No liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels that left the United States in March and April have gone to China, Refinitiv Eikon shipping data shows, as the trade war between the two nations escalates. On Friday, the United States increased its tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, rattling financial markets already worried the 10-month trade war between the world’s two largest economies could spiral out of control. So far this year, only two vessels have gone from the United States to China – one in January and one in February – versus 14 during the first four months of 2018 before the start of the trade war. For a graphic on U.S. LNG shipments to China, […]