China imported 62.3 million tons ofsoybeans in the first seven months of this year, up 15 percent from a year earlier, customs data showed. In July alone, the countryssoybeanimports reached 9.73 million tons, down from 10.27 million tons in

On August 14, CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industryand ChinaShipbuilding Trading, as joint sellers, delivered the first 210,000dwt bulk carrierto CITIC Financial Leasingand Zhejiang Xiehai Group. [Photo: BSIC] The 210,000dwt bulk

Please be advised that to ensure the navigation safety of ships in the Yangtze estuary deepwater channel (hereinafter referred to as the North Channel) and maintain good navigation order, in accordance with Article 4 of the Management Measu

NANJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- East Chinas economic powerhouse Jiangsu Province recorded a total import and export volume of 2.93 trillion yuan (about 409.29 billion U.S. dollars) from January to July, the customs of Nanjing, capital city of

The Panama Flag Ship Registry administered by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), added more than 5.9m GRT only in the first half of 2023, according to the institutions database. According to the international platform IHS Markit, at the e

Hamburg, 14 August 2023: Container xChange, an online container logistics platform, published its August Container Market Forecaster today. Despite the ongoing market fluctuations, the Container Price Sentiment Index (xCPSI) has exhibited r

One of the widespread practices in the beauty industry is that expired finished goods (FG), such as skincare and makeup products, would be identified as general waste and sent to the incinerator under Singapores waste management context. Al

[Photo provided to China Daily] BEIJING - Chinas imports of iron ore registered steady growth in the first seven months of 2023, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. During the period, China imported a total of 669 millio

Yuan Chun Hu, a vessel carrying 300,000 metric tons of sepia and lapa crude oil, recently docked at berth 602 of Yantai Port Crude Oil Pipeline Co, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group. This is the first time the 300,000-ton crude oil termin

CIMC Raffles and Italian offshore leader Saipem signed a contract to convert a semi-submersible drilling rig into an FPU. This is another area of cooperation between the two parties following the signature of two jack-up drilling rig leasin

[Photo by Jiang Xueqing/China Daily] China has overtaken Greece to become the worlds largest ship-owning country in terms of gross tonnage, according to information released over the weekend by the Shanghai-based China Shipowners Associatio

If You Build It, They Will Come In recent years we have seen a remarkable increase in VLCC flows out of the US Gulf (USG) as overall US crude production increased thanks to the shale revolution. Traditionally, most US crude cargoes are load

According to the Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Adjusting the System of Ocean Summer Fishing Ban, the 2023 summer fishing ban will be lifted gradually from 16th August. After the lift of fishing ban, a large numb

On August 10, 2023, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuildingcollaborated with China ShipbuildingTradingand South Korean HMMheld a signing ceremony for the new shipbuilding orderof four 38,000dwt multi-purpose heavy lift vessels. HMMis headquarter

Purpose This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels. Provision of safe access Accessing a vessel while at berth or anchor is a routine activity which is sometimes taken for granted. The r