On the afternoon of May 23, Chinas first 24000TEU Ultra Large Container Carriers (ULCC) left the Zhonghua Changxing Shipbuilding Base in Shanghai, marking the start of sea trial of the worlds largest container ship designed and built by Chi

On May 10, local time, the car carrier M.V. YU HENG XIAN FENG, owned by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, delivered 3,838 China-made vehicles before departing from the Port of San Antonio in Chile, marking a successful conclusion of its

On May 23th, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., LTD.,completed one shipdeliveryand two ships undocking after oneweek resuming work. So far, CSSCs three Shanghai shipbuilding enterprises, Jiangnan Shipyard, Hudong -Zhonghuaand Waigaoqiao

Chinas ports saw a slight expansion of cargo throughput in the first four months of the year despite COVID-19 disruptions, official data showed. Cargo throughput at the countrys ports neared 4.91 billion tons in the period, edging up 0.2 pe

A range of factors have helped Asias supply chains weather the COVID-19 pandemic better than those in other parts of the world. But vigilance is needed to maintain these vital trade links. The pandemic has created supply and demand mismatch

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index rose on Monday, hitting its highest in more than five months on gains in the capesize segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vess

Hanseaticsoft, a leading provider of maritime softwareand part of Lloyds Registers Maritime Performance Services, has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new regional sales manager, Sotiris Kyriakidis, to grow its business in Gr

On May 20, CDB Leasing announced that it planned to acquire two LNG vessels from GasLog for 1.825 billion yuan. The announcement said that the two wholly-ownedSPV companies ofCDB Leasing, Tianjin Shengli No. 2 Leasingand Tianjin Shengli No.

On May 20, Port State Control(PSC) online seminar between TheMaritimeSafety Administrationof the People Republic of China and the Danish Maritime Authoritywas held successfully. Representatives of The Danish Maritime Authority, Royal Danish

On May 23th, according to Philippine Coast Guard,a ferry carrying 142 people caught fire while heading to a town in Quezon province of Luzon, forcing passengers and crew to jump overboard. At least seven people are dead and 30 others are mi

On May 20th, COSCO Shipping Holdingsissued the following announcement: COSCOShippingincreased its stake in COSCO Shipping Holdingsby 500,000 A-shares and 3,025,500 H-shares. Meanwhile, COSCO Shipping will increase its A-shares and H-shares

The 37 deals worth 27 billion yuan ($4 billion) signed on Friday will bring industrial development and urban construction projects to Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone, experts said. In an online event, 37 compan

VEEM Marine are proud to partner with Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine in the launch of their new Aluminium 42m Gen 4 Fast Crew Boat (FCB) developed in collaboration with Southerly Designs. Under the agreement, VEEM Marine will

On May 9, Shandong Port Group (SPG), one of the worlds largest port operators, signed strategic collaboration agreements with Shandong Academy of Marine Sciences (SAMS) and Qingdao Marine Equipment Inspections Testing Group (Qingdao NMEI Gr

The Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on Greenhouse Gases (GHG) ISWG-GHG 12 marks the third substantive discussion on mid-term measures (MTM), and the shift from phase 1 to phase 2 of the workplan adopted at MEPC76. The meeting concluded