Selwyn Parker

Southeast Asia’s fast-growing economies still rely on coal.

Hardly a day goes by that Chinese shipyards don’t book another fat contract for a commercial vessel.

Operating under flags of convenience, hundreds of vessels are evading the sanctions meant to stifle movement.

With droughts a more regular feature due to climate change, the globe needs a big rethink on supply chains.

Every day, millions of barrels of oil are being transported by ships with obscured ownership and origin. But is the game up?

The country was seen as a winner in the US-China trade war. But the gains are quite extraordinary.

Trade through the Panama and Suez canals is slowing. Inevitably, costs are passed on.

More than 70 per cent of the world’s oil and gas production comes via ageing infrastructure rapidly approaching an economic limit.

The US dollar remain the dominant currency. But China – and others – are driving the yuan as an alternative.