Cosco overhauls Maersk into top spot in container liftings Coscos all out assault to become the worlds top containerline is yielding results. Analysts atA/p/?a//nerreport that Cosco, aided by the misfortune of a Danish rival, became the lar

COSCO Surpassed Maersk Became the Biggest Container Line In the third quarter, the Chinese carrier loaded 5.49 million-teu. According to data, the Chinese line increased 23% of containers loading in Q3 compared to the same period of last ye

The Board of Yang Ming Made a Resolution about the Pricing of 2nd Private Placement Yang Mings Board of Directors met on 29th November and approved its second private placement plan by issuing 257,753,442 new shares at premium of NTD$10.18

Shanghai Shipping Exchange Forum 2017 In 2017, the shipping market has entered a stage of overall recovery. Its vital for the shipping industry to seize the opportunity and deeply integrate the big data and shipping. The excavation of big d

Chinas Belt and Road Initiative impacting project cargo risk profile The size of project cargo risk and its changing profile as more Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects start to kick in is causing the need for different types of surveyo

National marine equipment to be displayed at marine expo An array of advanced marine equipment will be put on display at the State Pavilion of the 2017 China Marine Economy Expo, to showcase the advances and achievements of the nations mari

Chinas coastal coal freights continue to move up in week to November 28 Freight rates to move coal from northern Chinas Qinhuangdao port to the other ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou in eastern and southern China continued to r

China Begin to Build Shanghai Freeport At present, Shanghai has submitted the proposal of building a free port to the State related ministries and commissions for advice. Shanghai Pudong will work with the relevant departments to construct

Hong Kong maritime industries looking ahead to sustainable growth There are various factors as to what make good shipping centres, and a panel at the Mare Forum in Hong Kong considered how to sustain growth in the citys maritime industry. I

Chinas Spot Thermal Coal Prices Further Rise on Supply Crunch Spot prices of thermal coal traded at northern China ports climbed further in recent days, mainly due to a supply crunch caused by decreased output at coal mines and slide of imp

Port of Tianjin opens 6th shipping route for foreign vessels The Port of Tianjin, close to Beijing, has turned into a major trade link of China with Pakistan. Port of Tianjins sixth shipping route for foreign container vessels which is its

Cargo ship sank after collision, 12 crew missing, China Cargo ships SHUN JIN LONG (loaded with 5038 tons of steel) and JIN ZE LUN collided early in the morning Nov 27 in Pearl River Estuary, loaded with 5000 tons of sand JIN ZE LUN sank aft

PISR Grows Fast among the Worlds Registries Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) is an open registry headquartered in Houston the United States. With its 43.2% growth in registry number of ships since 2013, PISR grows the fast among all

Two Ships Collide in Pearl River Channel with 12 Crews Missing Two ships (Jin Ze Lun and Shun Jin Long) collided in south waters of Guangzhou Port 49 on 0330 November 27, 2017. According to an informed source, Jin Ze Lun sank in the waterwa

Cosco Shipping sets Jan 5 deadline for Cogent privatisation bid Cosco Shipping International has issued formal offer documents for its S$1.02 per share bid to privatise Cogent Holdings, setting a Jan 5, 2018 deadline for Cogents minority sh