News / EU and US TTC the 'start of a special relationship that will be envied'

The establishment of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) by the EU and US in Pittsburgh will define their trading relationship and allow their economies to compete with China, according to one leading shipper.

According to James Hookham, of the Global Shipper’s Forum (GSF), the new development’s ten working groups will define the trading relationship between Europe and the US and also with the rest of the world, including ‘non-market’ economies, most notably China.

“The European Union and the United States reaffirm ...