B.C., coal port terminal: Port authority
A coal stacker fire at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., has been extinguished; no injuries reported, operations paused.
China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials
China will cut import tariffs on ethane and some recycled metals from Jan. 1, 2025, to boost imports and green development.
China dominates solar PV manufacturing and trade barriers unlikely to change that
Trade barriers in the EU and U.S. have been largely ineffectual against China's dominance in solar PV manufacturing.
Move over Mercedes: Chinese cars grab Mexican market share
Asian brands benefited from an exemption from import tariffs on electric vehicles.
Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
The current five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires in the end of the year.
Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens
Authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region declared a state of emergency as oil continues to wash ashore from damaged tankers.
Russia calls gas sales to Europe ‘complicated’ as deal with Ukraine nears end
Russia's gas transit through Ukraine faces uncertainty as Kyiv will not renew its deal, impacting Slovakia and others reliant on this supply.
Slovak PM Fico warns of gas crisis without Ukraine transit route
Ukraine has repeatedly said it would not continue a gas transit deal with Russia as the two countries are at war.
