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2025 was a year of growth for both shipping and bank ship finance. The tariffs that seemed threatening early in the year, initially shifted finance growth more towards banks and away from Chinese leasing. However, the initial stimulus softened as new Chinese orders accelerated and the fear of penalties related to Chinese ownership and operation subsided.<\/p>\n

Petrofin Global Bank Research and Petrofin Index of Global Ship Finance-end 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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