On August 8, Jiangnan Shipbuilding of CSSC and AW Shipping Limited, the joint venture company established by ADNOC and Wanhua Chemical Group held a naming ceremony for the 86,000 m3 dual-fuel VLGC, which is the first vessel to be built join

USA-based manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) is announcing a series of new chemical tanker deals in Turkey, one of its biggest exports markets. Avon, Ohio headquartered APC is set to begin work this month supplying its MarineLINE

Chinas coastal bulk freight market saw an expansion in July as high temperatures in various parts of the country pushed up the demand for energy, industry data showed. On a monthly basis, the composite index for coastal bulk freight, which

Chinas soybean imports in July fell 9.1% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as poor crushing margins and weaker consumption in the worlds largest buyer of the oilseed reduced appetite for shipments. China brought in 7.88 mi

Chinas major steel mills saw their average daily output of crude steel decrease 7.25 percent in late July from that recorded in mid-July, industrial data showed. The daily crude steel output stood at 1.89 million tonnes in late July, accord

Chinas coal imports in July rose by nearly a quarter from June to near the highest levels so far this year as power generators increased purchases to provide for peak summer electricity demand. Arrivals of the fuel totalled 23.52 million to

Chinas crude oil imports in July fell 9.5% from a year earlier, with daily volumes at the second lowest in four years, as refiners drew down inventories and domestic fuel demand recovered more slowly than expected. The worlds top crude buye

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index rose on Monday, snapping a 10-session losing streak, as capesize rates logged their best day in more than three weeks. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, and supramax

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for marine bunker vessels. The acquisition is part of Alfa Lavals strategy to expand its digital marin

Leading private equity firm Montagu has announced an agreement to acquire Maritime Intelligence, commonly known as Lloyds List Intelligence, from Informa Plc. MONTAGU, a private equity firm, has announced a deal to acquire Lloyds List Intel

On August 8, the steel cutting ceremony of the second large cruise ship was held at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Offshore of CSSC. The large cruise ship is Vista class, classified by LR and CCS, owned by CSSC Carnival. It is understood

On August 7, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group released its financial report for the first half of 2022. According to the announcement, in the first half of 2022: The groups revenue increased by 70% to RMB 9.7 billion compared with the same pe

On August 4, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and COSCO Shipping Energy Transportations concept design of VLCC and Suezmax tanker with CO2 capture and storage system clinched the AIP certificate issued by CCS, DNV and ABS. The opinions expresse

MPA chief executive Quah Ley Hoon will step down on Sep 5. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Senior Appointment Changes Ms Quah Ley Hoon, currently the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), will be stepping down on 5 Sep

Chinas bulk commodity market saw slower growth in July compared with the previous month, industrial data showed. The China Bulk Merchandise Index, a gauge of domestic bulk commodity market growth, stood above the boom-or-bust line of 100 pe