Sri Lanka is reaping early harvests from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, with the launch of a Chinese company's operation of the country's Hambantota Port being one of the examples.

China’s exports unexpectedly surged at the fastest pace in three years in February, suggesting its economic growth remains resilient even as trade relations with the United States rapidly deteriorate.

Municipalities and provinces already working to establish free trade ports Many of China's pilot free trade zones, including in Shanghai and the provinces of Zhejiang and Sichuan, plan to build coastal and inland free trade ports this yea

A connected seafarer is a contented seafarer. Well, not exactly, but if you deny a seafarer access to the internet, you’ll definitely have a disgruntled seafarer. This is one of the takeaways from a survey conducted by The Mission for Seaf

Four crew members remain missing despite comprehensive search efforts as a response to the fire that broke out aboard Maersk Honam on Tuesday, 6 March. “While search operation continues the hope of finding our missing colleagues is fadi

Top officials from China's two largest oil and gas producers have urged the government to offer tax breaks for the building of gas storage facilities and importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help avoid another gas crunch in the winter ah

Tianjin Port Group has launched a three-year plan to build an intelligent Tianjin Port. It has planned 29 projects in five fields. The purpose of building an intelligent port is to increase upgrading and transformation to guarantee an inform

HANGZHOU - A recovery in the shipping market has buoyed optimism among Chinese shipping companies, with many once again buying new boats to expand their fleets.

Maersk Line yesterday night reported a serious fire in one of the cargo holds onboard Maersk Honam. 23 crew members were evacuated from the distressed vessel. Maersk now reports that one of the evacuated colleagues, a Thai national male

Seventy years to the day since the treaty establishing the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) was adopted, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II marked the occasion at IMO Headquarters in London.

Maersk Line,the world’s biggest container shipper, said on Wednesday four crew members were missing after one of its container vessels caught fire in the Arabian sea, while 23 crew members were safely evacuated.

In China’s 13th Five-year plan, the Chinese government set targets to increase the share of natural gas in the primary energy mix from 5.9% in 2015 to 10% by 2020 and 15% by 2030. China’s natural gas demand has surged by nearly 15% from

The output value of Zhanjiang marine economy increased by 15.2 percent to reach 144.6 billion yuan ($22.8 billion) in 2017, while its fishery economy was recorded to be worth 44.5 billion yuan, equal to 2016 figure.

The second Southeast Asia shipping route was opened as a container freight liner left Taicang port for Vietnam, Taicang Daily reported recently.

Xiamen in southwestern China's Fujian province witnessed coal imports at 1.04 million tonnes in 22 batches in February, up by 175% from the preceding year, reported China Quality News, showed data from Xiamen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quaran