COSCO's Hong Kong shipping arm wary of Mideast after stormy year of tariffs

Nikkei Asia | March 13, 2026, 2:57 a.m. | Original

TOKYO -- Orient Overseas (International), the Hong Kong-headquartered subsidiary of state-owned China COSCO Shipping, took a more than 40% hit to its bottom line last year as U.S. President Donald Trump's up-and-down tariff policies rocked the global maritime industry.

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