Following the official announcements by the US government of new port fees for Chinese-built ships, Greek shipowners have expressed their views on the impact of these measures on the shipping industry.

Tariffs are a weapon and a tool for exercising policy, and in this capacity, US President Donald Trump's move to impose a tariff of only 10% on products from Turkey and Egypt significantly changes the terms of a "silent war" that has been waged in recent years on American soil. And this concerns the shares in two product categories that Greece has been trying to "build" a better presence in recent years, olives and olive oil. Hence the obvious concern of people throughout the supply chain about the developments during a conference organized yesterday by the company Soybean Mills for the edible oil markets!